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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Renewing Scotland’s full potential in a digital world

These efforts include managing Scotland’s Digital Participation Charter, supporting organisations to,We support a vision that tackles digital exclusion that takes account of: MotivationAffordability of,An ethical and confident digital Scotland needs to support citizens to understand the technologies they,to build capacity to provide digital skills support: “We would welcome support from other local organisations,Digital identity Stakeholders were also broadly supportive of a digital identity, but wary of certain

https://scvo.scot/p/42425/2020/12/24/renewing-scotlands-full-potential-in-a-digital-world

Digital Participation funding – helping us go the distance!

One key area of work has been digital participation.,Digital participation was gaining real momentum.,The Digital Participation Charter Fund has been operating for some years with the support of the Scottish,The Device Refurbishment Support Fund will provide grants of up to £15,000 to support projects operating,We'll be bringing you guest blogs from a number of our past projects over the coming weeks which we hope

https://scvo.scot/p/42551/2021/03/02/digital-participation-funding-helping-us-go-the-distance

10 no-cost, high impact digital changes you can make today

Right across the voluntary sector, organisations have moved faster and further than ever with digital,Digital services are only useful when they meet user needs.,Digital tools are very flexible, but you need to be clear about your priorities and parameters to use,core content and repackage it in bitesized chunks that meet your user’s needs (that’s how I wrote this blog,When you feel behind the curve with digital, it can feel like you need to fix everything at once.

https://scvo.scot/p/42583/2021/03/02/10-no-cost-high-impact-digital-changes-you-can-make-today

What a difference a year makes

In late March lockdown showed that charities needed immediate help and support.,Our Digital Evolution manager John’s recent blog gives a brilliant summary of exactly this with his 10,Creating great content I learnt how to write smarter content, wrote case studies and blog posts, and,I learnt that I adore being in a support role, using my skills to enable my outstanding colleagues to,Team digi is the best, most supportive, curious team I have ever worked with.

https://scvo.scot/p/42840/2021/03/29/what-a-difference-a-year-makes

I’ve lost my job and found myself on Universal Credit

By way of background, Universal Credit rolls six existing benefits (housing benefit, income support,,jobseekers allowance, employment and support allowance, child tax credits and working tax credits) into,Read part 2 of the blog, exploring the implications for digital public services.Please join us at our,skills, and encourage a discussion around the support available in communities to engage with ‘digital,for projects to support people to develop basic digital skills.

https://scvo.scot/p/15890/2017/08/03/ive-lost-my-job-and-found-myself-on-universal-credit

What makes a good (digital) public service?

In my previous blog, I talked about the process of applying for Universal Credit online and the implications,for those without basic digital skills.,Digital Service’s exemplar programme.,The GOV.UK Digital Service Standard and the related Scottish Government Digital Service Standard outline,that works effectively for people in need of support.

https://scvo.scot/p/15892/2017/08/07/what-makes-a-good-digital-public-service

Trustees share top tips

There's been loads going on all across the UK in recognition of the amazing work done by trustees to support,Here at SCVO we've had blogs on a range of topics, from being a trustee in the digital world to the importance

https://scvo.scot/p/13975/2016/11/11/trustees-share-their-top-tips

A sneak-peak at One Digital

developing a partnership bid to the Big Lottery Fund – One Digital.,tell you is:- We’re going to pool expertise from our partners using all our knowledge to develop and support,a network of Digital Champions support third sector organisations all across Scotland focus on Basic,Basic Digital Skills into their everyday work support the growing Basic Digital Skills infrastructure,We will be working as openly as possible and blogging and tweeting frequently to keep people up to date

https://scvo.scot/p/10126/2015/09/09/a-sneak-peak-at-one-digital

The effectiveness of the self-regulation of fundraising in Scotland: an informal review

to the organisation or ‘cold’ lists that have been bought from agencies specialising in data sales Digital,different regulatory framework north and south of the border could present a challenge for those using digital,Whilst the original recipient of a digital ‘ask’ might be based in the charity’s regulatory area, the,ease with which a digital ‘ask’ can be passed on to another person could lead to it being received in,(blog) [8] From OSCR’s Scottish Charity Surveys 2014 [9] As above [10] Rapidata (2015) Rapidata announces

https://scvo.scot/p/10161/2015/09/23/the-effectiveness-of-the-self-regulation-of-fundraising-in-scotland-an-informal-review

Let's talk about digital participation

The other week the team took a bit of time out to reflect on our mission and where next for digital participation,Part of this process was a conversation about the opportunities that the digital world is opening up,Opportunities The digital world is opening up all sorts of opportunities for people to learn, get things,We also spent a lot of time on the digital divide, and in particular whether the gap between the haves,workshops and practical support for organisations Collect and disseminate more resources and learning

https://scvo.scot/p/10171/2015/09/22/lets-talk-about-digital-participation

Our work to help organisations grow their digital capacity is supported by: