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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Our new training programme can help you get things right Read more
Over the past few months, we’ve been working away at SCVO to develop Good HQ, a new digital platform for people to engage with the third sector in Scotland. We’re aiming for Good HQ to be a place where people can support the organisations and causes they care about by sharing... Read more
Information makes the world go round - sit down - it's you, me and a cup of tea Read more
Karen Herbert, CEO of CVS Falkirk explains in real terms what digital transformation means for a TSI Read more
Introducing our new training scheme Read more
Shelagh Young, Director of Scotland for Home-Start UK on third sector leadership and the Silicon Valley innovators Read more
Skyscanner's Mike Hall shares his favourite business reads for charities who aspire to be more digital. Read more
Collaboration rather than competition was the overriding theme at the One Digital stakeholder event in London on 25th May. Read more
... by coming to our free Big Advice Day Read more
Neil Clapperton, CEO of Grampian Housing Association explains the relevance of working towards organisational digital change within the third sector Read more
Find out how Fiona Lamont will embed digital skills with members of the Chill Out Club in Hamilton Read more
For the past two months, the One Digital team has been travelling across Scotland to help charities understand the benefits of digital, both for themselves, and for their clients. Read more
Jacqui Taylor, CEO of Lifelink explores digital connectivity projects as an Action Learning participant Read more
Annmarie from Stornoway describes how she went from technophobe to Digital Champion Read more
In the next of our One Digital blogs, find out how Lauren Gilmour from Engage Renfrewshire will use digital to triumph in her new job Read more
Vote for the Scottish Charity Awards People's Choice award and use Good HQ to tell the world why. Read more
There's a fantastic new way for organisations to pool knowledge & resources to help increase digital skills. Read more
Events manager Alex Thomson is bowled over by the public response and picks out some of his favourite tweets Read more
A picture paints a thousand words: Scottish Women's Aid's policy worker Jo Ozga on how the organisation is using digital media to enable women experiencing domestic abuse to tell their own story. Read more
Sally explains why Digital Leaders Salons are great events for third sector folk. Read more
One Digital has been successfully chosen as a finalist for this year’s Digital Leaders 100 list in the category, Cross-Sector Digital Collaboration of the Year along with its Programme Director, Emma Weston, in the category Digital Leader of the Year. Read more
The strange tale of obtaining a cinema licence and how you can do the same Read more
Find out if your organisation will be affected. Read more
An introduction to Team Digital's new Director and our exciting programme of activity Read more
With the One Digital project steaming ahead, it's important that everyone has the opportunity to get involved in our training opportunities. Make sure that you don't miss out! Read more
With the One Digital training well under way, find out more about our initial findings and what the different sides to the project are offering Read more
In our 2nd One Digital blog, find out how Fran Thow from The Food Train will use digital to get to grips with her newsletters Read more
In our new series of One Digital blogs, find out how participant Jennifer Watson from Jewish Care Scotland plans to pass on her digital skills Read more
Innovative online BSL video relay interpreting service contactSCOTLAND is expanding to the 3rd sector Read more
The final blog in our series on changes to charity accounts Read more
The third in a special series of blogs on charity accounting Read more
This year SCVO's Digital Team had their own awesome stand at the Gathering Read more
Talking Mats uses digital technology to support people with communication difficulties and improve their access to the digital world Read more
An update from the Scottish Charity Regulator Read more
What’s new in the Trustees’ Report? Read more
Libraries are at the forefront of helping communities discover the best of digital technology Read more
Visibility on the impact of their Digital Dynamo Award Read more
One Digital are using Action Learning Sets to support third sector digital development Read more
In 2015, staff members at the Centre for Nordic Studies worked on a fantastic Digital Heritage Project. Read more
A reminder of the ‘who has to do what’ rules Read more
Get going with top treats for charity trustees Read more
Sally's on the look out for organisations working hard to bridge the digital divide Read more
Four reasons why action learning is key to charity digital leadership Read more
Seeking charity leaders for innovative new project to transform organisations Read more
Sally looks at how charity trustees can help their organisation make the most of digital Read more
More top tips to help trustees do a great job in 2016 Read more
Explore, achieve and extend your learning goals with Playbase Online Read more
How the Scottish Charity Regulator has made it easy to highlight your charitable status. Read more
Trustees & third sector leaders needed to help charities with digital Read more
Any New Year resolutions? How about being a more accountable trustee? Read more
This year we're creating digital champions in over 600 organisations to help everyone in Scotland get online Read more
It's been a busy year for SCVO's Digital Team... Read more
Can your organisation provide digital inclusion training or assisted digital support? You've got until 18 January to get on the new UK government supplier framework. Read more
We're launching an exciting new platform for the Digital Participation Charter Read more
