Support & learning blog

Last year SCVO supported a group of senior leaders from a wide range of organisations to launch a Call to Action for a Digitally Confident Third Sector in Scotland. More than 100 sector leaders discussed, debated and contributed their experiences, hopes and fears at an... Read more

Being cyber resilient is both the prevention of cyber breaches and also making sure that if a breach occurs you are able to respond without losing business continuity. A cyber breach isn’t necessarily a ‘hack’, but it is any incident in which data is lost or stolen, including... Read more

Here in Team Digital we recently had a discussion about exactly how secure public WiFi is (life in Digital can get pretty intense!). The debate centered around whether a public, but trusted, WiFi provider was essentially secure if you were only accessing sites with HTTPS enabled... Read more

During #DLweek, SCVO digital connected with charity senior leaders to celebrate and inspire digital change. Catch up with the key elements of the day via Sally's special recipe for success. Read more

"What new apps are you using?" (or a variant of this) is one of the most frequent questions that the @digiscot team is asked. So often in fact, that we started cataloguing the many apps and useful digital tools that came across our desks. Some we trialled, some we just logged... Read more

Skyscanner OneDay workshops At Skyscanner, we take one day each year to close down our 11 offices around the world and give everyone the chance to get involved with an activity that benefits their local community, we thought long and hard about what to call this initiative and... Read more

You could not fail to miss the coverage of the worldwide ransomware attack over the weekend which particularly affected the NHS. The scale of the attack, and its impact on public services, is unprecedented. However, similar attacks happen on a daily basis and third sector... Read more

Don't be afraid to embrace the possibilities Read more

Embracing digital has opened up the possibilities for doing more with less Read more

We can give ourselves a licence to do great things Read more

Incredible success of #myunfilteredlife campaign is beyond our wildest hopes Read more

First in a new blog series on why digital change matters, ahead of November leadership event Read more

Third sector organisations engaging in vital work around cyber security in Scotland are encouraged to apply Read more

One Digital meetups open for business across Scotland Read more

Part three of our digital participation special series Read more

After 8 months of the One Digital project Beth reflects on what it means to be a digital leader. Read more

Karen Herbert, CEO of CVS Falkirk explains in real terms what digital transformation means for a TSI Read more

Shelagh Young, Director of Scotland for Home-Start UK on third sector leadership and the Silicon Valley innovators 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

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

Sally explains why Digital Leaders Salons are great events for third sector folk. Read more

An introduction to Team Digital's new Director and our exciting programme of activity 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

One Digital are using Action Learning Sets to support third sector digital development 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

Trustees & third sector leaders needed to help charities with digital 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

A recap of the successful launch of Google for Nonprofits in Scotland 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

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

We built ourselves a new website in a day. Here's how it's done Read more

Sue Scotland highlights the need for technological innovation in health and social care and your chance to get involved. Read more

How would you feel if your Marmite started talking to you? Read more

SCVO’s Let’s Get Digital project is set to help organisations across Scotland grow and increase their digital skills Read more

Digital is changing our world. Here are three big themes for third sector leaders to think about Read more

Here's a quick primer on an important part of Scotland's third sector digital infrastructure Read more

Your mission, should you choose to accept it: summarise this post in 140 characters or fewer Read more

It's easier than ever to get a great website up and running. Here are two excellent free tools to get you started. Read more