NEVIS: The UK Nonprofit Operating
Benchmark
The UK Nonprofit Operating
Benchmark
Understand what your support functions cost, how well they work, and where to improve.
Know where you stand. See where to improve.
NEVIS gives nonprofit leaders an independent view of the cost, effectiveness and future readiness of their support functions, compared with organisations like their own. It is open to UK charities, housing associations and social enterprises with annual income above £20m.
Cost comparisons alone can mislead. A low-cost function may be efficient, or it may be under-resourced and frustrating to use. NEVIS combines cost data with direct feedback from the people who use your support functions, so you can see where you may be over- or under-invested, what is working well, and where technology and AI could make the biggest difference.
All data is held securely in the UK, no participant ever sees another's data, and no figure is shown from fewer than five organisations.
WHAT YOU RECEIVE
A confidential benchmark report across 24 support function areas
A Staff Experience benchmark
A readiness and AI view
The inaugural sector findings, before wider publication
A 60-minute results debrief with your leadership team
FOUNDING COHORT 2026
Help set the reference point
More than 20 organisations have already expressed interest in joining the founding cohort. As a founding participant, you will:
receive your results and the inaugural sector findings first
help shape future editions of the benchmark
set a baseline to track your progress year on year
Illustrative example: each benchmark area plotted by cost and staff experience, relative to peers.
Your report shows every benchmark area in a single view like this one, so you can see at a glance what to protect, where to invest and what to review first.
Register your interest by 30 November 2026.
Contact us at nevis@alerongroup.com or 0800 246 1319.
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