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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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Reports and news

All the latest insights from our Digital team Reports Supporting workforce digital skills in local government,Throughout 2021 SCVO Digital worked with 19 local authorities to support workforce digital skills programmes,in social housing Since 2019 our Digital Inclusion team have been working with the social housing sector,The first phase of this project and its impact was formally evaluated by The Lines Between.,SCVO Social Housing Digital Champions Network Evaluation (2020)

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/research-and-resources/reports-and-news

Foundation digital skills

You will need to evaluate their base level to understand what support they will need from you.,Use our Essential Digital Skills check to measure your digital skills These are the Foundation Digital,We can also compare passwords to our house keys.,Learn My Way is an invaluable online resource which learners can use to learn the basic of how to use,of fantastic resources to support your learner’s first digital steps.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/digital-champions/foundation-digital-skills

User insight

Gaining insight into what kind of support your users need is key.,You will need to evaluate their base level to understand what support they will need from you.,Motivation You will need to motivate people by keeping your digital inclusion support person-centred.,What would you like to learn how to do online? Why do you want to learn this?,Once they learn that they’ll maybe want to learn other things.”John, Digital Champion, Fife Housing Group

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/understanding-digital-inclusion/user-insight

Trainers

She really enjoys training, helping people learn and making the learning as real and appropriate for,John Bonnar John is a highly experienced trainer, evaluator, facilitator and consultant to the sector,“I learn from participants on every course I deliver and I build that learning into my materials.”,Working in digital for well over a decade, Ross has trained thousands of charity staff to use digital,Over the years through our in-house training service, Stevan has delivered in-person first aid training

https://scvo.scot/support/training/trainers

£2m to create an army of digital champions

Digital champions will help older people, the disabled and unemployed people who are not skilled at using the internet

https://tfn.scot/news/2m-to-create-an-army-of-digital-champions

£5m digital isolation project launched

Vulnerable people will be given tablets or PCs, and gain the skills they need to use them, so they can stay connected during the coronavirus lockdown

https://tfn.scot/news/5m-digital-isolation-project-launched

We must bear migrants in mind

Jen Ang on why we must remember migrants as we grapple with Covid and post-Covid realities

https://tfn.scot/features/we-must-bear-migrants-in-mind

We must bear migrants in mind

Migrants must not be forgotten as lockdown eases

https://tfn.scot/opinion/we-must-bear-migrants-in-mind

SCVO response to Becoming a Fair Work Nation consultation

community groups, like village halls and playgroups, to major public service providers in social care and housing,Support and resources are needed. Q9.,not all face the same challenges or benefit from the same opportunities all the time, but we can all learn,from each other and share this learning more widely.,and promote digital skills.

https://scvo.scot/p/48075/2021/12/23/becoming-a-fair-work-nation-consultation

Response to Finance and Public Administration pre-budget scrutiny: The sustainability of Scotland's finances

SCVO support services (funding, digital, membership support, and information).,grant-making systems to address poor fund management approaches and create a framework for regular re-evaluation,Fuel povertyeased slightly, a 5% decrease, but organisations reported that housing issues or homelessness,The Child, Young People, Families and Adult Learning (CYPFAL) Third Sector Fund has been highlighted,grant-making systems to address poor fund management approaches and create a framework for regular re-evaluation

https://scvo.scot/p/61563/2023/08/17/response-to-finance-and-public-administration-pre-budget-scrutiny-the-sustainability-of-scotlands-finances

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