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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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Recruiting Digital Champions

Champion you can check out 'The Role of the Digital Champion' Getting the right people to be Digital,There are different types of Digital Champions (referenced in our Digital Champion Guide), and you should,We’ve created a sample Digital Champion role description for Connecting Scotland that you can adapt.,, the number of Digital Champions you have versus the number of people you’re supporting (workload),,Example: Lesley is launching a new 'Digital Champions for Workforce Skills' project as part of her role

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/digital-motivators/recruiting-digital-champions

Membership

attracted to join SCVO as members because SCVO is a driving force within Scotland’s charity sector, championing,platforms for our wellbeing services adding digital and telephone counselling, Zoom Coping with Change,workshops, befriending calls and a suite of digital self-help resources which have all been a major,By adding these digital services, we have become more accessible to people living in rural communities,confident in their roles with the charity.

https://scvo.scot/membership

Supporting Digital Champions

Now that you’ve recruited your Digital Champions it’s time to think about how you provide ongoing support,’s helpful to provide some core training to introduce the role of a Digital Champion and some of the,Here are some of our top tips for Digital Champion training: Reiterate the role and expectations of a,Peer support Create a network for your Digital Champions to share best practice and celebrate their wins,Impact Stories Being able to quantify how many people have been supported by your Digital Champions is

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/digital-motivators/supporting-digital-champions

The role of the Digital Champion

It can also feel like a big responsibility and this guide is here to help support you.,In this guide we will use the term ‘Digital Champions’ to cover all these terms.,Volunteer Digital Champions will provide support through an organisation and will likely have a role,All roles that come into regular contact with people using services can be Digital Champions.,Embedded Digital Champions don’t take on a new role, they simply use digital ‘nudges’ in the core work

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/digital-champions/the-role-of-the-digital-champion

Your Digital Champions

Three key actions Understand the role of a Digital ChampionIdentify your Digital ChampionsHelp your Digital,But all staff and volunteers can play a role.,All roles that come into regular contact with users can be Digital Champions.,Digital Champions often provide support to their colleagues too.,“Digital Champions are on hand to help and guide participants and have benefited from increased confidence

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/digital-champions-2

Measuring impact

Manage the demand on your Digital Champions.,data on the activities of your Digital Champions.,Digital Champions keep a tally or how many learners they’ve supported, and at the end of the week they,How confident do you feel as a Digital Champion?,What further support would be helpful in your role as a Digital Champion?

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/digital-motivators/measuring-impact

Essential digital skills

Digital Champion Every year, Lloyds Bank publishes its Essential Digital Skills Report.,The top tip for digital champions to is to bring online safety into every session and help it become,Digital Champions can use a risk assessment process to review online safety considerations.,for Digital Champions (One Digital) Top Tips for Staying Secure Online (National Cyber Security Centre,Champion Guide.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/understanding-digital-inclusion/essential-digital-skills

Village halls as digital champions

However, village halls can think practically about their role in combatting this with some of our practical,That’s what makes them ideal places to host digital champions! What can a village hall do?,Support local volunteers to become digital champions.,Digital champions are anyone that helps someone get online.,for supporting a learner.

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/digital/digital-champions

Trustees' Week 2021

sector organisations for playing a vital role, volunteering your time and working together to make important,Use our Good Governance tool now Events With the support of CCLA Investment Management SCVO is hosting,discuss how they became a trustee, and what they find most rewarding, and most challenging, about the role,attract and retain a diverse mix of trustees. https://youtu.be/jsVLeePwMNk 4 NOV – How trustees can champion,We’ve created a Trustee Network in partnership with abrdn to provide support and guidance for members

https://scvo.scot/about/networks/trustee/trustees-week-2021

SCVO Impact Report 2021/22

We’ve grown and improved our services, championed the voluntary sector in many places, built partnerships,, as well as supporting voluntary organisations to be more digitally engaged themselves.,As a champion of Fair Work in the sector, we want to lead by example and highlight the things that get,It was here that we launched our 'Introduction to the Voluntary Sector' guide and posters with localised,Had the chance to learn directly from digital experts 76 Digital checkups 18 Topical digital training

https://scvo.scot/about/work/impact-2021-22

Our work to help organisations grow their digital capacity is supported by: