Taking part in the SCVO Senior Leaders programme can help you become a winner! From winning actual awards to securing new funding, starting new projects and employing new staff. Applications are now open for the fourth round of the programme – Read more…
As the leaves fall from the trees and the sunny, hot summer fades into a distant memory, we reflect on what has been yet another busy and successful few months for the One Digital programme. Programme progress: In quarter five we continued to recruit and train more Read more…
Project visit to Age UK South Lakeland On Thursday 13th September I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to visit the lovely team at Age UK South Lakeland based in Kendal. The day started off with a project meeting Read more…
Brook Marshall, Director of the charity Feeling Strong, completed an SCVO digital checkup and received support from Kyle Usher, SCVO Digital Change Manager back in May, as Feeling Strong was getting up and running. Feeling Strong is a new charity, Read more…
The world around us is radically changing, and getting online is increasingly vital in today’s digital age. Of the 4.5 million adults who have never been online (2018), more than half (2.6 million) are aged 75 years and over. Those who are not digitally included are missing out Read more…
Tablet Loan Scheme Age UK South Lakeland run a Tablet Loan Scheme, whereby they loan out tablets alongside free connectivity for three months, absolutely free of charge, to older people who need them. The scheme is aimed at digitally excluded Read more…
Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) are signatories to Scotland’s Digital Participation Charter. Five local Citizens Advice Bureau’s have engaged with SCVO’s Senior Leaders Programme and three have taken part in Digital Champion training. This blog on a recent report from CAS highlights the problems Read more…
One Digital are pleased to publish a blog from Family Fund, sharing their learning on running a digital inclusion project supporting families caring for young people with disabilities. Family Fund are part of a working group which shares learning arising from Read more…
Turning Point Scotland (TPS) are working with the SCVO Digital Team and the Mhor Collective to train staff as Digital Champions. This will enable them to work with different services users in a number of locations across Glasgow and the Read more…
I recently visited the One Digital project Digital Gwynedd run by Citizens Online which is active across Gwynedd in north-west Wales. The network has been delivering support over the last seven years. It involves a very wide range of partners Read more…