Safeguarding has dominated the agenda of the charity sector and the aid sector this year. Six months on from a high level summit of governments, regulators, charities, and other aid actors, October saw the culmination of various efforts to improve safeguarding practice. Here Emma Hutchins looks at what they are, and importantly, what they mean for foundations.
13 November 2018 Read the full articleThis speech was delivered by Carol Mack at ACF's Annual Conference on the theme of 'borders, barriers, and boundaries'.
8 November 2018 Read the full articleAhead of this year’s budget, the government’s freshly published vision for civil society and recently announced ‘end of austerity’ were cause for optimism for the charitable sector, tempered by uncertainty about the final Brexit negotiations and a looming Spending Review. So what did the Autumn Budget 2018 deliver for foundations and charities?
2 November 2018 Read the full articleWe are pleased to invite ACF member representatives, including foundation trustees, to express an interest in joining one of four Stronger Foundations’ working groups.
2 November 2018 Read the full articleThe latest Update Bulletin brings a number of tweaks that foundations will need to know about.
23 October 2018 Read the full articleThe Government has resumed publishing its plans in the case that an agreement with the EU is not reached. We have drawn out the key points for foundations.
19 October 2018 Read the full articleEmma Hutchins offers her view on the Charity Commission's latest findings on serious incident reporting.
17 October 2018 Read the full article
