| Acevo | Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations |
| AMRC | Association of Medical Research Charities |
| ASH | Action on Smoking and Health |
| BAME | Black and minority ethnic |
| BHF | British Heart Foundation |
| BRAC | Building Resources Across Communities |
| CAF | Charities Aid Foundation |
| CAMI | Community Attitudes to Mental Illness |
| CASC | community amateur sports club |
| CEO | chief executive officer |
| CIC | community interest company |
| CIO | charitable incorporated organisation |
| CQC | Care Quality Commission |
| CRC | Community Rehabilitation Company |
| CRE | Commission for Racial Equality |
| CRUK | Cancer Research UK |
| CVS | Council for Voluntary Service |
| DCMS | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport |
| DfID | Department for International Development |
| DHSC | Department of Health and Social Care |
| ESFA | Education and Skills Funding Agency |
| HHA | Hope Health Action |
| ICO | Information Commissioner’s Office |
| IEA | Institute of Economic Affairs |
| IFAW | International Fund for Animal Welfare |
| IPS | industrial and provident society |
| IRW | Islamic Relief Worldwide |
| ISC | Independent Schools Council |
| JCWI | Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants |
| LGBT | lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans |
| NABB | National Association of Blood Bikes |
| NAO | National Audit Office |
| Navca | National Association for Voluntary and Community Action |
| NCVO | National Council for Voluntary Organisations |
| NGO | non-governmental organisation |
| NHS | National Health Service |
| NICE | National Institute for Health and Care Excellence |
| NSPCC | National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children |
| OCS | Office for Civil Society |
| PAC | public accounts committee |
| PICC | peripherally inserted central catheter |
| PTSD | post-traumatic stress disorder |
| RNIB | Royal National Institute of Blind People |
| RNID | Royal National Institute for Deaf People |
| RNLI | Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| RSPB | Royal Society for the Protection of Birds |
| RSPCA | Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals |
| SAS | Surfers Against Sewage |
| TfL | Transport for London |
| TR | Transforming Rehabilitation |
| Unicef | United Nations Children’s Fund |
| VAT | Value Added Tax |
| VCS | voluntary and community sector |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WWF | World Wide Fund for Nature |
| XR | Extinction Rebellion |
