John Low The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) has made a joint statement with the National Council of Voluntary Organisations (NCVO), Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (ACEVO), and the Charity Finance Directors Group (CFDG) following an emergency meeting at HM Treasury. The meeting was convened this afternoon to address the concerns of charities affected by the Icelandic banking crisis. John Low, CEO, CAF; Stuart Etherington, CEO, NCVO; Keith Hickey, CEO, CFDG; and Peter Kyle, Deputy CEO, ACEVO, said: “After a positive meeting this afternoon, the Government promised to make the greatest effort to recover those funds at risk in the Icelandic Bank crisis. We now urge all charities that have been affected to come forward immediately so that we can assess the extent of the problem and work with the Foreign Office, the Ministry of Justice and the Treasury to ensure charities’ vital resources are protected. We will continue to press the Treasury for absolute assurances that charities will not lose out.”
 
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10 October 2008
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