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Charities in Scotland are... The Scottish Government has launched a grants scheme to help Scottish  charities boost their cyber security. Managed by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), the scheme

Changes to annual return ... The Charity Commission has made a number of amendments to the content of the annual return for 2018 (AR18), after an extensive consultation with charities throughout the

Charities and Brexit The charity sector is expected to lose £200k as a result of the UK’s exit from the European Union from grants and contracts from Europe. There will

Charity Commission encour... For advice on how to safely donate to charities working to relieve the humanitarian crisis  in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe as result of Cyclone Idai go to

Charities Aid Foundation ... Charities have been helped to process over £70m of donations since the launch of CAF Donate. Figures released by CAF show that: £71.8m has now been raised

Issues for trustees consi... Marie Stopes International  has been warned by the Charity Commission that its work faced being “undermined” over the decision   to award its CEO a bonus equivalent to

Digital Technology – co... The digital age matters to trustees as it affects key areas such as strategy, governance, fundraising, marketing, cybersecurity, culture and service delivery. It also brings opportunities, risks

Justice Denied Miscarriages of justice and long delays in the criminal justice system are becoming more common because a growing number of people are having to represent themselves in

Prevention of fraud in a ... # Charities like other organisations regularly fall victim to frauds. A new website at http://charitiesagainstfraud.org.uk/ gives useful guidance to help prevent this Some tips to help reduce

Charity Digital Tech Conf... Charity Digital News ran a Charity Digital Tech Conference 2019 and you will find useful videos of the speakers here   https://bit.ly/2JxrmgR covering  website design, social media