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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Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the national body
representing the third sector. SCVO Digital works to encourage Scotland’s Third
Sector organisations to explore, adapt, invest and collaborate to become more
digitally confident and to...
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Two years doesn’t sound like a long time - but a lot can happen. It has been less than two years since Donald Trump was elected, since Article 50 was triggered, and since Beyonce and Jay-z had twins..! The general consensus about modern life is that everything has got quicker and...
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Taking part in the SCVO Senior Leaders
programme can help you become a winner. From winning actual awards to
securing new funding, starting new projects and employing new staff. Applications
are now open for the fourth round of the programme – apply here. Two of our actual award...
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Your charity is probably dabbling in the world of digital right now, maybe you have a fairly healthy social media presence, perhaps you’ve moved to the cloud or you’re starting to use data to make better decisions. I want you to consider how much of this currently sits in silos...
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It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for! It’s been a busy couple of months behind the scenes at SCVO Digital and we are delighted to (finally!) be able to announce the launch of Scotland’s Essential Digital Skills Toolkit. In consultation with over 60 different organisations...
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In a previous role my monthly team meetings used to be PAINFUL. Action list of over 30 items. Long, boring individual updates. People on their phones. This could be so much better (I fumed). So. I became a changemaker – I stole from the digital startup community and we introduced...
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Despite the warmest summer since 1976 (I was reliably informed at a Digital Champion training session with the wonderful C-Change Scotland that ’76 was the last roaster of a summer and we discussed at length melting tarmac, skint knees and eating Wall’s Feet in the Airdrie area...
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I’ve just joined the SCVO Digital team as Digital Evolution Officer. I’ve enjoyed getting to know the team and learning about the wide range of ways we’re helping charities across Scotland get to grips with digital. My work on digital evolution will involve connecting with and...
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Cyber security. Maybe that term conjures up an image in your mind of a hacker in a hoodie attempting to break into government systems, just like we see in films. However, the reality is that cyber crime is big business, perpetrated by organised crime groups, nation states and...
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It’s been a couple of months now since I started my research with One Digital and the University of the West of Scotland and I already feel that to pick out some highlights from my reading is a tall order. So, grab a coffee (and apologies if there are some articles you need an...
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