Looking back on a hugely successful year. Read more
Lessons from a fantastic Challenge Fund project Read more
Four Trustees reflect on their experiences Read more
How a meeting with Iraqi MPs chimed with #TrusteesWeek Read more
How developments in technology, politics and society affect the work of trustees Read more
As our #trusteesweek blogs continue, the focus is on having a clear understanding of what's expected Read more
A special guest post for #TrusteesWeek about managing relationships Read more
First in a special series of #TrusteesWeek blogs on the rewards of being a charity Trustee Read more
A fantastic evening at the Herald Digital Business Awards celebrated charities working with digital. Read more
Get Online Week is a great opportunity to introduce people to the benefits of the internet. Read more
An inspiring digital inclusion project from North Highland Language Centre Read more
In celebration of Get Online Week, Happus are offering free advice & support to help people get online. Read more
As nominations open for third sector director award, previous winner Frank Sweeney of Cunninghame Housing Association looks back on 12 remarkable months Read more
And all of the opportunities and challenges ahead for the people we care about. Read more
SCVO's Team Digital have an exciting announcement to make! Read more
SCVO's new mediation service can help nip any thorny issues in the bud Read more
Developing digital skills and changing lives - Flourish House and their fantastic Challenge Fund supported digital inclusion project Read more
Craig Stephenson, Digital Inclusion Officer at Link Group Ltd, on the trials and tribulations of running a successful Challenge Fund project. Read more
Do you provide assisted digital or digital inclusion training services? Then this event is for you! Read more
It's a new beginning for the Milo database. Read more
We're living in a smartphone society, according to Ofcom Read more
New support package offers a range of tools for Scottish international development organisations Read more
A recap of the successful launch of Google for Nonprofits in Scotland Read more
A flavour of our fab Challenge Fund supported digital inclusion projects Read more
Help us keep third sector organisations safe in cyberspace. Read more
The search is on for the best use of digital by a Scottish charity or social enterprise. What are you waiting for? Read more
In the words of the Rolling Stones - please allow me to introduce myself. Read more
Hot off the press: our first annual report on digital participation in Scotland. Read more
Those nice people from Google came to our Edinburgh office this week to launch Google for Non-profits in Scotland. As a self-confessed Luddite, I went along to hear more about the range of free digital opportunities available to third sector organisations. https://twitter.com... Read more
SCVO’s Digital Participation team are pleased to announce the arrival of their very own Twitter handle! Read more
Sarah Quinn, Marketing Officer at Visibility, talks about Visibility's great night at the Scottish Charity Awards Read more
The Charity Awards highlight the great work of our sector and give much needed, very welcome, recognition of the hard work Scotland’s third sector organisations do. Read more
Reflections on our journey around the country to talk about digital participation Read more
Digital Inclusion has been a top priority in BT’s corporate responsibility programme for many years now. We have three clear aims and we’re working towards three ambitious targets, set out in our Better Future strategy. Connected Society – We believe in the power of... Read more
“There is a crisis in skills and the understanding of the digital world’s power and potential," said the internet entrepreneur Baroness Martha Lane Fox during her recent BBC Dimbleby lecture. Addressing that skills gap underpins much of Media Trust’s work in the digital training... Read more
The Scottish Charity Awards People's Choice vote is open! It's a great way to celebrate Scotland's charities. Read more
Which charities got the best leverage from Microvolunteering Day? And how can we make next year even better? Read more
Hints and tips on dealing with election fever Read more
The Easter Bunny has been, spring has well and truly arrived and the Let’s Get On roadshow is up and running. On a bright and sunny morning Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities Keith Brown came along to Lidl in Dalry in Edinburgh to launch the initiative... Read more
Over the past year we've been amazed at the breadth and creativity of activity taking place across Scotland to help people get online and gain Basic Digital Skills. Some projects and stories we are able to share on our website, other's we're able to share via our audiences at... Read more
I am a great believer that Digital has the opportunity to reduce costs, improve services and change lives. I had to renew my kids' passports recently. My experience was that the online form was simple and quick to complete, gave me a copy for my own records by default and then a... Read more
Was that another Gathering that just zipped by? In a blur, after months of planning, what feels like a brief few seconds whizzing past - it's done, gone for another year. Already there are cries from the team of ‘how is it that planning for the Gathering 2016 is on the agenda... Read more
Ever wondered what people at SCVO get up to on the internet? Here are some of our favourite digital platforms, as voted by our staff. Read more
What's it like being an exhibitor at The Gathering? Read more
Five digital workshops, meeting some inspiring people, free manicure and walking away with a Kindle; just some of the highlights of my first ever Gathering! Read more
We have a new mantra - Basic Digital Skills. Sally reflects on the changes and what it means for us in Scotland. Read more