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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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How to be digital in community learning and development

OPINION 23 November 2014 by YouthLink Scotland
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discusses new guidance to help community and learning development organisations make good and safe use of digital

https://tfn.scot/opinion/digital-technology-principles-for-community-learning-and-development-sector

See what your charity can learn from these digital champions

OPINION 15 August 2016 Guest post
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Rebecca Curtis-Moss, in her role as a digital communications trainer, offers up her favourite examples,of charities doing a good job of using digital technology

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-charities-doing-great-digital-work-we-could-all-learn-from

Research and resources - bumper summer special

Sally Dyson
29 July 2016
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Part three of our digital participation special series

https://scvo.scot/p/12951/2016/07/29/research-and-resources-bumper-summer-special

Digital bookmark: Notes from digital inclusion research

Irene Mackintosh
16 October 2018
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plans and joining in with the research project (hurray!),The report highlights the significance of essential digital skills in achieving national, long-term economic,From a digital inclusion perspective, the report highlights that while 80% of Europe is online, only,for creativity, enabling participation in wider media, and which encourages ‘full participation in community,teams from Our Connected Neighbourhood and Alzheimer Scotland, I’d request that everyone reading this blog

https://scvo.scot/p/27066/2018/10/16/digital-bookmark-notes-from-digital-inclusion-research

Be a confident online explorer on Internaut Day

Sally Dyson
23 August 2016
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The work of the Digital Participation team chimes well with this anniversary.,Technically capable users and digital participation go hand-in-hand.,Our research and resources blog is just one way of helping.,Reports Slightly off piste (but only very slightly), here’s an interesting PDF report on focus groups,widening Digital Participation project into how digital has helped improve the health and wellbeing

https://scvo.scot/p/13412/2016/08/23/be-a-confident-internet-explorer-on-internaut-day

SCVO response to Scottish Government Enterprise and Skills consultation

Ruth Boyle
15 August 2016
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The World Economic Forum recently reported that 65% of children entering primary school today will end,The IPPR recently reported that the sectors that have lost jobs in Scotland have been of higher skill,Recent research by the IPPR also highlights that longer working lives and technological change has necessitated,Research has found that women are twice as dependent on social security as men with 20% of women’s incomes,Digital Research by Tinder Foundation identifies that 90% of all new jobs require digital skills, with

https://scvo.scot/p/13860/2016/08/15/scvo-response-to-scottish-government-enterprise-and-skills-consultation

How to protect yourself from misinformation, fake news and scams

Siobhan Mercer
25 May 2020
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Jess of Jess Digital is an online safety and digital citizenship expert.,Irene specialises in the development, delivery and management of sustainable digital participation programmes,and digital skills training.,Irene begins by citing a recent Ofcom report.,newsletterthe Scottish Government Cyber Resilience BulletinGet Safe Online You should also read her excellent blog

https://scvo.scot/p/38466/2020/05/25/how-to-protect-yourself-from-misinformation-fake-news-and-scams

The world of resources at your fingertips

Sally Dyson
10 June 2016
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Reports, articles, blogs, tweets, snippets, charts, listicles, graphs, infographics (do I need to go,participation (and a bit beyond).,Research First up from Citizens Advice Scotland – Bridging the Digital Divide.,In this new research we are informed that ‘a third of CAB clients find themselves digitally excluded’,participation explores how the challenge of austerity and opportunities of devolution and digital are

https://scvo.scot/p/12736/2016/06/10/the-world-of-resources-at-your-fingertips

Digital participation: research, reports & blogs

Sally Dyson
29 June 2016
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Second in a series of blogs of useful digital resources from Head of Digital Participation at SCVO, Sally

https://scvo.scot/p/12777/2016/06/29/digital-participation-research-reports-blogs

Supporting Families in the Digital Age

Irene Mackintosh
24 February 2020
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Research continues to highlight deepening inequalities, where digital, instead of providing opportunity,The Ofcom report notes that parents are also concerned that their own digital skills are insufficient,digital participation of young peopleEmpower young people to take responsibility where they can, for,, ensuring both skills and participation.,Further reading: *All* the blogs over here at Parenting for a Digital Future !

https://scvo.scot/p/35654/2020/02/24/supporting-families-in-the-digital-age