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Orginally published 6th November 2019 in The Pioneers Post, see the original article here.

Life as a third sector boss can be stressful and lonely – it’s hard enough to keep going let alone focus on strategy or innovation. Pat Armstrong OBE, Chief Executive of ACOSVO – a long-term partner of RBS/NatWest Social & Community Capital – shares her learning on how to support current and future leaders.

Kirsten Smith, the Marketing & Engagement Manager here at ACOSVO chatted to partner and venue finding agency ExecSpace's CEO Emma Little, to discuss some of the most important things to consider when putting on a charity event.

1. Have a clear purpose

At the ACOSVO AGM in October 2018, we launched a "fellows programme" for long standing members who have made a significant contribution to ACOSVO.

It has almost been a year since we introduced the ACOSVO fellows, but how did it all start? We thought it would be a good time to reflect on the fellows first neeting and plans for the year ahead...

In this months Third Force News problem page, ACOSVO Business Manager Andy Dey shares everything there is to know about staff appraisals

“Our organisation is unsure about staff appraisals and is considering running an appraisal process for the first time, but we don’t know where to start!  What should we be looking at when planning staff appraisals?”