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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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Place-based digital inclusion

up to provide holistic support for supporting people online, taking a place-based approach to digital,inclusion supports a range of community-wide benefits for citizens.,What has SCVO been doing?,In February 2022, we released our interim learning report ‘Taking a Place-based Approach to Digital Inclusion,, and who you’re doing it with.

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

Digital inclusion sessions

Organisations have a responsibility to support their staff to do their jobs, and to support their services,We will tailor our bespoke support specifically to help you approach digital inclusion sustainably.,inclusion support you understand digital inclusion and know how to do it we will tailor our support,digital inclusion (making the case for digital inclusion at all levels of the organisation) Doing digital,inclusion (what works in developing and delivering your approach to digital inclusion) Digital Champions

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

The five challenges

Approach: how organisations tackle digital exclusion.,The approach should seek to include support to upskill the workforce, as well as having mechanisms in,Any approach should locate digital as a choice, with other channels available.,Resource: the financial, physical, and human assets that are made available to support their approach,This can include in-kind or financial support, with a focus on supporting people to develop their digital

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/roadmap/the-five-challenges-5

The roadmap

inclusion strategy can do this alone.,Digital inclusion alone cannot solve poverty, but it is a critical enabler in a wider systemic approach,We are therefore taking an approach that seeks to build the digital inclusion infrastructure needed to,inclusion, supported by the three broader enablers which need to be in place to support them.,the things you want to do; and Inclusive design – when you get online, spaces are well designed so that

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

The way forward

We also know that digital inclusion is not something that once achieved lasts forever; any one of us,By doing more, digital inclusion can be the key to unlocking life changing opportunities.,To help, our team can provide: Support to benchmark and grow the digital capabilities of your workforce,An assessment of your organisation’s digital inclusion maturity In-house sessions to help develop your,approach to embedding digital inclusion Support to develop partnerships and new place-based approaches

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/roadmap/the-way-forward

Mhor Collective

mhorcollective.comE-mail: info@mhorcollective.comX (Twitter): @mhorcollective Mhor Collective: A Human Rights Approach,to Digital Inclusion We see digital inequality as a social justice issue, and understand how the internet,organisations, frontline staff and volunteers really understand this impact, and what they can actually do,inclusion work.,offline, and how to help whole teams develop the skills and confidence to support others. 

https://scvo.scot/the-gathering/exhibitors/mhor-collective

Making change happen

people don’t need digital skills support.,Digital inclusion and digital skills are at the heart of the Scottish Government and COSLA's digital,Doing things digitally isn’t doing something additional or extra.,“We have always seen Digital Inclusion as part of our wider Community Inclusion programme.,Digital is only one aspect of life and we wanted to provide a holistic approach to inclusion.”

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

Creating the culture

Three key actions Identify your Digital Motivator Get buy-in across the organisation Embed digital inclusion,A Digital Motivator is someone in management who leads on digital inclusion work.,They make sure the senior management team understand and support digital inclusion work.,This may involve using new approaches. Some activities may feel very personal.,Give staff and volunteers permission to do this work.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/understanding-digital-inclusion/creating-the-culture

The five challenges:

The journey to digital inclusion has to start with motivation.,The discourse around digital inclusion has shifted from ‘finding the hook’ - understanding the person,People being supported to build the confidence and motivation to safely engage digitally through trusted,Therefore, a key measure of the success of digital inclusion initiatives is the extent to which it enhances,Practice has identified that embedding this element of digital inclusion in an activity which someone

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/roadmap/the-five-challenges

Planning your digital inclusion support

This section gives you an overview to follow for any digital inclusion project.,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? ,An informal social approach or a focus on personal goals could be best.,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

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