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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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The five challenges

Anyone providing a digital service has a role to play in digital inclusion.,This extends to understanding the digital skills of the workforce.,This would include having a clear business case or strategy, supported by an action plan.,This can include in-kind or financial support, with a focus on supporting people to develop their digital,inclusion journey, including: Understanding the impact of the service for those who might be digitally

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

Membership

As a charity we understand the psychological and physiological impact a cancer diagnosis can have on,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,therapy volunteer team lead by our national award-winning therapist have created a bespoke treatment plan,Understandably, with the cost-of-living crisis, this is becoming increasingly difficult, however we rely

https://scvo.scot/membership

Evaluating success

Understanding the impact and progress of your digital inclusion support is important.,Get them to complete the digital skills checklist at the start and after a period of support.,Digital Champion interactions Capture the type and frequency of support Digital Champions give and who,Activities Find out what others think of your digital inclusion activities with your service.,Personal impact You should capture the personal impact of your digital inclusion activities.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/impact/evaluating-success

Our radical challenge: where does digital inclusion sit at a time like this? 

Since the decline of the pandemic, we’ve seen digital inclusion become deprioritised by services and

https://tfn.scot/opinion/our-radical-challenge-where-does-digital-inclusion-sit-at-a-time-like-this

The role of the Digital Champion

Think of a time when you've supported someone to do something online or when you've shown someone how,They have their primary job to do, but they incorporate digital ‘nudges’ in this support.,a specific paid post to promote digital inclusion.,Example:Alison works as a Digital Inclusion Officer for a local community organisation, it’s a new post,His manager approves this as part of his professional development plan.

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

Is leaping the digital divide getting any easier?

Irene Warner-Mackintosh says nearly 20% of benefits claimants still have low digital skills but 90% of,jobs demand digital literacy

https://tfn.scot/opinion/is-leaping-the-digital-divide-getting-any-easier

New service delivery models

, see our How To Guide: Digital Services SCVO in collaboration with Third Sector Lab are also supporting,Key principles Start with user needs - spend time understanding what your service users need to do, and,Think about issues around social and financial inclusion.,questions about privacy and security when using Zoom.If you’re running a Zoom meeting, and you’re on a paid plan,Zoom has a range of pricing plans and features, for example joining from a web browser or dialling in

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/service-delivery

SCVO Impact Report 2021/22

We’ve been at the heart of improving digital inclusion for the most vulnerable people across Scotland,How to do our bit in tackling the climate emergency, how to improve equality, diversity and inclusion,their digital journeys Adopted a more in-depth understanding of digital via our free training sessions,During the pandemic SCVO linked mPower into Connecting Scotland to maximise the digital inclusion needed,Our people have been central to the work SCVO has been able to do to support Scotland’s vibrant voluntary

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

SCVO's strategy for 2023-28

SCVO,ambitious for the voluntary sector Setting the scene As we launch this new five-year strategic plan,Embracing digital approaches has extended the reach and effectiveness of many voluntary organisations,We will promote excellence in governance, digital capacity, diversity and inclusion.,them to do work that has a positive impact.,Over the timeframe of this Strategic Plan, we will grow our ambitions and deliver our promises.

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

The future of SCVO: consulting on a new strategic approach

You might participate in our wide range of digital developments.,Our proposed purpose statement is: SCVO’s purpose is to support, promote and develop a confident voluntary,purpose: The approach we take to developing our positions is transparent and understood Our audience understands,will inform what our strategic objectives will be for 2019-22 and we will launch our new strategic plan,Consultation We are taking a wide-reaching and inclusive approach to consulting, with the aim of: sense-checking

https://scvo.scot/about/work/the-future-of-scvo-consulting-on-a-new-strategic-approach

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