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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

Village and community halls handbook

From governance and facilities management to net zero and digital, we'll guide you through what you need,This guidance is produced by SCVO and Community Ownership Support Service (COSS) from Development Trusts,Association Scotland (DTAS), with support from Scottish Rural Network, part of the Scottish Government

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

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

The three underpinning enablers

Policy We all need to make the case for a digital inclusion infrastructure and secure buy-in across the,Activity is underway in pockets of government policy, such as in the Digital Health and Care directorate,The development of a framework and assessment tool to support new policy initiatives should be prioritised,Such a framework would explore how new digital services or policy interventions support the development,to build capacity to provide digital skills support.

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

What SCVO has done

initiative to bring devices, training and connectivity to 50,000 people across the country who are digitally,Information, resources and support We also provided practical information, resources and support.,capacity building in the voluntary sector with a particular focus on digital services, digital inclusion,young people, staff and employers Support services And we responded quickly to flex and adapt our support,tenants from our shared office space and managed IT client to work remotely using digital tools to do

https://scvo.scot/support/coronavirus/what-scvo-is-doing

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,organisational policies and procedures which will always take precedent.

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

The way forward

We need a response that provides the right support, at the right time and in the right place.,To help, our team can provide: Support to benchmark and grow the digital capabilities of your workforce,approach to embedding digital inclusion Support to develop partnerships and new place-based approaches,in your local community Expertise on designing for digital inclusion in policy interventions and service,/digital @digiscot

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

SCVO Annual Review 2020-21

support, development of digital platforms and delivery of a shared funding platformtransforming the,offering ‘quick fix’ emergency digital support service to 60 organisations.,to support learning and developing long term digital skills.,Policy Insights into our policy work and how we have worked to support and advocate for the sector We,Our Policy team identified six key areas of focus for our policy work: CoronavirusEconomic actorEuropeEmployerPartnershipsRegulation

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

The roadmap

Being bold recognises that eradicating digital exclusion requires us to eradicate poverty, and no digital,exclusion and social inequality, and develop a response that can provide people with the right kind of support,inclusion, supported by the three broader enablers which need to be in place to support them.,The broader enablers that help achieve this are: Policy – ensuring a clear commitment to tackling digital,capacity and a supportive environment to enable them to appropriately embed work to tackle digital exclusion

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

Social Print and Copy

We provide office and document technology plus support for the third sector to transform away from paper,and manual to more effective digital processes.,Using less paper supports our environmental policy, we use cloud based digital solutions for all our

https://scvo.scot/the-gathering/exhibitors/social-print-and-copy-cic

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