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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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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Voluntary sector organisations

, community groups and voluntary organisations who are already sharing their experiences online to start,We're also asking those who aren't already telling their story, to start!,experience of dealing with the impact of coronavirus using the #NeverMoreNeeded hashtag and: Writing a blog,A great blog post should inspire, encourage, motivate and captivate your audience – but it doesn’t have,Take a look at our top tips for blogging to get you started.

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/never-more-needed/stories/voluntary-sector-organisations

#NeverMoreNeeded Resources

A great blog post should inspire, encourage, motivate and captivate your audience - but it doesn't have,Take a look at our top tips for blogging to get you started.,How businesses can support charities Scottish society needs a thriving voluntary sector to support people,when they need it most and so do Scottish businesses.,coronavirus and can continue to provide essential services for people when they need it.

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/never-more-needed/resources

Measuring impact

You’ll want to make sure that you capture all the data you need to demonstrate the impact of your digital,Understand and respond to the needs of your Digital Champions.,about what kind of data you want to capture and design the processes to enable you to do this from the start,This blog from Citizen’s Online explains the process they have developed.,This blog from SCVO highlights how we’ve adopted this approach and what we learnt from it.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/digital-motivators/measuring-impact

Making use of AI

model can generate a range of potential angles, headlines, or content ideas that can serve as a starting,This can help in expanding the scope of an article, blog post, or marketing copy.,It’s worth emphasising that you’ll still need to apply your expertise and experience to ensure that you,And you’ll need to apply your critical judgement to check the result, especially if you are developing

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/guides/ai/making-use-of-ai

New service delivery models

organisations to share best practice through regular DigiShift zoom calls, DigiListen podcasts and blogs,Key principles Start with user needs - spend time understanding what your service users need to do, and,The Catalyst have an excellent guide to getting started with Zoom. ,See also our blog post on questions about privacy and security when using Zoom.If you’re running a Zoom,for details of upcoming DigiShift zoom calls, and this resource page for access to call recordings, blogs

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

Project outlines for different size websites 

We hope this gives you a better idea of the scale of the project needed for the kind of website you might,example, you might include a list of upcoming events with booking links, or a page with a list of recent blog,A bigger organisation might need a site that can handle multiple, complex user needs.,For example, a secure and branded donation form for individual supporters, an archive of blog posts,,kind of project could take weeks or months, and along with significant technical expertise, you’d need

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/guides/website/different-size-websites

Technical needs

When looking at a website, you need to be aware of some technical parts of the process and upkeep.,WordPress started as a blogging platform but has now become a very capable publishing platform capable,However, you will need more technical skills and you will be responsible for arranging your own hosting,clearly-structured content will help all visitors to your website, not just people with particular accessibility needs

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/guides/website/technical

Planning for EU Exit (Brexit)

Where do we start?,volunteers and service users can access accurate information and the support they and their families may need,, such as the Scottish Government Stay in Scotland campaign and support package is a good place to start,You can find SCVO blogs, SCVO policy briefings and press releases on Brexit topics here.

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/planning-for-eu-exit-brexit

25 questions charities are asking about AI in 2025

questions We’ve covered audience questions about the Caddy tool from Citizen’s Advice in a separate blog

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/guides/ai/25-questions-charities-are-asking-about-ai-in-2025

#connect23

digital inclusion Natural allies: Digital inclusion and the circular economy Digital evolution Getting started,We want to live in a Scotland where everyone has the opportunity to get online, and to do that we need,You can read all about the pledges in our blog Our Radical Challenge: Where does digital inclusion sit

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/events/connect23