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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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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The storm before the calm?

promising my colleague and partner in Cyber Scotland Week crime Siobhan Mercer, that I would write a blog,Firstly, from the SCVO stable… Your digital footprint – what does the internet know about you?,The partnership is a collaboration of 10 organisations joining together to support one another and the,This blog has only just scraped the surface of the brilliant stuff available and, with only 17 more sleeps,Same time next week for another blog? Watch this space!

https://scvo.scot/p/42152/2021/02/05/storm-before-calm

10 no-cost, high impact digital changes you can make today

Right across the voluntary sector, organisations have moved faster and further than ever with digital,Digital services are only useful when they meet user needs.,Digital tools are very flexible, but you need to be clear about your priorities and parameters to use,content and repackage it in bitesized chunks that meet your user’s needs (that’s how I wrote this blog,When you feel behind the curve with digital, it can feel like you need to fix everything at once.

https://scvo.scot/p/42583/2021/03/02/10-no-cost-high-impact-digital-changes-you-can-make-today

Introducing the Cyber Catalyst Network

of organisations who have committed at Board level to act as ambassadors for cyber education and support,but I am in awe of what the members of “MY” ;-) group do to support cyber resilience in the third sector,You may have read in my previous blog about the brilliant work by SightScotland which saw the production,This all-day event, titled “Housing now, Housing’s Future” has a theme of Digital Empowerment and Leadership,The Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland (CCPS) are running a public event on cyber basics

https://scvo.scot/p/42313/2021/02/16/cyber-catalyst-network

Renewing Scotland’s full potential in a digital world

These efforts include managing Scotland’s Digital Participation Charter, supporting organisations to,We support a vision that tackles digital exclusion that takes account of: MotivationAffordability of,An ethical and confident digital Scotland needs to support citizens to understand the technologies they,to build capacity to provide digital skills support: “We would welcome support from other local organisations,Digital identity Stakeholders were also broadly supportive of a digital identity, but wary of certain

https://scvo.scot/p/42425/2020/12/24/renewing-scotlands-full-potential-in-a-digital-world

Remembering risk management as we embrace the “new normal”

of circumstances. 84% of charities changed how they delivered services and 42% moved to providing support,Read more about this in Maddie’s blog.,number of “How to guides” which cover a whole raft of subjects ranging from the implementation of digital,services, to digital inclusion and remote working.,So much has been gained by embracing digital technology and there is so much more that can be achieved

https://scvo.scot/p/40137/2020/08/31/remembering-risk-management

DigiShifting gears

SCVO Digital and Third Sector Lab have run 34 DigiShift calls since late March, reaching well over 2,000,We knew demand for advice and expertise on digital topics would be strong as lockdown hit.,at the willingness of digital experts to come on our DigiShift calls and share their expertise with,More on that in Maddie’s recent blog. ,If you’re after some in-depth support, check out our own How To guides, The Curve training from Third

https://scvo.scot/p/40188/2020/09/03/digishifting-gears

Coronavirus and its impact on the Scottish Voluntary Sector: a review of literature

March-April) the three main issues organisations were facing were: meeting immediate needs, staffing and digital,issues from support calls with third sector leaders.,Those include but are not limited to: Digital exclusion issues.Increased living costs.Lack of awareness,https://nfpsynergy.net/blog/are-young-people-replacing-older-people-key-volunteering-group ONS (2020),and promote digital skills.

https://scvo.scot/p/40369/2020/09/17/coronavirus-and-its-impact-on-the-scottish-voluntary-sector-a-review-of-literature

SES & SCVO submission to Economy, Energy & Fair Work Committee

We ask the Committee to seek to understand how enterprise agencies and SNIB will support the wellbeing,The sector has ensured that emergency funds and digital equipment could reach those at most risk of being,Citizens would have the means to communicate with service providers digitally and face to face, and citizens,The recent blog by Scottish Government highlights the reductions in friction, effort, risk and cost if,Not only is the investment needed to build these trusted connections, digital relationships and citizen-centred

https://scvo.scot/p/39842/2020/08/03/ses-scvo-submission-to-economy-energy-fair-work-committee

Harnessing the power of digital

This blog pulls together ten great examples of organisations delivering digital services that you can,Settle - Collecting consent via SMS text Settle is a social enterprise that designs and delivers support,We Are With You - Web chat to support clients with addiction issues Formerly known as Addaction, We Are,With You offer web chat services to support people dealing with addiction and mental health.,It delivers clear content on topics such as ‘supporting your community during the outbreak’, ‘looking

https://scvo.scot/p/38107/2020/05/13/harnessing-the-power-of-digital

How to become a data-driven charity

Use this quick win to gain support and traction to continue using data.,A great place to start is with SCVO’s digital checkup tool.,This helps you assess your current digital maturity, benchmark how this compares to other organisations,others - there are great Data Lab case studies on the impact of harnessing data and Citizens Advice's blog,This blog shows a student placement can have a huge impact on how your charity uses it’s data.Data Lab

https://scvo.scot/p/39244/2020/06/25/become-a-data-driven-charity

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