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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

Brexit and the pandemic have left the social care sector facing some serious staffing challenges.,The resources, training and opportunities available to members, together with the wealth of news and,workshops, befriending calls and a suite of digital self-help resources which have all been a major,Therefore, our biggest challenge now is meeting the demands on our free wellbeing services.,takes additional funding and financial support.

https://scvo.scot/membership

The three underpinning enablers

Resources We need to resource a digital inclusion infrastructure through a commitment to public spending,It is important to acknowledge that funding and capacity is often a challenge for organisations tackling,Despite a range of funding programmes to support digital inclusion a few years ago and more recently,There are very few, if any, funding opportunities specifically for digital inclusion.,Many organisations across all sectors are developing tools and resources to support this digital inclusion

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

SCVO Annual Review 2020-21

support, development of digital platforms and delivery of a shared funding platformtransforming the,v=UlooStgKZG0 Information, resources and support We created an online Coronavirus Third Sector Information,Hub with information and resources on areas including funding, running organisations, governance, fundraising,to support learning and developing long term digital skills.,We supported 28 tenants from our shared office space and 33 managed IT clients to navigate the challenges

https://scvo.scot/about/work/annual-review/html

User insight

MiFis can aid delivery in areas where connectivity is challenging.,Seek funding to help buy devices and connectivity.,This could be a funding pitch to your Board or applying for a grant.,Motivation You will need to motivate people by keeping your digital inclusion support person-centred.,For example, they may have a hobby that has useful free resources online.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/understanding-digital-inclusion/user-insight

SCVO Impact Report 2021/22

, as well as supporting voluntary organisations to be more digitally engaged themselves.,We’ve been there for our members and the wider sector, with resources, advice and support; we’ve told,and support from our information and customer services teams During another hugely challenging year,and the communities they support. 1,625 applications 625 awards made £17.7m distributed Our Funding,In 2021/22, thousands of charities and social enterprises: Used our digital resources to progress on

https://scvo.scot/about/work/impact-2021-22

SCVO Impact Report 2022/23

presented the sector with another very challenging year, so we amplified our support to make sure that,were able to benefit from more accessible and flexible funding support, we continued the development,This emergency work took place alongside our continued support of digitally excluded households across,In 2022/23, thousands of charities and social enterprises: Used our digital resources to progress on,webpage views 60 organisations received Cyber Readiness Check support calls Digital inclusion SCVO’s

https://scvo.scot/about/work/impact

SCVO Digital Call To Action 3

of digital challenges Our ambition for Scotland’s voluntary sector:Everyone gets digital We’re calling,same resource, and digital services will ensure that the sector is more agile and responsive to changing,Funders need to resource organisations to design services well and ensure they do not fund ‘solutions,free up staff resource to focus on resource development and delivery.,or more specialist topics Use SCVO’s Digital Skills checkup to spot gaps and challenges across the organisation

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/call-to-action-3

Community groups benefit from digital funding

​SCVO have launched a funding scheme to help get more people online

https://tfn.scot/news/community-groups-benefit-from-digital-funding

Scottish Charity Awards winners 2023

The charity’s successful development of the By My Side App and related digital resources, have empowered,This isn't the end of our digital journey, in fact we've only just got started.",patients during their challenging journeys.,by volunteers, the bauble was then sold over the festive period and successfully raised £23,000 to fund,and beyond to help others as a dedicated Digital Champion.

https://scvo.scot/scottish-charity-awards/previous-winners/winners-2023

SCVO's strategy for 2023-28

The Third Sector Tracker provides robust, longitudinal evidence of the challenges facing the sector:,Despite the many challenges, there is cause for optimism.,Embracing digital approaches has extended the reach and effectiveness of many voluntary organisations,, and advocate for, our membership and the wider sector, creating systemic change by addressing the challenges,We will promote excellence in governance, digital capacity, diversity and inclusion.

https://scvo.scot/about/work/strategy

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