Throughout autumn of 2022 Inspiring Scotland teams worked with portfolio partners to gather and share insights on what the pressure that the increased cost of living is having on people and the funded charities we support.
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. This has been added to insights gathered by Inspiring Scotland staff to produce this summary report.
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.
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