A brief introduction to the Milo database and reporting platform that supports Scotland's local third sector. Presented at the Intermediaries Network, May 2014.

1. Chris Yiu
Milo 101
Director of digital participation, SCVO
12 May 2014
Intermediaries Network
Hayweight House, Edinburgh
Working with third sector data in Scotland

2. Milo is a database of local third
sector activity in Scotland
37,000
Organisations
100,000
Volunteers

3. Milo is owned and provided by
SCVO, and governed in
partnership with the sector

4. Milo’s primary purpose is to
support Third Sector Interfaces
32
Third Sector Interfaces
750
Milo users contributing to the system

5. Organisations
Contacts
Locations
Volunteers
Opportunities
Placements
Episodes
Interactions
Actions
Sector activity
TSI notes
Data structure (simplified)

6. Two big benefits for TSIs
Managing
information
• Software as a
service (and free)
• Consistent across
Scotland
• Full picture of local
sector activity
• Analyse trends and
gather insights
Making
decisions

7. Wider benefits for Scotland
Engaging people and communities
Improving visibility of organisations
Helping government understand us
Helping businesses partner with us
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8. Opportunities: Volunteer Scotland
www.volunteerscotland.net

9. Organisations: Get Involved
www.getinvolved.org.uk

10. Contact
Gavin Bell
Milo Programme Manager, SCVO
gavin.bell@scvo.org.uk
@GavinDigital