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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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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),,and the current level of digital skills of the people you intend to support (intensity of support). 

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

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

Your Digital Champions

Three key actions Understand the role of a Digital Champion Identify your Digital Champions Help your,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

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

The role of the Digital Champion

That's what a Digital Champion does.,It can also feel like a big responsibility and this guide is here to help support you.,Could I be a Digital Champion?,ways, ranging from informal interactions between friends or family members, to specific roles in community,In this guide we will use the term ‘Digital Champions’ to cover all these terms.

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

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

Resource

Doing digital inclusion requires some level of resource.,It can be a commitment to using existing resources, including how your workforce embed digital practices,Key actions Invest in digital upskilling Protect time for workforce digital upskilling Map existing internal,existing external resources In this section we share the different ways an organisation can resource digital,Check out our Digital Inclusion Masterclass video 'Doing digital inclusion with limited resources': https

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/resource

Resource and sustainability

v=8cs3rnb_3tw Sustainability The idea of sustainability in digital inclusion is often misunderstood.,Digital inclusion cannot be sustained without ongoing resource, whether this is the purchase of devices,, provision of connectivity or even the availability of people to support digital skills.,When we refer to sustainability in digital inclusion we are really talking about making our efforts '

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/partnership/place-based-digital-inclusion/resource-and-sustainability

Essential digital skills

The top tip for digital champions to is to bring online safety into every session and help it become,Top Tip Rather than using scare stories, digital champions should draw comparisons between the online,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/approach/digital-champions/essential-digital-skills

DigiNext event content and speaker videos

Read more in our in-depth guide.,Read more in our in-depth guide.,Her role involves supporting all shapes and sizes of organisations in the voluntary sector, with setting,John leads on SCVO’s digital checkup service and in-depth guides on topics such as AI.,Maddie has also been championing the Scottish Approach to Service Design and as one of the co- founders

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/diginext-event-information

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