Guest blog: Paving the Road to Resilience
Samantha Magne, Knowledge & Learning Manager at The National Lottery Community Fund, considers the early lessons from the Growth Fund evaluation
4 February 2021 Read the full article
News
ACF Chief Executive Carol Mack appointed as a new board member for Dafne
Carol Mack, ACF’s Chief Executive, was this week appointed as a new board member for Dafne, the network that brings together donors and foundations associations in Europe. In this blog, Carol explains why she stood for election to Dafne and why engaging internationally with other European colleagues matters to foundations after Brexit.
22 January 2021 Read the full articleSupporting foundation staff resilience and wellbeing during the Covid-19 pandemic
This page brings resources and information to help foundations think about how best to support their staff, and what questions they should consider in addressing staff resilience and wellbeing during the Covid-19 pandemic.
20 January 2021 Read the full articleBenchmarking stronger foundation practice: A flying start for ACF’s new Self-Assessment Tool
A month since its launch, 1 in 10 ACF members have already used the Stronger Foundations Self-Assessment Tool by completing at least one of its six thematic surveys – an amazing response. It’s clear that foundations are keen to explore their strengths and weaknesses, and describe their plans to work towards the ambitious practice described in the ‘40 pillars’ set out in the original reports. In this blog, ACF’s Head of Policy, Max Rutherford, investigates the initial results and the positive feedback from foundations that have engaged so far.
14 January 2021 Read the full articleACF Chief Executive Carol Mack receives OBE in New Year’s Honours List
ACF’s Chief Executive, Carol Mack, has been awarded an OBE for services to charity in the Queen’s New Year honours list 2021.
30 December 2020 Read the full articleNew research on charitable foundations’ views of charity accounts
New report jointly published by ACF, Sottish Grantmakers and Philanthropy Ireland on charitable foundations’ views of charity accounts shows the value to funders of the trustees’ report and a preference for simplified accounts in the future.
17 December 2020 Read the full article