ACF relaunches Funder Network
ACF’s knowledge sharing platform Funder Network has been updated.
15 March 2019 Read the full article
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Stronger Foundations blog: Why do funders do so much learning in isolation?
ACF’s Stronger Foundations initiative aims to open challenging discussions about foundation practice and identify what it means to be a ‘stronger’ foundation. This contribution comes from Gina Crane, member of the working group looking at impact and learning.
8 March 2019 Read the full articlePlace, democracy and the role of objects
The conversation about funding ‘place’ continues unabated. Both directly within the foundation community and through parallel initiatives such as The Civil Society Strategy and The Civil Society Futures enquiry. It’s a conversation with a number of functions. On the one hand, it allows funders to explore some of the many practical challenges involved, while on the other, it provides a lens through which to examine some of the most fundamental issues facing any organisation concerned with social change.
4 March 2019 Read the full articleStronger Foundations blog: A logic for openness
ACF’s Stronger Foundations initiative aims to open challenging discussions about foundation practice and identify what it means to be a ‘stronger’ foundation. This contribution comes from Paul Ramsbottom, chair of the working group looking at transparency and engagement.
28 February 2019 Read the full articleWhat is ACF doing about diversity, equity and inclusion?
The foundation sector is increasingly grappling with issues of equity, diversity and inclusion. In this blog, Carol Mack provides an update about the work ACF is doing on diversity, equity and inclusion.
27 February 2019 Read the full articleDAFNE Winter meeting: Lifting up philanthropy in Europe
In this blog, ACF Chief Executive Carol Mack reflects on a recent meeting of European philanthropy support organisations, drawing out some of the key questions for foundations – and for ACF.
14 February 2019 Read the full articleSORP: ACF responds to consultation
ACF has responded to a consultation on the development of the charity Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP), the document which sets the standards of charity accounting.
1 February 2019 Read the full article