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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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Membership

of the Scottish Charity Awards this year, but to win two of the categories (Campaign of the Year and Digital,mental health and not being able to access face to face services during the pandemic, we expanded to digital,platforms for our wellbeing services adding digital and telephone counselling, Zoom Coping with Change,workshops, befriending calls and a suite of digital self-help resources which have all been a major,By adding these digital services, we have become more accessible to people living in rural communities

https://scvo.scot/membership

Scottish Third Sector Tracker

Most recent findings Wave 7 findings - Winter 2023 Waves 1-6 summary report - Spring 2023 Wave 6 findings - Spring 2023 Find out more about the tracker and see results from the previous waves Frequently Asked Questions

https://scvo.scot/research/scottish-third-sector-tracker

Scotland's Digital Participation Challenge fund

Our Digital Participation Challenge Fund, supported by the Scottish Government, the ERDF and BT, invests,in community digital participation projects across Scotland.,The projects that we’re supporting will enable groups and organisations to digitise content, build digital,they’re supporting to fill out a short questionnaire to gauge their basic digital skills Provide regular,We are also following up with a number of applicants to seek alternative support for their projects from

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/challenge-fund

Digital Motivators

Once you've been through this guide you may also find it helpful to explore our companion guides, Digital,inclusion: How to and Digital Champions: How to.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/digital-motivators

Scotland's Digital Participation Charter Fund

We are no longer taking applications for Round 5 Introduction Scotland is already a digital nation.,Over the past three years, the Digital Participation Challenge Fund and Charter Fund have supported 126,projects across Scotland to get people online and develop basic digital skills.,Supported by the Scottish Government and BT, the new Digital Participation Charter Fund is now open for,There is a particular focus for the Fund to support organisations currently working to tackle poverty

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/charter-funding

Welcome to #connect23

digital evolution.,Could you support each other? Could you work together in some way?,more effectively, saving staff time and making progress visible right through your project.,We will consider hybrid working on a team level, discuss supporting effective team building and cohesion,Our Digital team are on hand to help: digital@scvo.scot

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/events/connect23/connect23-agenda

The three underpinning enablers

of digital inclusion and a transition from ‘assisted digitalsupport via face-to-face interactions,to build capacity to provide digital skills support.,these organisations to fulfil their role effectively as well as embedding digital support.,When organisations are designing and developing projects and reviewing and refreshing activities to apply,Funders should understand that digital inclusion activity is a fair and needed element of many projects

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/roadmap/the-three-underpinning-enablers

Reports and news

All the latest insights from our Digital team Reports Supporting workforce digital skills in local government,Throughout 2021 SCVO Digital worked with 19 local authorities to support workforce digital skills programmes,Workforce-Skills-in-Local-GovernmentDownload Place-based digital inclusion Our Digital Inclusion team,SCVO Digital - Taking a place-based approach to digital inclusion - the story so farDownload For more,The first phase of this project and its impact was formally evaluated by The Lines Between.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/research-and-resources/reports-and-news

Essential digital skills

The Essential Digital Skills Framework, launched in May 2018 after extensive consultation, and now hosted,, to support individuals, groups and organisations to measure their digital skills.,The Toolkit can be used by individuals and organisations running digital skills projects in their communities,required by those not currently using digital technology or using it in limited ways.,For more information about each foundation and digital skill, visit our Digital Participation page.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/skills

Delivering support

How we deliver Digital Champion support has changed throughout the course of the pandemic.,Usually, Digital Champion support would be face-to-face, however, lockdown restrictions have meant a,Digital Champion Remote support A key challenge for Digital Champions during lockdown restrictions has,Normally, a Digital Champion would support someone with their digital skills face-to-face in a setting,In some projects remote access apps are used e.g. Team-Viewer.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/digital-champions/delivering-support

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