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What’s so special about fundraising in Scotland?
Tuesday March 21, 2017Alison Elliot, Chair of the Independent Fundraising Standards and Adjudication Panel for Scotland, speaks about what’s characteristic about the Scottish fundraising scene.
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Telling your story: Making the Trustees’ Annual Report work for your charity
Monday February 27, 2017Head of Professional Advice and Intelligence, Laura Anderson, gives advice on what makes a good Trustees' Annual Report.
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Charities can lead from the front on Living Wage
Friday February 24, 2017Lynn Anderson is a Living Wage accreditation officer for the Scottish Living Wage Accreditation Initiative. Her work includes a specific focus on Third Sector.
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Social Investment - A Good Investment?
Monday February 20, 2017Pauline Hinchion, Director of the Scottish Community Re: Investment Trust (SCRT), continues to talk about Social Investment in her 2nd blog for OSCR.
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Is social media in your charity’s DNA?
Friday November 11, 2016OSCR's Communications Manager, Ian Grieve, highlights the importance of charities having a social media channel
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Targeting Trust
Wednesday September 14, 2016Louise Meikleham, OSCR's Engagement Manager for Policy & Research, talks about the latest results of our Scottish Charity Survey and how we can learn from the research to help us understand the sector and shape our approach to regulating charities.
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Targeted Regulation - five months on
Wednesday August 24, 2016Jude Turbyne, OSCR's Head of Engagement, gives an update on Targeted Regulation
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Brexit: are you a meerkat or an ostrich?
Wednesday August 10, 2016David Robb, CEO of OSCR, talks about the Brexit referendum and how this has generated very challenging times for those entrusted with running charities.
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How to prepare for appointing a charity investment manager
Wednesday July 13, 2016Julie Hutchison, Charities Specialist from Standard Life Wealth, talks about the kind of process a charity should follow when getting ready to appoint an investment manager.
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Fundraising regulation, bringing in the changes
Thursday July 7, 2016Jude Turbyne, OSCR's Head of Engagement, talks about the new system of fundraising complaints in Scotland.
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