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Behind the scenes: The small charities changing lives every day

Small Charity Week 2026 runs from 22 to 26 June, and at ACO we're marking it by celebrating the small charities in our membership that provide financial and wellbeing support to individuals every day. Read their stories, find out what our corporate partners have on during the week, and discover resources to support your organisation.

ACO Annual Awards 2026

The ACO Annual Awards 2026, kindly supported by Family Fund Business Services, are open for nominations. Find out about this year's eleven categories and how to put forward an outstanding organisation, campaign, collaboration or individual from across our network.

Help us shape ACO’s training programme

We are building a low-cost online training programme for ACO members and we want your input. Take five minutes to tell us what would be most useful to you and your teams.

Smaller charities risk falling behind in the battle for talent, new research reveals

New research finds that smaller charities face a growing challenge in competing for talent, with significant gaps in benefits and pay provision compared to larger organisations.

Introducing our new brand: we’re more, together

ACO has a new look. Read the story behind our rebrand, the consultation process that shaped it and the organisations that made it possible.

Have your say: ACO frontline worker survey now open

ACO, in partnership with Rightsteps, is running a Frontline Worker Survey to better understand the experiences of staff and volunteers working directly with beneficiaries.

Take part in the ACO Salary and Benchmarking Survey 2025/2026

Help strengthen the evidence base for fair and informed pay decisions across the network.

ACO Annual Awards 2025 – Winners Announced

Celebrating excellence across the ACO membership Kindly sponsored by Family Fund Business Services.