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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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Can you help us count digital skills and capabilities in Scotland?

If you've heard me talk about digital participation recently, then you'll know that 3 in 10 adults in,5 charities are geared up to accept online donations, and that three quarters are not investing in digital,So when it comes to improving our understanding of digital participation in Scotland, although we still,answer will be the work Lynne is doing to evaluate the impact of all the different projects we'll be supporting

https://scvo.scot/p/5318/2014/07/16/can-you-help-us-count-digital-skills-and-capabilities-in-scotland

Top 5 blogs of 2014

What were the top SCVO blogs of 2014?,with us to make sure that charities and voluntary organisations had a strong voice in the debate, and supported,Organisations across Scotland got excited about SCVO's new digital participation programme, which aims,to support the sector to help more people in Scotland discover the skills and confidence to get things,mission Sally Dyson | Head of Digital Participation at SCVO 1 We can’t avoid uncomfortable truth about

https://scvo.scot/p/7412/2014/12/18/top-5-blogs-of-2014

New Year Resolutions

We've got other great challenges ahead including: Watching and learning from the supported activity which,codeacadamy online workshops Kev is going to keep himself as up-to-date as possible on all the latest digital,JustGiving via Facebook Rebecca will learn how to use the Raspberry Pi she got for Christmas and commit to blogging

https://scvo.scot/p/7489/2015/01/06/new-year-resolutions

Let's resolve to think differently about volunteering

For years, many have said the term volunteering makes them think of little old ladies supporting their,Minister’s comment “stick to your knitting” - our response to which resulted in SCVO’s most popular blog,SCVO is heavily immersed in this agenda, particularly through our digital participation work, and the

https://scvo.scot/p/7527/2015/01/09/lets-resolve-to-think-differently-about-volunteering

Why social media isn't about computers | #SMEX15

The sessions I went to included working with documentary makers, brilliant blogging with Mencap and handling,Even in the wonderful new world of digital media, comms is all about building relationships, earning,trust and getting people on board – whether that’s your own colleagues, clients, stakeholders or supporters

https://scvo.scot/p/7895/2015/02/12/why-social-media-isnt-about-computers-smex15

Can you help support the development of basic digital skills?

The sixth round of the Digital Participation Charter Fund will again focus on two specific themes: supporting,SCVO Digital can support your activity at every turn, tapping into our team “hive mind” for support and,referring to other projects such as the brilliant One Digital to give you additional support, training,Meeting your pledge is easy for Charter Fund projects – by receiving support from us to deliver the digital,plenty of time to check out our previous projects, keep an eye out for our forthcoming project guest blogs

https://scvo.scot/p/24980/2018/03/28/can-you-help-support-the-development-of-basic-digital-skills

New funding announced to increase digital skills

Since the Charter Fund opened in 2014 it has supported over 15,000 high-need learners to develop basic,The Welcoming is one of over 100 organisations who have benefitted from Charter Fund support.,skills to support their lives here.,who can support digital participation in unexpected ways.,*This blog originally featured on the Scottish Government's blog site on 5 April 2018.

https://scvo.scot/p/25048/2018/04/11/new-funding-announced-to-increase-digital-skills

Small actions can have a big impact

Become a digital activist What has previously been labelled as slacktivism, is actually a great example,Another great example of digital activism is Amnesty’s #TrollPatrol, where Twitter users are encouraged,What can you do to empower people to be digital activists? 2.,It provides a really easy way for supporters to volunteer their time to help spread the word about your,Add your organisation and ask your service users and supporters to write a review.

https://scvo.scot/p/25078/2018/04/18/small-actions-can-have-a-big-impact

Checking in on the digital checkup – what did we learn? Part 2

In Part 1 of this blog, we looked at what insights we gained from a year of running a digital checkup,and offering support calls.,Secondly, people who complete the self-assessment can book a free support phone call to discuss their,That’s why we added the follow-up calls to provide more support, and to help us gain more insight.,In July, we made a big improvement for users who were asking ‘I want to book a support call now’.

https://scvo.scot/p/30955/2019/05/08/checking-in-on-the-digital-checkup-what-did-we-learn-part-2

Lloyds 2019 Digital Index and the Ofcom Media use and attitudes report - how does 2019 measure up?

are less likely to be digital media-literate.,are used, or that people who do engage digitally in small ways don't connect this to a feeling of digital,The February 2019 Good Things Foundation report on digital motivation also supports this interpretation,about the Scottish Digital Participation Charter, the Digital Champion training programme, and testing,your own skills using the Essential and Foundation digital skills checklists on our digital page.

https://scvo.scot/p/31278/2019/06/10/lloyds-2019-digital-index-and-the-ofcom-media-use-and-attitudes-report-how-does-2019-measure-up

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