We are an informal network for people carrying out facilities management for charities and non-profit organisations.

Certification scheme for Building Safety Managers

New industry body the Building Safety Alliance takes first steps towards setting up a central register and certification scheme for Building Safety Managers - a new role being introduced in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire.

Back to the workplace: practical solutions for charity fms

21 July 2021

How are charities preparing for the return to the workplace? Join our roundtable discussion to share solutions and challenges.

Survey highlights varied pandemic impacts on charities

A sign about donations on a charity shop door.

17 July 2021

A survey of charity trustees finds smaller charities are much more likely to have halted all services due to COVID-19

Unions and Employers united in criticism of confusing COVID-19 advice

While the TUC and leading employers' groups criticise confused government advice about returning to the workplace, charities are having to negotiate vague guidelines about how to operate after July 19.

Could Government make WFH default option?

Waterloo station during rush hour (Photo: Matt Taylor via Flickr CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

23 June 2021

Downing Street has confirmed the Government is considering legislation that would offer a right to work from home to all employees after the COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. A look at the debate.

New Protect Duty could impact charities

A summer fete in the grounds of a large church.

21 May 2021

The government is consulting on proposals to impose a new duty on anyone responsible for a publicly accessible location, potentially impacting charities and places of worship.

FMs and the future of our offices

A group of people sitting in a cafeteria.

07 April 2021

How will charity facilities staff manage changes to the workplace? Sean Bridge, facilities manager at Business in the Community, says consultation will be key.