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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

If Digital Motivators are changemakers, then Digital Champions are the agents of change.,Champion you can check out 'The Role of the Digital Champion' Getting the right people to be Digital,Is it to support the digital skills of your workforce?,There are different types of Digital Champions (referenced in our Digital Champion Guide), and you should,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

to help them in their roles.,’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,As a Digital Motivator you have a role to play in nurturing this space and making sure that you contribute,them motivated: 1.

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

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

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

Village halls as digital champions

However, village halls can think practically about their role in combatting this with some of our practical,about how you could support people with their device and connectivity needs: The skills to use a device,That’s the same for digital skills: without the Essential Digital Skills and the motivation to use the,Support local volunteers to become digital champions.,for supporting a learner.

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/digital/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.,listener Able to explain things in simple terms Understanding of people’s interests and motivations for,You may have most of the digital skills to offer support to others, but if you’re not sure, it’s important,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

Essential digital skills

Keeping in touch with friends, family and loved ones is a very popular motivator for getting a device,(Microsoft) Microsoft Outlook Guide (Microsoft) Essential Digital Skill: Handling Information and Content,applying for a passport or driving licenceI can complete and submit online forms in relation to my job role,Champion Guide.,Before you leave, you can check out the last part of the Digital Motivator Guide: measuring impact or

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

Measuring impact

of how many people they support, and extrapolate the results.,Digital Champions keep a tally or how many learners they’ve supported, and at the end of the week they,What further support would be helpful in your role as a Digital Champion?,You can come up with some prompt questions to guide your conversation, and it can always be edited later,This is what we used in SCVO (paid version) to create our What is a Digital Motivator video.

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

Impact Report 2023/24

including our: New guide to closing down a charity Updated guide to finding funding New charity law,To support this new guidance, SCVO developed resources and guides, ran an exclusive Goodmoves special,show that our staff team are engaged, motivated to achieve SCVO’s objectives and feeling good about,of respondents agreed that they would recommend SCVO as a great place to work, 98% said they feel motivated,on a whole host of digital topics.

https://scvo.scot/about/work/impact

The Gathering 2025: a round-up

Your support and participation helps to keep the Gathering free to attend for our delegates and we simply

https://scvo.scot/the-gathering/round-up-2025

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