Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Technology

As the world becomes increasingly reliant on technology, and as new technical innovations come along at speed, voluntary organisations need to be constantly thinking about how these changes might impact on their work. While digital development used to be a one-off project, it is...

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/shifting-sands/technology

Is Digital Inclusion just a sticking plaster for deeper inequities?

Darran Gillan

22 July 2025

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Digital

Digital

to ease the struggle, but they’re not equipped to tackle the root causes and here’s the thing, government,inclusion strategies, such as those outlined in Scotland’s Roadmap for Digital Inclusion and the UK Government,For instance, the UK Government Digital Inclusion Action Plan 2025 highlights that low-income households,For example, the UK Government Digital Inclusion Action Plan 2025 emphasises partnerships with corporations

https://scvo.scot/p/99506/2025/07/22/is-digital-inclusion-just-a-sticking-plaster-for-deeper-inequities

Individual Giving in Scotland: donations, legacies and fundraising

About This page pulls together key facts about the individual giving landscape in Scotland and the wider UK using a range of data sources including the Scottish Third Sector Tracker. Individual giving is an essential source of income for many charities and voluntary groups and...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/individual-giving-in-scotland-donations-legacies-and-fundraising

Safeguarding the future of international development

OPINION 15 July 2019 Guest post

Environment & International

Margaret Lynch advocates robust governance to rebuild public confidence

https://tfn.scot/opinion/safeguarding-the-future-of-international-development

Data mistakes are costly - what Scottish charities can learn from Birthlink’s £18,000 fine

OPINION 7 August 2025 by Mellisa Hall

Families & Young People

Management

Funding & Finance

Melissa Hall on data governance lessons from the case

https://tfn.scot/opinion/data-mistakes-are-costly-what-scottish-charities-can-learn-from-birthlinks-18000-fine

“Dysfunctional” Citizens Advice Scotland votes for change

NEWS 30 January 2017 by Rab Armour

Management

Organisation votes through changes to address endemic governance problems

https://tfn.scot/news/dysfunctional-citizens-advice-scotland-votes-for-change

How to support...Collaboration for communities: Giving power to partnership

This guide, produced as part of the Collaboration Benefits workstream, is designed for anyone supporting collaborative working involving community or voluntary groups. The Collaboration Benefits programme was conceived to identify effective models of support, to enable access to...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/how-to-support-collaboration-for-communities-giving-power-to-partnership