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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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Community building platforms

They are places people can come to ask you questions and get peer support.,You set up a group (some people call them forums) on a platform and decide how publicly visible it will,They sign up with an email address or mobile phone number.,Then they have access and can post text, images and files to the group.,Every time someone posts a new question or starts a conversation others can reply, forming a ‘thread’

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/research-and-resources/tools-functionality/community-building

New service delivery models

contact page – with a shift to remote working, you will need to set up a divert to mobile or cloud-based,Both platforms can be set up to send auto-replies and do some basic tagging of questions.,Pinned posts that stay at the top of your feed are useful for this. ,is more accessible and just as quick to post.,The Catalyst have an excellent guide to getting started with Zoom. 

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/service-delivery

The role of the Digital Champion

Example:Sanjay is supporting Ellen to set up a social media account.,Jim’s excited at the idea of getting online but he doesn’t know where to start.,Example:Brenda wants to spend some of her free time supporting people to get online.,Githa shows her some websites to look up local classes and social groups, and Mary starts going to a,to help out and ensure everyone gets the support they need.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach/digital-champions/the-role-of-the-digital-champion

eLearning and Virtual Learning Environments

You can also groups posts into learning units in Facebook groups, to create a course with topic folders,Creating a course Weigh up the cost-benefits of the time it will take to create a course.,Content creation and set up will take time.,Think about the minimum you need to get started and check how much flexibility your platform would offer,have developed the Learn My Way platform to deliver digital skills courses Oxfordshire Breastfeeding Support

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/research-and-resources/tools-functionality/elearning

Essential digital skills

and media links I can log in remotely to my email and other work-related communication tools I can post,Started with Zoom (GCF Global) Social Media Facts and Advice for Parents (Internet Matters) Microsoft,Started with Google Maps (Google) How to Use NearMe (NHS NearMe) Using Public Services Online (Learn,Started with Trello (Trello) Microsoft 365 (Microsoft) Essential Digital Skill: Being safe, legal and,, e.g. help setting up certain parental controls; Devoting additional time or resources to supporting

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

The five challenges

Over the past few years, more telecoms providers have started offering ‘social tariffs;’ providing low-cost,2018, BT, who are under statutory obligation to provide a social tariff, have improved their offer, upping,Other telecoms providers have also started to offer voluntary social tariffs.,Remote and rural communities are more likely to struggle to get a reliable and sufficient mobile connection,The 3G network will start to switch off in 2024.

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/roadmap/the-five-challenges-3

Your hall online

If this feels like a gap in your knowledge or experience, you could look at getting a trustee involved

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/digital/your-hall-online

New charity law in Scotland

recently published a timetable for when the changes will come into place - we will keep these pages up,We’ve called for engagement with and support for the sector throughout, and we’ve supported Scottish,some of our specific responses and projects: SCVO responded to the Scottish Government’s consultation, setting,Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Act – what you need to know | Anderson Strathern 2023… just the start,Get in touch

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/legislation/new-charity-law

Part E: SCVO’s role in securing progress on funding - where do we go from here?

Our conversations with intermediaries were set up with the dual aim of working with them to improve their,On funding, SCVO should: Lead on sector funding challenges and finding solutions Support a strong collective,voice to influence funding Work with intermediaries to get the balance right when pushing on funding

https://scvo.scot/scottish-government-funding-of-voluntary-organisations/part-e-scvos-role-in-securing-progress-on-funding-where-do-we-go-from-here

Women-led social enterprises delivering for their communities

NEWS 21 October 2020 by Graham Martin
Despite Covid challenges, the social enterprise sector has plenty to offer

https://tfn.scot/news/women-led-social-enterprises-delivering-for-their-communities