Tag: ACEVO

Home Truths 2 highlights UK civil society’s ongoing racism problem

Stuart Mitchell

Three and a half years after the murder of George Floyd, and despite considerable attention in civil society to racism and anti-racism, too little has changed in day-to-day experience for Black and Minoritised Ethnic people in mainstream civil society. These are the findings of a new report, ‘Warm Words, Cold Comfort: UK civil society’s ongoing racism problem’ released by ACEVO and Voice4Change England and authored by Dr. Sanjiv Lingayah, co-creator of the Home Truths 2 programme. This report is informed by a survey of over 130 Black and Minoritised Ethnic…

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ACEVO and Voice4 Change England launch Home Truths 2 to drive anti-racist practice in civil society.

Stuart Mitchell

ACEVO and Voice4 Change England are proud to launch Home Truths 2 to drive anti-racist practice in civil society. Home Truths 2 is an ambitious 18-month programme of activity from ACEVO and Voice4Change England, in collaboration with Dr Sanjiv Lingayah, to help to convert positive attention and intent from civil society into serious action on anti-racism and race equity. It builds on the findings of the Home Truths report launched in 2020 which concluded that civil society did not simply have a diversity problem, it had a racism problem. The…

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NCVO and ACEVO call for all charity roles to be advertised as flexible

Stuart Mitchell

The voluntary sector needs to lead the way on flexible working and advertise all roles as flexible, with employers encouraging open conversations about how it can work in their organisation. That’s according to a new report, ‘Time to Flex’, being launched by voluntary sector membership bodies NCVO and ACEVO, with support executive search firm Starfish Search. The need to address flexible working has become all the more crucial due to the rise in home working during the pandemic and the recent lifting of the government’s ‘work from home’ guidance. The…

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NCVO and ACEVO join forces to support charities on flexible working

Stuart Mitchell

A new working group to look at the issue of flexible working in the charity sector is being launched by membership bodies NCVO and ACEVO with support from Starfish Search, an executive search firm. The issue of flexible working has become all the more crucial due to the rise in home working during the pandemic. A recent survey of charity professionals found that 90% wanted flexible working to continue long-term, and 43% said that they would never apply for a job that was entirely office-based. Yet, the research also raised…

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‘Every day counts’ as charities still wait for government support

Stuart Mitchell

Charities across the country are facing imminent collapse as fundraising income dries up, charity leaders warned today. Charities have been in conversation with the government about a package of support for the charity sector, but warned today that without an urgent injection of money many charities of all sizes would start to close their doors as soon as next week. With charity shops closed and fundraising events and activity cancelled, reserves depleted and demand for services increasing, charities are having to make immediate decisions about their financial viability.  Charity sector…

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