Association of Charitable Foundations

Tickets are now ON SALE for the ACF leaders forum 2024! Join us in person on 18 September at County Hall, London. #ACFLeadersForum24 is a brand new event for ACF members. Together with our members, we’ve worked hard to design a programme that enhances networking opportunities, offers flexibility in participation, and relevant content that addresses key challenges facing foundation senior leaders. The event is designed for a senior audience of leaders and decision makers and will explore how trusts and foundations can rise to the challenge of the climate and nature emergency. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧’𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬. Find out more and book your tickets today: acf.org.uk/leadersforum24

Looking forward to what promises to be a very interesting discussion 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 with Moira Sinclair OBE, CEO of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and Felix Wight, director of Friends of the Pipe Factory. Book now to join us: https://lnkd.in/eX-tKp85 #SocialImpactInvesting #ImpactInvesting #Grantmaking #Philanthropy The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Congratulations to Lisa Nandy on her appointment as secretary of state for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, with responsibility for the charities brief.   Charitable foundations play a unique and vital role in building a stronger and more sustainable #CivilSociety.   We look forward to working with the secretary of state and her department to unlock the potential of #philanthropy and help civil society thrive.  

At our AGM last week, ACF chief executive Carol Mack reflected on the past 12 months, highlighting progress against our 2023-2027 strategy. She also welcomed new and re-elected trustees – congratulations to Sufina Ahmad MBE, Rachel Campbell, Rosario Guimba-Stewart and John Hollingsworth. This is her speech: https://lnkd.in/era-dvuh

IT'S TOMORROW! Our next criminal justice network meeting will be focusing on women's justice - don't forget to sign up: https://lnkd.in/eSCBWrPG

We are delighted to introduce the three members taking part in our 'Members in conversation with ACF' session at the #ACFLeadersForum24: 🌟 Sally Byng, chief executive of Barnwood Trust 🌟 Nezahat Cihan, chair of Cripplegate Foundation 🌟 Josh Cockcroft, data lead of Esmée Fairbairn Foundation They will be joined on stage by ACF’s chief executive, Carol Mack, to explore how foundations can rise to the key challenges of our times, including the climate emergency, and interlinked areas such as the cost of living crisis, funder collaboration and diversity equity and inclusion... to name but a few! This session has been co-designed by members, for members, incorporating the questions, topics and trends important to our community. Sally, Nezahat and Josh have gathered insights from members and networks to identify issues that merit sector-wide discussions. Don’t delay – secure your place today to be part of this important conversation: acf.org.uk/leadersforum24

This Financial Times article on the growth in #FunderCollaboration highlights benefits such as sharing risk, learning and expertise, and helping funders to scale impact and reduce duplication. It includes words of wisdom from ACF's head of practice Jim Cooke: “There is always a cost to the infrastructure to administer grants and identify solutions. Funders can share those costs, and put more into the grants.” If the article inspires you to seek collaboration partners, our Funders Collaborative Hub has over 100 opportunities for funders to work together on a wide range of issues across the UK. Explore it here: https://lnkd.in/d7-HcT9Z

ACF membership is for all your organisation's staff and trustees and we’re keen to hear from as many people as possible. We would be extremely grateful if you could complete the survey and share it with as many colleagues as possible 👇 https://lnkd.in/edUV85Zr ***Survey closes on Thursday***

🌟 We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new report, 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬! 🌟 This comprehensive report provides valuable insights into how foundations are adapting to current challenges, making strategic adjustments, and supporting communities. It seeks to add context to the 2022-23 data available at UKGrantmaking.org, a unique collaboration between 360Giving, Association of Charitable Foundations, ACO - The Association of Charitable Organisations, UK Community Foundations and London Funders, supported by Pears Foundation and CCLA Investment Management. Key highlights include: ✔ Trends in funding and grant-making ✔ Innovative strategies for greater impact ✔ The growing role of foundations in addressing urgent societal needs Join us in exploring how foundations are rising to the challenges of our times. Download the full report from our website: www.acf.org.uk/research #Philanthropy #Charity #Foundations #CommunitySupport #UKGrantmaking

Please join us in congratulating ACF members who have made the #ThirdSectorAwards shortlist. They include: 👏 Comic Relief for Large charity of the year and its CEO Samir Patel for Charity chief executive of the year 👏 Royal British Legion for Fundraising campaign 👏 Motability Foundation for Communications team of the year Best of luck to you all! #CharityAwards #TSAwards