Over the last wee while we’ve been beavering away in the background putting all the information and fantastic work we’ve seen to use.  With colleagues from [Digital Unite](http://digitalunite.com/), [Citizens Online](http://www.citizensonline.org.uk/), [Age UK](http://www.ageuk.org.uk/), [Affinity Sutton](http://www.affinitysutton.com/) and [Ability Net](https://www.abilitynet.org.uk/) we’ve been developing a partnership bid to the [Big Lottery Fund](https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/) – One Digital.  We’re really proud that today BLF have [announced](https://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/global-content/press-releases/uk-wide/090915_uk_digital-skills) that they will be investing over £2m and this includes more than £500,000 to SCVO. We’re not yet in the position to give all the details, we have a few months of start–up phase to iron all this out.  What we can tell you is:- We’re going to

*   pool expertise from our partners using all our knowledge to develop and support a network of Digital Champions
*   support third sector organisations all across Scotland
*   focus on [Basic Digital Skills](http://digital.scvo.scot/about/basic-digital-skills/) for both organisations and individuals
*   help organisations to further embed passing on Basic Digital Skills into their everyday work
*   support the growing Basic Digital Skills infrastructure across Scotland
*   build on what we’ve learned already

As you’d expect the team here is really excited and keen to make as big a difference as we can.  We will be working as openly as possible and blogging and tweeting frequently to keep people up to date with our progress. Expect a formal launch of activity in the new calendar year and keep an eye on your inbox, we might just be in touch.

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## About SCVO

SCVO (Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations) is the national membership organisation for Scotland's voluntary sector.

Our role is to champion the role of voluntary organisations in Scotland and to support them to do work that has a positive impact.

SCVO supports members and the wider voluntary sector with all aspects of setting up and running a voluntary organisation. SCVO represents the needs and concerns of the voluntary sector to the Scottish government in Holyrood and UK government and Westminster. Through our learning and events programme SCVO offers training and development opportunities to the sector.

Members access an extensive membership benefits package including specialist, in-depth, 1-to-1 guidance from our Information Services team and from professional service partners.

Access to exclusive membership networks (including comms, employers, governance and policy) supports members to grow their connections, stay up to date, exchange ideas and views with peers, and learn through tailored, learning opportunities.

SCVO members enjoy free access to Funding Scotland Premium to stay on top of funding opportunities to support their organisation’s financial resilience.

Discounts and savings savings on SCVO products and services (including our HR service, managed IT support, payroll service and events and training) and partner offers provide members with support to allow them to focus on delivering their organisation’s goals. Further SCVO products and services include [extensive digital support](https://scvo.scot/support/digital), a climate action resource [Growing Climate Confidence](https://climateconfident.scot), a voluntary sector publication [Third Force News](https://tfn.scot) and a voluntary sector jobs and recruitment service [Goodmoves](https://goodmoves.org).

For more information on SCVO membership, visit [SCVO membership](https://scvo.scot/membership)