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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

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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Five things I’ve learnt about digital leadership

grappling with what it means to be a digital leader.,In 2016 the job of leadership means supporting your staff and end-users to overcome worries about digital,Being a digital organisation is also about mindset.,These blogs from CEOs involved in our action learning offer great and honest insight about how it feels,This great blog about why digital maturity rather than disruption feels right for the third sector. 5

https://scvo.scot/p/12773/2016/06/24/five-things-ive-learnt-about-digital-leadership

The need for transparency in the third sector

as those surrounding Kids Company, chief executive pay, fundraising practices and ethical corporate support,The new digital platform lets the public share their honest experiences of charities, both good and bad,charities valuable feedback on how they can improve to deliver better services and experiences for their supporters,sector, written by people that know the work of the organisation best: its service users, fundraisers, supporters,For more information take a look at my previous blog on getting to know Good HQ or get in touch by emailing

https://scvo.scot/p/12828/2016/07/07/the-need-for-transparency-in-the-third-sector

Making a digital difference all over Scotland

Since February 2016 the One Digital team has been on tour, bringing digital participation to third sector,Our Making Digital Work training was designed to help organisations do more with digital.,Of the individuals in attendance, 47% had all five basic digital skills.,“It was really useful to have the opportunity to learn, share and think about how we can support each,To hear about what we’re doing next check out this blog by my colleague Eilidh.

https://scvo.scot/p/12858/2016/07/12/the-story-so-far-in-numbers

Needing some digital inspiration?

Looking for a little (digital) inspiration?,To hear more about how we inspired participants to get more digital check out Maddie’s blog.,Here’s a couple of participant quotes about being digitally inspired by their One Digital travels so,Work Now we’re ready to take the next step on the digital champion journey with our free One Digital,, helping Scotland’s third sector and those they support to improve their Basic Digital Skills.As Lao

https://scvo.scot/p/12862/2016/07/12/needing-some-digital-inspiration

Unmissable event for third sector leaders

If you lead, govern, fund or support the third sector in Scotland, and want to get together with like-minded,people for a day to discuss how to bring about digital change, please join us!,You can read more about the themes arising from this project in a new blog by Ross McCulloch.,We know that solutions to support digital change will not come solely from organisations themselves.,expect to spark lively discussions, and start to tie down some specific actions that we can all take to support

https://scvo.scot/p/13654/2016/09/13/unmissable-event-for-third-sector-leaders

Consultation response to Scottish Parliament inquiry on a Scottish approach to taxation

Given the support that so many organisations in our sector give to those who are affected by poverty,,and who rely on a combination of third sector and state support, we suggest that the principle lying,example, Oxfam Scotland’s campaign on Scottish Limited Partnerships (http://www.oxfam.org.uk/scotland/blog,Tax digitalisation The ‘Making tax digital’ agenda, led by HMRC, is due to deliver a fully digital tax,However, it also could have implications for people who do not have basic digital skills nor online access

https://scvo.scot/p/13706/2016/09/27/consultation-response-to-scottish-parliament-inquiry-on-a-scottish-approach-to-taxation

How See Me benefited from taking a digital risk

In the second of our charity leaders blog series, Lisa Cohen from See Me explains what happened when,her organisation took a digital risk.,Since October 2014, a major part of our strategy has been to attract new supporters and engage more frequently,and meaningfully with existing supporters.,We also use digital technology to promote our campaigns and key messages.

https://scvo.scot/p/13771/2016/10/03/how-see-me-scotland-benefited-from-taking-a-digital-risk

SCVO response to Scottish Government Enterprise and Skills consultation

Digital Research by Tinder Foundation identifies that 90% of all new jobs require digital skills, with,Thus the need for investment in basic digital skills for all is apparent.,with connectivity, basic digital skills and skills gaps.,SCVO are currently working on a One Digital Project offering support to individuals and providing business,With technological advancement, digital skills should form a pivotal part of the core curriculum.

https://scvo.scot/p/13860/2016/08/15/scvo-response-to-scottish-government-enterprise-and-skills-consultation

Meet David!

confident in using new technology, and I am excited to be part the team at SCVO doing great work to support,Level 2 – Supporting digital transformation in the third sector ‘Digital transformation’ is a bit of,As a first step in supporting digital transformation in the third sector, through the One Digital Programme,those interested in the more technical side of web development, we’re going to be using the SCVO Labs blog,skills and supporting the digital transformation in the third sector by working in partnership.

https://scvo.scot/p/12032/2016/04/06/meet-david

Recounting Women

We used a photovoice approach – developing text and image, to support women to create images that highlight,In the project, funded by the Digital Challenge Fund, we partnered with two Women’s Aid groups - Perthshire,The project developed women’s digital and photographic skills; validated the importance of sharing their

https://scvo.scot/p/12425/2016/05/02/recounting-women

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