At Inspiring Scotland, we are very aware of the pressure that the increased cost-of living is having on people and the funded charities we support.
Throughout Autumn 2022 our fund teams gathered and shared information from portfolio partners about:
Insights were gathered through regular virtual portfolio catch-ups enabling charity partners to share and support each other. Surveys were also distributed to complete anonymously.
The insights gathered by Inspiring Scotland staff have been collated to produce produce three short reports. These include:
Summary Insight Report on the Cost-of-Living – which shares learning from programmes that support children and families and people accessing mental health and social care support.
Cost of Living Impact on Survivors of Gender Based Violence and Abuse – this report focusses on insights from groups funded through Delivering Equally Safe. Funded partners deliver front line support including one-to-one emotional and practice support, refuge, legal or financial advice as well as work to prevent violence against women and girls.
Equality and Human Rights Fund Cost of Living Report – this report is a collation of feedback from groups delivering direct work to tackle inequality and discrimination and looks at data and evidence organisations are gathering about how the cost of living is impacting on different communities across Scotland.
Thank you to portfolio partners for sharing with us, and each other, how they are responding to the challenges faced by the cost-of-living crisis.
Thank you to the Scottish Government and investors for funding the vital work of portfolio partners.
We are pleased to share that Equalities Minister, Kaukab Stewart has announced a £2.4 million funding uplift for over 100 organisations supported by our Delivering Equally Safe fund. The funding boost will bring the total Scottish Government investment in Delivering Equally Safe (DES) up to £21.6 million for 2025/26. The announcement was made during Ms.
Read More
The Scottish Government’s recent public consultation on Developing a Universal Definition of ‘Care Experience’ presents a critical opportunity to address the imbalance of support available to those experiencing the ‘care system.’ intandem, managed by Inspiring Scotland is a national mentoring programme for young people in, or at risk of experiencing the ‘care system’, is well
Read More
If Elaine Crichton has a specialist topic, it would be diversifying Scotland’s Boards through recruitment and bespoke training of Trustees. It’s an area she is not just enthusiastic about but also well placed to offer guidance and training, having provided 46 organisations in-depth governance and board development support in the last year. She also walks
Read More