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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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Data protection

The ICO has an online Data Protection Self-Assessment Toolkit which provides a ‘health check’ of where,Resources Guide to Data Protection (ICO) Create your own privacy notice (ICO) Data Protection Self-Assessment,GDPR essentials for fundraising organisations (IOF) SCVO’s free legal advice service for members – online,referral Charities going digital - top 10 Data Privacy Tips (Bates Wells)

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/legislation/data-protection

SCVO training & events privacy notice

This privacy notice tells you what data we collect and what we use it for.,It covers: SCVO training programme SCVO-run conferences and events SCVO online events and training The,If we are recording an online event where participants are visible, this will also record your biometric,If we are recording an online event, this will be clear at the point where you register to attend.,SCVO uses zoom for our online events with encryption.

https://scvo.scot/privacy/training-and-events

Event booking

procedures, terms & conditions Below you will find the individual terms and conditions for all our events,Free events and webinars Paid for events and webinars Training courses Equity, diversity and inclusion,All participants and speakers participating in an event have the responsibility to behave in a manner,You can read SCVO’s Training and Events privacy notice here.,Copyright SCVO reserves all rights in the content of all events/courses and learning materials.

https://scvo.scot/terms/events

New service delivery models

Remember the need to protect privacy and support good safeguarding practice where users are sharing personal,For live events when you can’t meet face-to-face Cast have an excellent guide on preparing and running,great online meetings.,Although it’s very common in online retail, charities could make much more use of this.,a Mailchimp umessage A WhatsApp or bulk text message with a survey link More information See SCVO events

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/service-delivery

Essential digital skills

and attend training sessions and other work-related online events Resources Using Online Communication,using apps such as Netflix, BBC iPlayer, Spotify, Audible and Amazon Prime I can update privacy settings,Fears around privacy and security is still one of the prevailing reasons people are offline, and so the,to control what people can see online, including on social media I can use privacy settings and follow,) Online Safety and Privacy: Guide for Digital Champions (One Digital) Top Tips for Staying Secure Online

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/digital-champions/essential-digital-skills

Meet the trainers

Mark has extensive experience in the delivery of training and development both ‘face to face’ and online,volunteered for 30 years with a voluntary first aid organisation, attending and managing medical cover for events,ranging from local fairs and fetes to large scale events, such as the Scottish International Air Show,Until recently Tim was Convener of the Law Society of Scotland’s Privacy Law Committee, which deals with,He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E), a Certified Information Privacy Technologist

https://scvo.scot/events-training/meet-the-trainers

25 questions charities are asking about AI in 2025

This article covers audience questions that came up during a panel discussion on ‘Putting People and Values at the Heart of AI’ at The Gathering, SCVO’s national convention for charities, on 5 February 2025

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/guides/ai/25-questions-charities-are-asking-about-ai-in-2025

Pro-rape events cancelled after protests

Militant misogynist and pro-rape activist Roosh V has cancelled plans for his supporters to meet up in Glasgow and Edinburgh following public outrage

https://tfn.scot/news/pro-rape-events-cancelled-after-protests

Trust in housing association to get residents online

Trust Housing Association has rolled out free wi-fi in three of its developments in a bid to overcome digital isolation amongst elderly residents

https://tfn.scot/news/trust-in-housing-association-to-get-residents-online

Safer internet use is an issue for the whole sector

Jess McBeath examines the issue of consent, the theme for this year's Safer Internet Day

https://tfn.scot/opinion/safer-internet-use-is-an-issue-for-the-whole-sector