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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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Measuring impact

SCVO Digital team have used an approach called ‘snapshot week’ which was developed by Citizen’s Online,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.,A survey can be an easy way to gather data fairly quickly and it gives the person completing it a structure,Video recordings: Conversations on Zoom or Teams can be a really effective way of capturing stories.

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

New service delivery models

organisations to share best practice through regular DigiShift zoom calls, DigiListen podcasts and blogs,See also our blog post on questions about privacy and security when using Zoom.If you’re running a Zoom,Gathering user insight and feedback Embedding a short, easy survey in your outbound communication, for,for details of upcoming DigiShift zoom calls, and this resource page for access to call recordings, blogs,team to explore issues and priorities in a bit more detail.

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

Data ethics, risk, and privacy

an overview of your responsibilities and links to further guidance.For more on data ethics, see this blog,Here are a few key steps to take: Educate and support team members who are working with data on how to

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/guides/data/data-ethics-risk-and-privacy

Don’t panic: charity storm clouds have a silver lining

Susan Smith says don’t panic about falling trust levels, be proactive and seize the opportunity to create

https://tfn.scot/opinion/theres-a-silver-lining-within-the-current-storm-of-bad-news

Come to this year’s Gathering

Alex Thomson on how he plans this year's Gathering to be one big charity love in

https://tfn.scot/opinion/love-charity-come-to-this-years-gathering

SCVO response to the Finance & Public Administration Committee: Scotland's public finances in 2023-24,- the impact of the cost of living and public service reform

Our policy team work closely with the voluntary sector, the Scottish Government, COSLA, and the Scottish,Our submission draws on evidence from: SCVO support services (funding, digital, membership support, and,Our funding team is engaging with independent funders to consider the contribution that they can make,SCVO’s thought-leadership blog series highlights the economic return on investment generated from public,The Third Sector Unit should have a role in gathering this information and publishing an accurate picture

https://scvo.scot/p/52616/2022/08/19/scvo-response-to-the-finance-public-administration-committee-scotlands-public-finances-in-2023-24-the-impact-of-the-cost-of-living-and-public-service-reform

The storm before the calm?

promising my colleague and partner in Cyber Scotland Week crime Siobhan Mercer, that I would write a blog,the results though – there is a full week of fantastic events for the voluntary sector – some by the team,Firstly, from the SCVO stable… Your digital footprint – what does the internet know about you?,celebrity” and he will unveil the details he discovered when he used “OSINT” or open-source intelligence gathering,Same time next week for another blog? Watch this space!

https://scvo.scot/p/42152/2021/02/05/storm-before-calm

10 no-cost, high impact digital changes you can make today

Digital services are only useful when they meet user needs.,Take some time as a team to think about how you communicate and collaborate, and whether you could do,Then use these key questions to guide your approach to gathering data.,Starting with your core strategic questions means that data you gather will be meaningful and relevant,core content and repackage it in bitesized chunks that meet your user’s needs (that’s how I wrote this blog

https://scvo.scot/p/42583/2021/03/02/10-no-cost-high-impact-digital-changes-you-can-make-today

Launching the Catalyst in Scotland

SCVO launched The Catalyst, a ground-breaking initiative to support thousands of charities to make use,of digital at The Gathering

https://scvo.scot/p/35667/2020/02/25/launching-the-catalyst-in-scotland

Supporting digital inclusion in Scotland’s social housing sector

Essential Digital Skills and where to access resources to develop digital skills.,In the Digital Team at SCVO we have adopted an agile and iterative approach to how we deliver our projects,Read his blog here.,us on Thursday 20th February at the Gathering. ,for the Digital Economy.

https://scvo.scot/p/34539/2020/01/21/supporting-digital-inclusion-in-scotlands-social-housing-sector