Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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

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

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

Returning to the workplace

Current government guidelines state that anyone who works from home, should.

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/employee-engagement-culture/returning-to-the-workplace

The future of SCVO: consulting on a new strategic approach

Indeed Scottish Government specifically fund us to do that.

https://scvo.scot/about/work/the-future-of-scvo-consulting-on-a-new-strategic-approach

Managing safeguarding concerns

Undertaking safeguarding activities reduces the risk of harm and abuse for your team and all the children and adults you work with. However, there can still be worries that someone in contact with the organisation is struggling or experiencing abuse, neglect or exploitation...

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/safeguarding/concerns

#EUareValued

Here at SCVO, we love charities. We believe every person who works to make a difference to Scottish communities should be valued, and that includes our colleagues who have come from other EU countries to live and work here. Scotland's voluntary sector is strengthened thanks to their contribution

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/eu-are-valued

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