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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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The need for transparency in the third sector

as those surrounding Kids Company, chief executive pay, fundraising practices and ethical corporate support,The new digital platform lets the public share their honest experiences of charities, both good and bad,charities valuable feedback on how they can improve to deliver better services and experiences for their supporters,sector, written by people that know the work of the organisation best: its service users, fundraisers, supporters,For more information take a look at my previous blog on getting to know Good HQ or get in touch by emailing

https://scvo.scot/p/12828/2016/07/07/the-need-for-transparency-in-the-third-sector

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

Consultation response to Scottish Parliament inquiry on a Scottish approach to taxation

Given the support that so many organisations in our sector give to those who are affected by poverty,,and who rely on a combination of third sector and state support, we suggest that the principle lying,example, Oxfam Scotland’s campaign on Scottish Limited Partnerships (http://www.oxfam.org.uk/scotland/blog,Tax digitalisation The ‘Making tax digital’ agenda, led by HMRC, is due to deliver a fully digital tax,However, it also could have implications for people who do not have basic digital skills nor online access

https://scvo.scot/p/13706/2016/09/27/consultation-response-to-scottish-parliament-inquiry-on-a-scottish-approach-to-taxation

How See Me benefited from taking a digital risk

In the second of our charity leaders blog series, Lisa Cohen from See Me explains what happened when,her organisation took a digital risk.,Since October 2014, a major part of our strategy has been to attract new supporters and engage more frequently,and meaningfully with existing supporters.,We also use digital technology to promote our campaigns and key messages.

https://scvo.scot/p/13771/2016/10/03/how-see-me-scotland-benefited-from-taking-a-digital-risk

SCVO response to Scottish Government Enterprise and Skills consultation

Digital Research by Tinder Foundation identifies that 90% of all new jobs require digital skills, with,Thus the need for investment in basic digital skills for all is apparent.,with connectivity, basic digital skills and skills gaps.,SCVO are currently working on a One Digital Project offering support to individuals and providing business,With technological advancement, digital skills should form a pivotal part of the core curriculum.

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

Meet David!

confident in using new technology, and I am excited to be part the team at SCVO doing great work to support,Level 2 – Supporting digital transformation in the third sector ‘Digital transformation’ is a bit of,As a first step in supporting digital transformation in the third sector, through the One Digital Programme,those interested in the more technical side of web development, we’re going to be using the SCVO Labs blog,skills and supporting the digital transformation in the third sector by working in partnership.

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

Recounting Women

paints a thousand words: Scottish Women's Aid's policy worker Jo Ozga on how the organisation is using digital

https://scvo.scot/p/12425/2016/05/02/recounting-women

Our work to help organisations grow their digital capacity is supported by: