ACT policies, standards, policy guidance and strategies

ACT Alliance is committed to demonstrating accountability in every aspect of its work.

The ACT Quality and Accountability Framework 2019 summarises standards of quality towards which the ACT governing bodies, ACT members and the ACT secretariat can be held to account by our stakeholders, and by each other. It states ACT’s primary commitments and sets out an implementation plan and actions for improvement. It seeks to ensure that members have mechanisms of accountability to beneficiaries.

Mandatory policies for ACT members

• ACT Advocacy policy and procedures
• ACT Anti-fraud and corruption policy
• ACT Branding Policy and Guidelines
• ACT Code of Good Practice, with appendix on non-proselytism statement
• ACT Code of Conduct for the prevention of misconduct, including corruption, fraud, exploitation and abuse, including sexual; and to ensure child safeguarding
• ACT Complaints policy
• ACT Communications policy
• ACT Child Safeguarding Policy
• ACT External Relations Policy
• ACT Gender Justice Policy
• ACT Humanitarian Policy
  • Alerts_template (old)
  • Appeal and RRF Financial reporting (old)
  • Appeal Budget format (old)
  • Appeals_template (old)
  • Preliminary_Appeals_template (old)
  • Rapid Response Fund budget format (old)
  • RRFs_template (old)
  • SITREPs_template (old)
  • Emergency Assessment Guideline (old)
  • Narrative_Reportings_template (old)
  • Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan (old)
  • Maximum appeal implementation period policy (old)

• ACT Membership disciplinary policy
• ACT Membership-Observers Agreements policy
• ACT National, Sub-Regional and Regional Forums Policy 2018
• ACT Procedure for funding
• ACT Protection policy
• ACT Public information disclosure policy
• ACT Social Media policy
• ACT Statutes Dec 2020
• ACT Understanding of development
• ACT Membership Engagement Model

International mandatory standards for ACT members

• Code of Conduct for International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Disaster Relief
• Code of good practice for NGOs responding to HIV/AIDS
• Core Humanitarian Standard
• CSO Istanbul Development Effectiveness Principles
• Principles of Partnership
• SCHR Position Paper on Humanitarian Military Relations
• Sphere Project and its Handbook

Cross cutting sectoral policy guidance and ACT strategies

• ACT Global Strategy 2019-2026
• Advisory Groups and Communities of Practice
• Advocacy strategy
• Capacity development and learning strategy
• Child Safeguarding Policy Guidance Document
• Climate change
• Communications strategy
• Complaints handling
• Complaints and investigation guidelines
• Fundrainsing strategy
• Health and HIV
• Human rights
• Material aid
• Membership strategy
• PME
• Psychosocial support
• Safety and Security
• SDGs strategy