- Acevo
Acevo is the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations, a membership body for the
leaders ofthird sector organisations. Acevo has sister organisations in Scotland ( [http://www.acosvo.org.uk/ acosvo] ) and Northern Ireland (CO3 Chief Officers 3rd Sector [http://www.co3.bz] ).Aims
Acevo's stated aims are to connect, develop and represent third sector leaders. In turn, these aims are met by offering
professional development and peer learning opportunities; providing informal networking events and a members directory available to all members; andlobbying theUK government on the behalf of its members. These three aims are all intended to make the sector more professioanl and effective. Acevo is registered charity 1114591.History
Acevo was started in 1987 by three charity Chief Executives who felt isolated in their positions, and felt a need for a networking group of third sector leaders. Its original name was ACENVO - Association of Chief Executives of National Voluntary Organisations. It has grown steadily since then, and when its current Chief Executive, Stephen Bubb, took over in 2000, acevo had a staff of 6 and around 1000 members. Today it has 21 staff and a total membership of over 2000.
Membership
Acevo's membership is primarily drawn from England and Wales, but since February 2005 it has been offering membership to leaders of organisations based outside the UK (third sector leaders in Scotland or Northern Ireland can join acosvo or ACOVO respectively). In England and Wales membership is also offered to private organistaions (corporate membership), and likely successors to current members (associate membership). Total membership stood at 2000 as of October 2006.
Influencing
Acevo has been influential within the UK in campaigning on behalf of third sector leaders, most notably on issues of governance, leadership and funding. acevo is a strategic partner of the
Cabinet Office 's Office of the Third Sector, and has been involved in numerous government task forces and working groups.Together with
New Philanthropy Capital , acevo developed and pioneered the concept of Full Cost Recovery [http://fullcostrecovery.org.uk/main/index.php?content=home] , which states that third sector organisations should cost their work robustly, and that the funding they receive from government should be sustainable.International Work
Acevo's international work, as of October 2006, had two clear and distinct aims. The first was to build a European network of third sector leaders, alongside key partners in France and Sweden. The second was to assist acevo members in Nigeria and Italy who had requested acevo's help in developing their own national associations for third sector leaders.
External links
* [http://www.acevo.org Official website]
*UK charity|1114591
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