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Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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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Digital checkup learning – does size matter?

In this second blog on our digital checkup learning, I’m looking at whether organisation size has a big,And some areas of digital and technology require a bit of investment, which can be easier for larger ,We’ve drilled into Tools & equipment in an earlier blog post, so we won’t say more here.,Finally, the one area that every organisation needs to work on is staff digital skills.,Find out more about the Digital Check-up!

https://scvo.scot/p/44851/2021/08/27/digital-checkup-learning-does-size-matter

Six reasons to apply for the SCVO Digital Senior Leaders Programme

digital evolution project is fear.,are and where people with extra skills and confidence can support their colleagues.,Be clear where digital will bring benefits and to whom.,Sometimes digital is not always the answer.,This blog was originally written for Blackbaud Digital Futures, a deep dive on digital transformation

https://scvo.scot/p/44508/2021/07/26/six-reasons-to-apply-for-the-scvo-digital-senior-leaders-programme

Digital checkup in charts

This is only a small proportion of the organisations we support, but it’s still a useful snapshot of,This blog draws on checkup results from the last 6 months, covering just over 50 organisations.,In our next blog, we’ll look at checkup results by organisation size and area of work.,Again, the technology to support this has become much simpler and more flexible.,When organisations complete our digital checkup, they have the option to book a free one-to-one support

https://scvo.scot/p/44582/2021/08/03/digital-checkup-in-charts

Don’t get stuck with old Windows

With a year to go until Windows 7 reaches the end of its supported life, John Fitzgerald outlines the,Microsoft’s blog explains why it’s not a good idea to run an unsupported version of Windows: An unsupported,Read more about SCVO's work on digital evolution.

https://scvo.scot/p/29217/2019/01/18/dont-get-stuck-with-old-windows

The Essential Digital Skills Toolkit - a digital journey

Last month, visitors to this site may have enjoyed a blog about the journey SCVO has been on to create,a digitally confident third sector in Scotland by my colleague and Head of Digital, Sally Dyson.,As a Digital Participation Officer, a large part of my role is to support organisations on their digital,we advise organisations who would like to record data to build it in to an online survey and offer support,said the service users’ they support would be at foundation level, if not lower.

https://scvo.scot/p/34207/2020/01/07/34207

Cyber safe as houses!

And now, I've been asked to write a blog on cyber security.,On the face of it this is unlikely as me writing a blog on my first marathon or how I won Bake Off!,My own organisation provides housing advice and support to over 700 clients per year.

https://scvo.scot/p/34214/2020/01/07/cyber-safe-as-houses

Digital for Good: The Scottish community helping you achieve your mission through technology

Digital for Good have an awesome opportunity for your organisation to grasp those new digital opportunities,All of them eager to help support charities to be more digital and take advantage of all the benefits,Make 2020 the year that your organisation grasps those new digital opportunities, begins that new digital,for the community in his blog below… What is Digital for Good?,their skills to charities by collaborating on digital projects.Incubating and supporting community-initiated

https://scvo.scot/p/34223/2020/01/07/digital-for-good-the-scottish-community-helping-you-achieve-your-mission-through-technology

Supporting digital inclusion in Scotland’s social housing sector

lead, influence, shape and flex within their organisation to help make digital inclusion part of that support,Essential Digital Skills and where to access resources to develop digital skills.,Read his blog here.,Creating the culture that supports digital means we must listen to these fears so that they don’t become,for the Digital Economy.

https://scvo.scot/p/34539/2020/01/21/supporting-digital-inclusion-in-scotlands-social-housing-sector

Two years with CLASP Digital

CLASP (Community Led Action & Support Project) to deliver a digital participation project.,As a result, that summer I started as Digital Participation Officer to set up and run the CLASP Digital,This blog is a reflection on some of what I have learnt over the past two years.,participation and essential digital skills to ensure the digital investment delivers a win-win.,For those who don’t already have the essential digital skills to build upon, the digital divide gets

https://scvo.scot/p/32384/2019/09/02/two-years-with-clasp-digital

Supporting Families in the Digital Age

when offering family support.,Supporting parents and carers who are supporting young people?,All groups supported extensively by the third sector. We therefore have a duty of digital care.,So what can we do to support families in the digital space?,Further reading: *All* the blogs over here at Parenting for a Digital Future !

https://scvo.scot/p/35654/2020/02/24/supporting-families-in-the-digital-age

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