Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Bank account comparison table

'All trustees listed on Charities Commission or on the governing documents in Scotland need to be applied

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/finance-business-management/bank-accounts/comparison

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

Scottish Charity Awards winners - 2013

in Scotland with power to investigate and present a case to the Procurator Fiscal, receives no government

https://scvo.scot/scottish-charity-awards/previous-winners/winners-2013

Scottish Charity Awards winners - 2012

Its effective lobbying work persuaded the Scottish Government to commit to guaranteeing a year of post‐diagnostic

https://scvo.scot/scottish-charity-awards/previous-winners/winners-2012

Guide to Trade Unions

For example, trade unions may lobby the government or the European Union on policies which promote their

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/employee-relations/guide-to-trade-unions

Useful Facts & Stats

and engagement with the public sector, including a broader sense of the sector being undervalued; governance

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/useful-facts-stats

Calculating whether national minimum wage is paid

As a result of the Tomlinson Blake ruling, the government updated their guidance on calculating the national

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/rewards-benefits/guide-to-the-national-minimum-wage/calculating-whether-national-minimum-wage-is-paid

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

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

Time and trust: key learning from the Covenant process

Kirsten Hogg

25 July 2025

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launched in July at Westminster is the starting point for an improved relationship between the UK government,sector – the dynamics within government and within the sector can also exert themselves.,A key decision for government is which part of government takes lead responsibility for the work – if,The Covenant covers national and local government, but without local government in the room while the,From the government side I think it’s also important to consider who from the machinery of government

https://scvo.scot/p/99536/2025/07/25/time-and-trust-key-learning-from-the-covenant-process

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