ACO News Update

Join the One Day Changes Lives Campaign

ACO has launched the ‘One Day Changes Lives’ PR Project, an awareness day for ACO members, and we need you to join us in our campaign to spread the word about your work to the nation!
Guest Articles Update

Rebranding a benevolent charity

One of the newest Corporate Members to join ACO, IE Brand is a leading brand and digital agency for benevolent charities. Their team was behind the recent rebrand for another ACO member, Clergy Support Trust (formerly Sons and Friends of the Clergy). IE explain the process the charity went through to ensure a successful rebrand, with buy-in from all stakeholders.
Policy News Update

Complaints report from the Fundraising Regulator

The report brings together learning from investigations into complaints about charity fundraising with data on fundraising complaints. It includes key themes and a range of investigation summaries, to share learning and highlight the cases dealt with.
Policy News Update

Survey of experiences of personal health budget

NHS England has commissioned a survey, closing 14 May 2019, to gather feedback about people’s experiences of personal health budgets and integrated personal budgets. It is open to all current or previous budget holders and those who support them, including those who responded last year, and, for the first time, will separate out wheelchair budgets from other types of PHB.
Policy News Update

Further delay to social care green paper

Whilst Brexit has played a part in delaying the document, issues with the early proposals put out for consultation has also contributed to the slow progress. The long-awaited document will consult on policy ideas such as: a more generous means-test, a cap on lifetime social care charges, an insurance contribution model, a care ISA and tax-free withdrawals form pension pots.
Policy News Update

Government response treats Committee “like dirt”

The Work and Pensions Committee has published a follow up report to the government’s response to its own report on support for childcare as a barrier to work under Universal Credit.

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