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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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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

Involving and supporting volunteers

find official guidance on compliance through the UK GDPR resources on the ICO website and the UK Government’s

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/facilities-management/operational-management/volunteers

You can find the whole range of our recorded webinars on the SCVO YouTube channel - as well as lots more videos curated for the voluntary sector in Scotland. Highlights We've picked some highlights for you here by topic, to get you started:

https://scvo.scot/events-training/recorded-webinars

Making change happen

Digital inclusion and digital skills are at the heart of the Scottish Government and COSLA's digital

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/digital-motivators/making-change-happen

Press coverage tips for charities

An AGM won’t cut it – would you read a story about another organisation’s governance meeting?!

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/never-more-needed/resources/press-coverage-tips-for-charities

Scottish Charity Award winners 2024

" - Aberlour Children's Charity Sponsored by SGN This ambitious campaign persuaded the Scottish Government,focused on impact and saw the charity host a music and dementia conference, influence the Scottish Government’s

https://scvo.scot/scottish-charity-awards/previous-winners/winners

Self-employed and contractors

A person is self-employed if they run their business for themselves and take responsibility for its success or failure. Self-employed workers aren’t paid through PAYE, and they don’t have the employment rights and responsibilities of employees. Someone can be both employed and...

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/recruitment-selection/guide-to-employment-status/self-employed-and-contractors

Useful contacts

Guidance for charities operating in other countries National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) General information on winding up and dissolving a charity, along with specific procedural guidance for organisations operating in England. Closing your charity or voluntary...

https://scvo.scot/support/closing-down/useful-contacts

Making use of AI

Outlines the ways AI could be used by the voluntary sector

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/guides/ai/making-use-of-ai

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