who told us all about their organisation.,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,our work and we encourage people to find out more about our services on our website.”,Frequently asked questions We'd love to hear from you if you have any questions at all about joining

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

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,The project must be about developing the basic digital skills of am organisation’s staff or the people,To read more about the successful projects check out their project pages.,You can find out more about what’s been funded on our project pages.

, Digital Checkup, DigiShift, Design Hops or the Senior Leaders Programme we collect information about,We will use this data to offer your organisation support to develop in the areas of Digital Participation,One to one support (phone calls and face to face meetings) to help your organisation become more digitally,Leadership development programme with monthly meetings and interactive support from SCVO Digital team,For as long as you are receiving digital support from SCVO we may send you occasional ‘special’ digital

Now that you've got a solid understanding of digital exclusion and how it affects the people you support,Key actions Be a digital leader Build support for digital inclusion across the organisation Embed digital,Cross-organisation support It's crucial that there is support from senior management for digital inclusion,As a Digital Motivator, you'll need to think about how you bring people along with you.,Think about the changes you want to make, for the people you support, your workforce and for the organisation

Within the design of these new services, and those that are already running, we need to think about how,We have developed a framework for helping organisations across all sectors to think about how they can,Across four key areas, organisations should consider: Understanding: having appropriate knowledge about,digital exclusion, including the different barriers and solutions, and knowing how to develop support,This can include in-kind or financial support, with a focus on supporting people to develop their digital

A Digital Motivator is someone who is passionate about digital inclusion and wants everyone to be able,They take a lead in role making their organisation more digitally confident, and support colleagues to,Qualities of a Digital Motivator might include: Knowledge and passion about why digital skills matter,excellent Digital Champions Support Digital Champions to access learning opportunities Help co-deliver,Digital Champions Express enthusiasm about new digital tools and platforms There is no ‘right’ way to

things in simple terms Understanding of people’s interests and motivations for learning Passionate about,Is it to support the digital skills of your workforce?,Have a think about what it is you want your Digital Champions to achieve as this will determine the nature,and the current level of digital skills of the people you intend to support (intensity of support). ,providing support.

This matters because digital exclusion isn’t just about tech—it’s about access to healthcare, education,That means: Clear Ministerial accountability for digital inclusion.,Provide transparency about how the UK Government’s £764,020 Innovation Fund will be used in Scotland,more detail: The history of the long wait for action What we’ve done to push for action Why we don’t support,a Digital Inclusion Alliance Evidence that action can change lives

months, we’ve taken steps to escalate our concerns: We’ve outlined our concerns to civil servants about,We’ve outlined our concerns to civil servants around current proposals to establish a Digital Inclusion,We’ve ended our decade-long partnership with the Digital Directorate on tackling digital exclusion, turning,concern is public, but many organisations fear speaking out (rightly or wrongly) as they are worried about,respond to our letter, we could be forgiven for being sceptical that anything is happening “at pace” on digital