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Trustee Governance - conflicts of interest and related party transactions
Tuesday November 13, 2018Celebrating Trustees Week, the second in our series of guest blogs exploring common governance issues in charities, Jenny Simpson, Partner and Head of Charity Services at Wylie & Bisset LLP, looks at conflicts of interest and related transactions.
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The impact of missed trustee meetings
Tuesday November 13, 2018In the first of a series of guest blogs for Trustees Week, exploring the most common governance issues we see in charities in charities, Jenny Simpson, Partner at Wylie & Bisset LLP and Head of the specialist Charity Services team discusses attendance by Trustees at Board and Sub-Committee meetings.
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New guidance launched on Charity Investments
Monday November 12, 2018OSCR’s Head of Professional Advice and Intelligence, Laura Anderson talks about our first guidance on Charity investments.
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Safeguarding and beyond: Working together to build good practice
Friday October 19, 2018Head of Engagement Jude Turbyne talks about the collaborative work OSCR has done to increase safeguarding awareness throughout the sector and highlights some of the work that needs done in this area now and in the future.
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Asset Transfer Route Map
Monday August 20, 2018Linda Gillespie (Community Ownership Support Service (COSS)) talks about the Asset Transfer Route Map and how it could work for you and your charity.
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OSCR consultation on Charity Investments: guidance and good practice
Monday August 13, 2018Julie Hutchison, co-author of the draft Investment Guidance, introduces the OSCR consultation on Charity investments: guidance and good practice. Julie is the Charities Specialist at Standard Life Wealth.
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Governance is important - why?
Wednesday July 4, 2018Paula Duncan, one of OSCR's Engagement Managers, talks about why Governance is important and a new Scottish Governance Code for the Third Sector (Code), written by Scotland's Third Sector Governance Forum. And they want YOUR views on it!
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Common Reporting Standard - does it apply to you?
Monday June 11, 2018Laura Anderson, OSCR's Head of Professional Advice & Intelligence, talks about the Common Reporting Standard and how it applies to charities.
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VLOG: An update on safeguarding
Tuesday April 17, 2018Jude Turbyne (OSCR’s Head of Engagement) provides an update on safeguarding.
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GDPR and Direct Marketing
Wednesday April 4, 2018Alison Johnston from the Information Commissioner's Office, talks about GDPR and Direct Marketing.
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