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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?

Robert Armour investigates our right to get online

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

Digital is booming and charities are starting to join the revolution

Paul Cardwell looks at which charities are making the best use of digital technology to explore how your

https://tfn.scot/news/tech-special-digital-is-booming-and-charities-need-to-take-note

#Trusteesweek - keeping up with our changing world

Our world is changing fast.,Below are some key challenges coming in the future and issues for Trustees to consider.,Will this impact on your ability to secure funding or contracts?,The digital age Technology is changing rapidly and along with it our lives – so is cyber crime. ,The world as it is now will not be the world of the future.

https://scvo.scot/p/10541/2015/11/05/trusteesweek-keeping-up-with-our-changing-world

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

Whilst our cause must be our focus, we cannot achieve this at the expense of those who fund our work,Gaining an accurate picture of fundraising in Scotland is challenging.,It now includes positions for a lay chairperson and three lay members.,for those using digital forms of fundraising, such as social media, for example.,(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

New funding announced to increase digital skills

Ms Hyslop’s visit marked the opening of the sixth round of funding of the Digital Participation Charter,Since the Charter Fund opened in 2014 it has supported over 15,000 high-need learners to develop basic,On this note, we have challenged ourselves to embrace new digital tools in our everyday work; one outcome,is that we are now all keen Canva users and our publicity and poster skills have dramatically improved,*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

Universal women

supported by the Digital Participation Charter Fund: 'The Universal Women project began in March 2018,'With the funding from the Digital Participation Charter Fund we were able to purchase the necessary,kit to help us run a group where our women could be supported to improve their digital skills.,We are having an open day in our office in April to encourage some of our newer women to come along and,Without the support of the Charter Fund we may not have able to provide so much additional digital support

https://scvo.scot/p/30367/2019/03/26/universal-women

SES & SCVO submission to Economy, Energy & Fair Work Committee

The sector has ensured that emergency funds and digital equipment could reach those at most risk of being,The recent blog by Scottish Government highlights the reductions in friction, effort, risk and cost if,infrastructure now to prepare us for a second wave, but this is necessary for a thriving economy for,Continuing to open up procurement and initiatives like Community Wealth Building is essential.,Overall development: Currently, there is some confusion as to what the SNIB will do and when it will open

https://scvo.scot/p/39842/2020/08/03/ses-scvo-submission-to-economy-energy-fair-work-committee

6 big questions charity digital leaders need to ask

team who trust their staff and understand the potential of technology, whose culture is focused on openness,– not digital transformation. 2 – How are our users living their lives and how can digital help us meet,– How are decisions made across our organisation?,skills do our staff and volunteers have?,A version of this blog originally appeared on Charity Digital News.

https://scvo.scot/p/33081/2019/10/18/6-big-questions-charity-digital-leaders-need-to-ask

Six reasons to apply for the SCVO Digital Senior Leaders Programme

Applications for our next SCVO Digital Senior Leaders Programme with Third Sector Lab are open until,Keep it Simple: Keep it Low Cost and just Start Try things that can be introduced now, that require no,Funding and time are two of the most common reasons used to stave off any digital evolution project.,If you’d like to find out for yourself apply here for our SCVO Digital Senior Leaders Programme.,This blog was originally written for Blackbaud Digital Futures, a deep dive on digital transformation

https://scvo.scot/p/44508/2021/07/26/six-reasons-to-apply-for-the-scvo-digital-senior-leaders-programme

Digital in the House!

I am so excited to be writing my first blog as part of SCVO’s Digital Participation team, to introduce,myself and tell you about our Digital in the House programme.,and for the third sector there has been a double challenging of moving our staff and services online,The programme is open to anyone working in housing who’s able to be a digital motivator, which means,Apply now!

https://scvo.scot/p/43536/2021/05/07/digital-in-the-house