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Charity Finance Group publishes new guide to help charities communicate better with banks

Charity Finance Group (CFG), a membership organisation for charity finance professionals, recently published a new guide for charities.

Friday 22 August 2025

Strong early response as Scottish charities embrace new charity trustee reporting

OSCR recently shared information on the response of groups and organisations to the new requirements which came in to effect on 30 June 2025.

Friday 22 August 2025

UK's Emergency Alert system test on Sunday 7 September 2025

Emergency Alerts are sent by the government or emergency services to warn you via your mobile or tablet if there is a life-threatening emergency nearby.

Friday 22 August 2025

2025 Voluntary Sector Workforce survey

The survey is being conducted by SCVO, alongside partners Volunteer Scotland and ACOSVO.

Friday 25 July 2025

Unpaid carers encouraged to take part in the State of Caring survey

State of Caring is the largest and longest running survey to gather the experiences and needs of unpaid carers.

Friday 25 July 2025

New and improved e-learning with ACAS

The ACAS e-learning suite has been redesigned to improve content, interactivity, and ease of use. It is free and courses can be accessed at any time.

Thursday 17 July 2025

Are you interested in learning about whales and dolphins around Orkney?

Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) is coming to Orkney and the team will be running a series of events. Join them at one of their Social Shorewatch drop-in sessions.

Tuesday 8 July 2025

New Governance Wiki Empowers Scotland’s Charities

A new free digital free platform, the Governance Wiki, has been launched to support Scotland’s voluntary sector in navigating governance challenges.

Tuesday 8 July 2025

Fundraise as part of Kirkwall BID’s Games on The Green

In return for a donation, Kirkwall Bid is looking for volunteers from local community groups and organisations to help them run their Games on The Green event.