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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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How See Me benefited from taking a digital risk

In the second of our charity leaders blog series, Lisa Cohen from See Me explains what happened when,her organisation took a digital risk.,Since October 2014, a major part of our strategy has been to attract new supporters and engage more frequently,and meaningfully with existing supporters.,We also use digital technology to promote our campaigns and key messages.

https://scvo.scot/p/13771/2016/10/03/how-see-me-scotland-benefited-from-taking-a-digital-risk

The need for transparency in the third sector

as those surrounding Kids Company, chief executive pay, fundraising practices and ethical corporate support,The new digital platform lets the public share their honest experiences of charities, both good and bad,charities valuable feedback on how they can improve to deliver better services and experiences for their supporters,sector, written by people that know the work of the organisation best: its service users, fundraisers, supporters,For more information take a look at my previous blog on getting to know Good HQ or get in touch by emailing

https://scvo.scot/p/12828/2016/07/07/the-need-for-transparency-in-the-third-sector

Making a digital difference all over Scotland

Since February 2016 the One Digital team has been on tour, bringing digital participation to third sector,Our Making Digital Work training was designed to help organisations do more with digital.,Of the individuals in attendance, 47% had all five basic digital skills.,“It was really useful to have the opportunity to learn, share and think about how we can support each,To hear about what we’re doing next check out this blog by my colleague Eilidh.

https://scvo.scot/p/12858/2016/07/12/the-story-so-far-in-numbers

Needing some digital inspiration?

Looking for a little (digital) inspiration?,To hear more about how we inspired participants to get more digital check out Maddie’s blog.,Here’s a couple of participant quotes about being digitally inspired by their One Digital travels so,Work Now we’re ready to take the next step on the digital champion journey with our free One Digital,, helping Scotland’s third sector and those they support to improve their Basic Digital Skills.As Lao

https://scvo.scot/p/12862/2016/07/12/needing-some-digital-inspiration

Research and resources - bumper summer special

few minute reminiscing, let me bring you right back to summer 2016 and our special bumper edition of digital,Not strictly slap bang in the centre of Digital Participation, but of interest to me and hopefully to,Blogs Here's one for Trustees.,If you are one, or know one, please share this Guardian article on how charity Trustees can be supported,Nex up is a blog about lunchbox (currently only available in London), a contactless donation box that

https://scvo.scot/p/12951/2016/07/29/research-and-resources-bumper-summer-special

Meetups the One Digital way

As my colleague Eilidh mentioned in her last blog, the One Digital team are hitting the road again this,autumn to reunite our Digital Champions and bring in new enthusiasts.,One Digital meetups are for anyone in the third sector who has an interest in digital.,One Digital meetups will explore how to increase communication with your supporters via social media,,our One Digital meetup page.

https://scvo.scot/p/13317/2016/08/05/meetups-the-one-digital-way

Recounting Women

We used a photovoice approach – developing text and image, to support women to create images that highlight,In the project, funded by the Digital Challenge Fund, we partnered with two Women’s Aid groups - Perthshire,The project developed women’s digital and photographic skills; validated the importance of sharing their

https://scvo.scot/p/12425/2016/05/02/recounting-women

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: