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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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Engaging with a new learner

Before you start supporting someone to build their digital skills and confidence you will need to invest,Embedding digital inclusion support into your service can help.,Digital Champion Keep it frequent, informal and flexible You will need to tailor your delivery approach,As a Digital Champion, your goal is to keep your learner motivated and excited about being online.,This approach is best suited to an ‘embedded Digital Champion’.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/digital-champions/engaging-with-a-new-learner

The role of the Digital Champion

A good Digital Champion is: Friendly, approachable, and eager to help others learn new skills A good,Jim’s excited at the idea of getting online but he doesn’t know where to start.,They have their primary job to do, but they incorporate digital ‘nudges’ in this support.,a specific paid post to promote digital inclusion.,to help out and ensure everyone gets the support they need.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/digital-champions/the-role-of-the-digital-champion

Planning your digital inclusion support

Starting your digital inclusion journey Here are some key things to consider when planning your digital,inclusion support journey: What do your services users need? ,Who will be your Digital Motivator and Digital Champions? ,Get the right people to drive and deliver your digital inclusion activities. It's vital to success!,Let your service users and wider networks know about your digital inclusion support.

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

Village halls as digital champions

What do people need to get online?,Tips for turning your village or community hall into a digital hub Here are some top tips for thinking,That’s what makes them ideal places to host digital champions! What can a village hall do?,Support local volunteers to become digital champions.,Digital champions are anyone that helps someone get online.

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/digital/digital-champions

Do you have a Digital Motivator in the house?

Eilidh Little
7 May 2019
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Find out how our first Digital Motivators in Housing Bootcamp went and how you can get involved in our,Motivators, immersing us in all things digital inclusion in housing.,skills support to their tenants by creating in-house digital champions.,approaches to digital inclusion support and how their organisations would get the most out of digital,We promise no press-ups will be involved but your Digital Motivator will need to remember their toothbrush

https://scvo.scot/p/30942/2019/05/07/do-you-have-a-digital-motivator-in-the-house

A week in the life of a digital champion

Claire Sharp
9 May 2019
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motivation.,members who participated, able to recognise the importance of digital inclusion by the end of the day,In addition, the Champions are focusing on getting people to learn to do things themselves instead of,In addition we have recently started work on a project to create a Digital Champions network within social,We are here to help and welcome and input we get Return your responses on time – otherwise we may be

https://scvo.scot/p/30972/2019/05/09/a-week-in-the-life-of-a-digital-champion

Supporting digital inclusion in Scotland’s social housing sector

Aaron Slater
21 January 2020
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What’s a Digital Motivator? Good question!,champion approach is a perfect fit for the housing sector, taking advantage of their role in the local,We ended up with 29 providers, from Orkney to the Scottish Borders, eager to get their digital inclusion,Enter the Digital Motivator (DM).,These individuals do exactly what they say on the tin – motivate.

https://scvo.scot/p/34539/2020/01/21/supporting-digital-inclusion-in-scotlands-social-housing-sector

Digital Champions in social housing network - reflections during coronavirus

Eilidh Little
23 April 2020
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Champions supporting tenants across the social housing sector. ,Combined with an urgency to help people get online to access life-line services, your own network of,By building in some digital inclusion related questions – Do you have connectivity / a device?,Do you know how to get online? Would you like help with this? ,Champion support, how to get in touch and signposting to other relevant services is important.

https://scvo.scot/p/37649/2020/04/23/digital-champions-in-social-housing-network-reflections-during-coronavirus

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

The National Lottery Community Fund Scotland
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
The Robertson Trust