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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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Is digital a human right?

If you’re reading this chances are you’re online. But did you know five billion others aren’t? Robert Armour investigates our right to get online

https://tfn.scot/features/is-digital-a-human-right

I wish I’d known this when I was young

Louise Macdonald OBE reflects on her more than two decades at Young Scot

https://tfn.scot/opinion/i-wish-id-known-this-when-i-was-young

Let's resolve to think differently about volunteering

Minister’s comment “stick to your knitting” - our response to which resulted in SCVO’s most popular blog,But as soon as you think about volunteering in terms of participation, this brings in the current debate,SCVO is heavily immersed in this agenda, particularly through our digital participation work, and the,So when we think about New Year’s resolutions, what’s next for technology and volunteering? ,Or should I say participation, involvement, helping or sharing?

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

Digital participation: what's next

It's been a busy summer for Team Digital. Here's what's coming up and who's doing what.

https://scvo.scot/p/5694/2014/09/03/digital-participation-whats-next

SCVO response to Scottish Government Enterprise and Skills consultation

We note that this consultation comes at a good time, enabling an assessment of what works well – and,what doesn’t - ahead of the devolution of the new employability support system.,There is also a disparity in practice from one local authority to the next, meaning that national organisations,Digital Research by Tinder Foundation identifies that 90% of all new jobs require digital skills, with,with connectivity, basic digital skills and skills gaps.

https://scvo.scot/p/13860/2016/08/15/scvo-response-to-scottish-government-enterprise-and-skills-consultation

Bootstrapping a charity website

I'd share two things that can help you get a modern website up and running (a) quickly and (b) for next,Wordpress Wordpress started life as a blogging tool and now powers millions of websites around the world,The Digital Participation team will be thinking about our own web presence over the coming weeks.,We'll share what we learn with you as we go, and with a bit of luck will contribute our code back to

https://scvo.scot/p/3943/2014/03/24/bootstrapping-a-charity-website

The effectiveness of the self-regulation of fundraising in Scotland: an informal review

charity fundraising in Scotland – Terms of reference Appendix 3: Contributors Interviewees Round-table participants,to the organisation or ‘cold’ lists that have been bought from agencies specialising in data sales Digital,Whilst the original recipient of a digital ‘ask’ might be based in the charity’s regulatory area, the,ease with which a digital ‘ask’ can be passed on to another person could lead to it being received in,(blog) [8] From OSCR’s Scottish Charity Surveys 2014 [9] As above [10] Rapidata (2015) Rapidata announces

https://scvo.scot/p/10161/2015/09/23/the-effectiveness-of-the-self-regulation-of-fundraising-in-scotland-an-informal-review

Let's talk about digital participation

The other week the team took a bit of time out to reflect on our mission and where next for digital participation,for people, the new challenges that come along with it, and what else we can do to help.,done and participate in society.,participation in Scotland, but there's always more that could be done.,Provide more thought leadership, and keep raising the profile of digital participation Run more hands-on

https://scvo.scot/p/10171/2015/09/22/lets-talk-about-digital-participation

Meet David!

I thought it would be worth sharing with you a brief overview of what we’re up to right now around Scotland,Participation Charter, making a commitment to their staff and volunteers to learn and share basic digital,A key task for the next few months will be the development of our main website, aiming to consolidate,those interested in the more technical side of web development, we’re going to be using the SCVO Labs blog,Please do get in touch if you would like to chat about what we can achieve together.

https://scvo.scot/p/12032/2016/04/06/meet-david

Making a digital difference all over Scotland

One Digital programme tours the country, delivering basic digital skills to third sector folk everywhere

https://scvo.scot/p/12858/2016/07/12/the-story-so-far-in-numbers