ACO: Supporting 21st century benevolence

Who we are

ACO is the umbrella body for charitable organisations that provide grants and other support services to individuals in need. With over one hundred member charities, we provide support and encourage best practice, knowledge sharing and collaboration in the charity sector by providing a wide range of services and networking opportunities.

We comprise a broad range of over 100 grant-giving charities, providing our members with a wide and diverse range of charities to benchmark against and share knowledge between.

How we support charities

The benevolent charity sector encompasses a wide range of organisations focused on delivering financial and wellbeing support to individuals in need. Whilst the emphasis of these charities may vary (in terms of beneficiary groups, eligibility criteria, geographic coverage and types of grants) they often face shared challenges.

These can include issues ranging from meeting wider demand on services, increasing levels of income (fundraising and investments), building awareness amongst beneficiary groups and measuring impact. ACO provides an invaluable environment to bring together charities from throughout the sector to leverage their expertise, experience and resources to address these common issues and develop shared solutions.

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ACO launch report 'Breaking down barriers'

The report was created to address concerns raised by ACO's member charities of the stigma that may exist when it comes to individuals approaching charities for support - where charities were reporting individuals often only approaching them as a last resort.

Welcome new ACO members

A very warm welcome to four new ACO member charities to join us in the past month. You can find out more about the latest members of the ACO network below.

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