About

The Charity Archivists and Records Managers Group (CHARM) was founded in 1996. It is a network for anyone involved with the management and care of records and archives in the charity and voluntary sectors. We provide a forum where issues can be discussed and action taken to inform, equip and enable people working with charity records and archives to be more effective. We also work to promote knowledge about charity archives and raise awareness of issues relating to them.

Many CHARM group members are archivists and records managers employed by charities; others are archivists from repositories with charity archives among their collections. Volunteers and charity sector employees with responsibility for records and archives are also welcome to be part of the group.

Our members draw support from each other and benefit from shared expertise and experience. We operate in a collaborative way with an informal structure and co-operative working. Meetings are held four times a year and are a mixture of business, discussion and presentations on specific issues sometimes with invited speakers. Our online activities and mailing list also provide points for professional reference, news, information and collaboration.

To find out more about CHARM group members and what they do, visit the CHARMers section of this site to read news and articles about member’s work.

To get in touch, join the mailing list or participate in CHARM meetings please use the contact form.