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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

The role of the Digital Champion

Different kinds of Digital Champions The termDigital Champions’ can be used in a variety of different,In this guide we will use the termDigital Champions’ to cover all these terms.,She is supported by the community centre staff and provides digital skills support every Wednesday between,They have their primary job to do, but they incorporate digital ‘nudges’ in this support.,Professional A ‘professional’ Digital Champion is a term we might use when an organisation has created

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

Recruiting Digital Champions

approachable, and eager to help others learn new skills A good listener Able to explain things in simple terms,Is it to support the digital skills of your workforce?,and the current level of digital skills of the people you intend to support (intensity of support). ,providing support.,We use ‘Digital Champions’ for consistency as it’s the most commonly used term across Scotland.

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

The five challenges

For example, the Digital Lifelines Scotland programme has supported people who are at risk of harm from,alongside providing short term support for those who need it.,device but has encountered a short-term problem e.g. loss of employment or a broken device.,accessing this support.,Organisations should consider establishing technology lending libraries for short-term use, where they

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/roadmap/the-five-challenges-2

Scotland's Digital Participation Challenge fund

Our Digital Participation Challenge Fund, supported by the Scottish Government, the ERDF and BT, invests,The projects that we’re supporting will enable groups and organisations to digitise content, build digital,digital world.,by posting content to your project page (here’s an example) Other terms and conditions will also apply,to identify additional in-kind support (e.g. donations of equipment and volunteers).

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/challenge-fund

Creating the culture

It can help you to provide a better service and make things easier longer-term.,They make sure the senior management team understand and support digital inclusion work.,They also motivate and support frontline staff.,It will have more impact than setting up stand-alone short-term activity.,Share the longer-term impact it's having for those you're supporting and for your organisation.

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

Digital inclusion sessions

We will tailor our bespoke support specifically to help you approach digital inclusion sustainably.,tools in their job we will tailor our support to help you understand what digital inclusion is We will,inclusion support you understand digital inclusion and know how to do it we will tailor our support,to help you make your digital inclusion more sustainable in the long term we will help you develop more,(how to recruit, train, support and retain Digital Champions) Workforce digital skills (undertaking

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

The three underpinning enablers

Such a framework would explore how new digital services or policy interventions support the development,of digital inclusion and a transition from ‘assisted digitalsupport via face-to-face interactions,to build capacity to provide digital skills support.,funding and capacity is often a challenge for organisations tackling poverty and inequality, and long-term,embedding digital support.

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

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.,With regular communication and personalized support, we are committed to bridging the digital divide,sessions, we will collaborate with your community stakeholders to develop sustainable strategies for long-term,Holistic Support: Our program does not end with facilitation sessions.

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

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,This accelerating pace of change means that we cannot take a long-term view of what the future might,inclusion, supported by the three broader enablers which need to be in place to support them.,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

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