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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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Digital participation: what's next

Look out for: Let's Get Digital, a new business growth project to boost the digital capability of charities,and voluntary organisations in Scotland The official relaunch of Scotland's Digital Participation Charter,participation Challenge Fund that we will be using to support community projects A new searchable directory,(Glasgow): leading our work on the digital participation charter and challenge fund Bev Maclean (Inverness,our Lowlands & Uplands digital business growth project Gavin Bell (Glasgow): managing our Milo third

https://scvo.scot/p/5694/2014/09/03/digital-participation-whats-next

New staff, new resources & new plans ​

There is a promise of fresh potential and new beginnings - all reflected in SCVO's digital participation,And with the promise of spring in the air comes an injection of new blood to the digital participation,Signatory projects (more soon from Lynne).,The Basic Online Skills fund has been something we’ve been working away on and we’re now waiting for,So, over the next few weeks we are getting ready to launch the new Digital Participation Charter and

https://scvo.scot/p/3871/2014/03/18/new-staff-new-resources-new-plans

Using feedback to create a better service

That’s why we’re inviting you to come and visit us at the Digital Zone at the Gathering on 22 and 23,Not just for Good HQ, but also for Goodmoves, Funding Scotland, the Digital Participation Charter and,We’re always keen to hear about other people’s digital projects! Want to know more?

https://scvo.scot/p/14468/2017/02/08/using-feedback-to-create-a-better-service

Gathering into the One Digital Zone

With half of all charities and one in five people in Scotland lacking basic digital skills, SCVO’s Digital,Our final digital session was all about ‘Inspiring Growth’ with Google Digital Garage sharing hints,,much for attendees to get involved with, including: user testing of SCVO’s Good HQ, Good Moves and Funding,Scotland assessing their digital skills levels finding out more about Scotland Digital Participation,Charter cracking the Raspberry Pi coded fruit keyboard song as part of our digital treasure hunt having

https://scvo.scot/p/14688/2017/03/07/gathering-into-the-one-digital-zone

I’ve lost my job and found myself on Universal Credit

We had arranged a demonstration as part of our work to tackle digital exclusion.,If you’ve used any of the new GOV.UK digital services, such as checking your driving license details,This means that users must have basic digital skills in order to use the system effectively.,by default’ public services.The Digital Participation Charter Fund is also now open for applications,for projects to support people to develop basic digital skills.

https://scvo.scot/p/15890/2017/08/03/ive-lost-my-job-and-found-myself-on-universal-credit

Digital exclusion exists for a fifth of Scotland’s most vulnerable

to digital exclusion through Scotland’s Digital Participation Charter – which 400 organisations have,signed up to - and their Charter Fund has provided over £1million of funding to local projects to tackle,By reviewing lessons learned through these funded projects and reviewing wider research conducted in,Participation Charter and join a national movement to tackle digital exclusion.”,Edinburgh-based charity People Know How received £10,000 from the Charter Fund in April 2017, which is

https://scvo.scot/p/15984/2017/08/22/digital-exclusion-exists-for-a-fifth-of-scotlands-most-vulnerable

What works in tackling digital exclusion?

The research draws on the evaluation of the 126 local projects we’ve been funding over the past three,We split participants into groups related to six specific topics they identified as priorities, before,(not just economic / commercial gain) More guidance on sites about being safe online More dedicated funding,exclusion by making a commitment to Scotland’s Digital Participation Charter.,You can download the full report and literature review on the Charter website.

https://scvo.scot/p/15995/2017/08/23/what-works-in-tackling-digital-exclusion

Cost of living crisis: SCVO and Volunteer Scotland briefing for MPs

impact on Work Capability Assessments is urgently requiredensure that the principles of the Volunteer Charter,Volunteer Scotland and the STUC launched an updated Volunteer Charter in 2019 which sets out the key,Reduction in volunteer participation The Covid-19 pandemic had a significant impact on volunteer participation,skills through training and useful volunteer development tools, policies and guidesoffer a one stop digital,grow volunteering through partners, funders, Government, and policy makerswork with others to support projects

https://scvo.scot/p/55743/2022/11/29/cost-of-living-crisis-scvo-and-volunteer-scotland-briefing-for-mps

Spring Statement Briefing from SCVO and Volunteer Scotland

also risk losing skilled and experienced staff and volunteers, placing increased pressure on vital projects,Volunteer Scotland and the STUC launched an updated Volunteer Charter in 2019 which sets out the key,cost-of-living crisis on volunteers and volunteer involving organisations has found that volunteer participation,Another practical barrier to volunteer participation that has become more acute during the current crisis,organisations employ over 135,000 paid staff – a third more than the 100,000 staff employed in the digital

https://scvo.scot/p/58267/2023/03/13/spring-statement-briefing-from-scvo-and-volunteer-scotland

Making a digital difference all over Scotland

Since February 2016 the One Digital team has been on tour, bringing digital participation to third sector,That’s just over 50 organisations that could: Manage Information online e.g. use Funding Scotland or,Participation Charter Our Making Digital Everyday training was designed to help get end-users online,For me it has also been very satisfying to hear what participants said about the training: “Excellent,“Excellent starting point to take ownership and get started with my digital inclusion project” “The informal

https://scvo.scot/p/12858/2016/07/12/the-story-so-far-in-numbers