We keep charities on the right path. ScotCharityReg WE ENCOURAGE WE EDUCATE WE ENFORCE WE SHARE

What we do

Why is data important? Regulator’s role… Charities you can trust and that provide public benefit Open data – accountability and transparency Charities – well run, demonstrate impact, assets publicly accounted for Public – access to information, to generate trust and confidence… Trust and confidence – important for donations, support and to enable essential role in society (quite often as service provider)

What drives trust? To what degree would the following increase your level of trust in a Scottish charity?

Publishing annual reports and accounts Links to some charity accounts available now Scottish Charity Register Scottish Charity Register – most popular part of our webiste, over 100,000 searches per month Improved search facility – keywords, date registered, purposes, beneficiaries, activities, legal form etc Charity Register download, updated daily, free of charge, lists every charity, csv format Increased use of charity data – around 5,000 downloads so far (previously re-use of public sector information requests per year)

Australian Charities and Not for Profit Commission (ACNC) Data cube… Competition…

Using the objectives of the most recent 500 charities added to the Scottish Charity Register