NCVO has decided to delay publication of the next edition of its Civil Society Almanac until next year, the umbrella body has confirmed.
The membership organisation originally planned to publish an expanded edition of the almanac, a comprehensive source of information about the voluntary sector, next week, covering both the 2022-23 and 2023-24 financial years.
However, earlier this week, NCVO announced it had cancelled the launch and would reschedule for some point next year “to strengthen and validate some of the innovative new methodologies used in our research”.
Civil Society understands that NCVO aimed to cover two financial years instead of the usual one to make the data more up to date and that it still intends to cover both periods in the release.
NCVO’s latest almanac, published last year, found that the UK charity sector’s income increased by 9% to £69.1bn in 2021-22 despite a decline in government funding.
New leadership team
Meanwhile, following the recent appointment of its chief executive Kate Lee, NCVO has announced further changes to its executive leadership team.
It has appointed Adrian Stones on an interim basis to a new role of chief people officer, which has been created to “ensure the organisation’s workforce and culture helps support the delivery of its current and new strategy”.
Meanwhile, Andrew Walkey, who was director of services and partnerships, left the organisation in early November.
Chief finance officer Kate Morris, chief commercial officer Saskia Konynenburg and chief strategy officer Nick Gibson have all been given new job titles.
In its announcement, NCVO said its new leadership team would help it prepare to launch a new strategy in spring 2026.
Lee said: “Over the next six months, we have the opportunity to transform our organisation, develop our next strategy, and continue to support civil society to achieve its goals.
“It’s important we have the right people to help us realise our big ambitions for NCVO, and its members, during that time.
“Our refreshed executive team combines continuity and fresh perspective, giving us the talent we need to strengthen our services, deepen our relationships and prepare for the next stage of this vital charity’s history.”
