Lottery Community Fund

What can Mhor Collective do to help your organisation?

Mhor Collective can offer Community Fund grant holders a comprehensive, trauma‑informed digital inclusion partnership that strengthens organisations, builds staff confidence, and supports communities to participate in and utilise opportunities in an increasingly digital world. Our approach is holistic, relational, practical, and grounded in years of experience delivering digital inclusion, media literacy, and community‑based learning in diverse settings.  We work alongside organisations and communities to deliver bespoke, tailored support which best suits the needs of your community. 

Supporting organisations to embed digital inclusion

Many community organisations want to improve digital access but lack the capacity, confidence, or strategic clarity to do so. Mhor Collective provides holistic organisational support that helps teams understand their digital strengths, identify gaps, and design realistic, sustainable support.  We work across organisations to ensure digital inclusion is not an add‑on but a core part of service delivery, aligned with organisational values and community needs.

We also support organisations to navigate the wider digital inclusion landscape—signposting national resources, helping them connect with local partners, and advising on funding, evaluation, and impact measurement. 

Building staff confidence and digital capability

Staff skills  and confidence are central to successful digital inclusion. Mhor Collective offers tailored support that meets teams where they are, from essential digital skills to more advanced topics such as online safety, media literacy, and supporting people with low confidence or trauma histories. Training is hands-on, accessible, and designed to reduce anxiety around technology. We help staff feel equipped to support their communities  with everyday digital tasks—accessing benefits, using email, public services and education, navigating online health services, or managing devices—while also strengthening their own digital wellbeing and professional practice.

Supporting targeted communities

Digital exclusion is rarely just about skills; it is shaped by poverty, isolation, disability, gender, migration, and trauma. Mhor Collective specialises in working with communities who face multiple barriers, including women experiencing online harm, young people with care experience, older adults, rural communities, and people with long‑term health conditions. Our approach is relational and person‑centred, focusing on building trust, confidence, and agency.

We design and deliver community workshops, drop‑ins, and one‑to‑one support that help people develop practical digital skills while also addressing safety, wellbeing, and confidence. This includes support with accessing the correct device for their needs, online safety, digital rights, and navigating public services. Our work is always co‑designed with local partners to ensure cultural relevance and accessibility.

Facilitating learning and connection across Scotland

A key strength of Mhor Collective is our ability to connect organisations and communities across Scotland. We facilitate peer learning networks, thematic workshops, and shared learning events that will allow grant holders to exchange ideas, troubleshoot challenges, and build collective capacity. This creates a supportive national ecosystem where learning is shared, duplication is reduced, and innovation is encouraged.

Offers of Support for Community Fund Grant Holders

Mhor Collective provides a set of structured, flexible offers that organisations can draw on individually or as a package. Each offer is designed to strengthen organisational capacity, build staff confidence, and ensure communities across Scotland can participate fully and safely in digital life.

Offer	What It Includes	How It Helps Organisations	How It Helps Communities & Individuals
Digital Champion Support	Workshops for staff or volunteers to become in‑house Digital Champions; practical tools, resources, and reflective practice; ongoing mentoring	Builds sustainable internal capacity so digital inclusion becomes part of everyday service delivery; reduces reliance on external support.	Provides trusted, local support from familiar faces; increases confidence in using devices, accessing services, and staying safer online
Digital Skills & Confidence Building	Tailored workshops for staff and community members; 1:1 support; sessions on online safety, media literacy, digital health & wellbeing, and essential digital tasks	Strengthens staff capability to support service users; reduces anxiety around technology; embeds trauma‑informed digital practice	Helps people develop practical skills for daily life—benefits access, health, communication, employment—and builds long‑term confidence
Community of Learning (Scotland‑wide)	Peer learning networks; themed workshops; shared learning events; cross‑organisation problem‑solving; resource sharing	Connects organisations across Scotland; reduces duplication; accelerates learning; builds a supportive national ecosystem.	Ensures communities benefit from the best ideas and approaches being used elsewhere; strengthens collective resilience and innovation
Digital Inclusion Strategy Development	Organisational digital skills audit; co‑designed action plans; guidance on devices, connectivity, safeguarding, evaluation, and sustainability; leadership support	Provides a clear, realistic roadmap for embedding digital inclusion; aligns digital inclusion with organisational values and funding requirements.	Ensures communities receive consistent, high‑quality inclusive support that meets their needs and reduces barriers to digital access and participation