Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

George Wyllie Foundation 2019

Membership number 7650
Charity registered in Scotland SC049369

https://scvo.scot/membership/members/7650/george-wyllie-foundation-2019

Livestreaming presents cocktail of risks for children

NEWS 19 October 2018 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

The NSPCC has warned that posting live videos online puts children at risk of grooming

https://tfn.scot/news/livestreaming-presents-cocktail-of-risks-for-children

Individual Giving in Scotland

Individual Giving - Donations, legacies and fundraising This paper pulls together key facts about the,Here we highlight some headline figures, with a focus on key trends post COVID-19.

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/individual-giving-in-scotland

Executive at aid charity was sacked over safeguarding concerns

NEWS 2 March 2018 by Rab Armour

Management

More revelations as aid charity struggles to explain why it allowed top executive to remain in post

https://tfn.scot/news/saexecutive-at-aid-charity-was-sacked-over-safeguarding-concerns

Careful now! Your emerging AI strategy

John Fitzgerald

19 October 2023

Posted in

Support & learning
Digital

Digital Evolution

The core of your strategy should be about improvements that will deliver value even if AI turns out to,This curiosity is about being engaged and hands-on with new tools.,Your team shouldn’t be afraid about being replaced by AI.,might be able to use AI tools to help produce routine and straightforward content such as social media posts,It’s important to be transparent about your use of AI, and any limitations it might have.

https://scvo.scot/p/84589/2023/10/19/careful-now-your-emerging-ai-strategy

How to get thousands of people to support your charity on social media

FEATURE 14 April 2015 by Paul Cardwell

Management

Ollie Buchanan sat down with TFN to explain how he grew his Humans of Edinburgh Facebook page to over 44,000 likes in just a few months

https://tfn.scot/features/how-to-get-thousands-of-people-to-support-your-charity-on-social-media

Fair work in the voluntary sector: what’s working?

Ilse Mackinnon

23 August 2023

Posted in

Policy
Research

Back in 2015, SCVO and TFN surveyed around 1,000 sector workers about their experiences working in the,concern There seems to have been a slight improvement in terms of contract types, with more permanent posts,usually as a direct result of short-term funding arrangements and late confirmation of funding for posts,One GCVS respondent, talking about the lack of long-term funding, states “I was saying this 44 years,Let’s hope we’re not still talking about below Living Wage pay, unequal treatment of workers, and high

https://scvo.scot/p/61695/2023/08/23/fair-work-in-the-voluntary-sector-whats-working