We know that sometimes understanding the use of data can be hard when it's abstract. So in this section we're going to give you a couple of examples of good use of data in practice, to help inspire some ideas of what you might do in your own organisation.
https://scvo.scot/support/digital/guides/data/examples
the other hand, if you are trying to spot or interpret a trend, make sure you have enough data to support,The risk of misinterpreting data: Make sure you don’t use data to support misleading or dubious claims,Here are a few key steps to take: Educate and support team members who are working with data on how to
https://scvo.scot/support/digital/guides/data/data-ethics-risk-and-privacy
Which support method has the highest success rate? How many people read our emails?,understanding whether helping 200 people a month is a busy or a quiet month, or if 30% of young people supported,And you can use data to show funders and other supporters that your work is making a difference.,Starting with a small, powerful insight will also help your team see the power of data to support decisions,that DataKind UK could help your organisation with its data question(s), take a look at the free support
https://scvo.scot/support/digital/guides/data/introducing-data
This page gives an overview of some key principles behind digital service delivery.,, see our How To Guide: Digital Services SCVO in collaboration with Third Sector Lab are also supporting,Remember the need to protect privacy and support good safeguarding practice where users are sharing personal,Association might need to give its tenants free WiFi, or a youth organisation might want to offer supported, can use digital tools to help the people they work with.
https://scvo.scot/support/digital/service-delivery
Many Scottish charities use Beacon CRM to manage relationships with donors, supporters, volunteers, and,What impact could disclosure have on supporters, volunteers, staff, or beneficiaries?,Nebula Design, a digital agency, have also published a blog covering the key technical steps charities,SCVO's cyber resilience resources, incident response planning guidance, and sources of support can be,found at scvo.scot/support/digital/cyber-resilience.
https://scvo.scot/p/106392/2026/08/04/beacon-crm-cyber-incident-what-scottish-charities-should-do-now
In this book, digital and IT activities all appear in the first chapter, which means that they are considerably,Other activities like eating, heating and transport consume much more resources than digital activity,This work suggests that: a) basic AI use is on a par with other digital activity such as streaming video,And if digital and AI tools help make your work more effective, this could be a worthwhile tradeoff that
https://scvo.scot/p/107819/2026/09/23/responsible-ai-use-and-the-environment
