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Anna Shaughnessy - Inspiring Scotland

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Performance & Impact Advisor - Support in the Right Direction

Anna Shaughnessy

Anna Shaughnessy

Anna has extensive experience in 3rd sector roles including supporting families and individuals through the most challenging times of their lives.

Understanding that people are at the heart of 3rd sector services, Anna has completed an MSc in Forensic Psychology with a focus on the impact of imprisonment on families. While collecting data for her studies, Anna has worked directly with services users to ensure that their voices are heard and are supported effectively.

Anna is determined to use her skills to collaborate with charities and build families and individual-centred services to help create positive social change.

Anna has a flair of all things creative, loves being active and exploring Edinburgh in her downtime.

Inspiring Scotland’s Annual Report 2023-24 published
10.12.2024

Inspiring Scotland’s Annual Report 2023-24 published

The annual report provides an overview of the work undertaken to deliver on our strategic priorities and mission to improve the lives of people across Scotland. Last year Inspiring Scotland managed 16 funding programmes delivering to our strategic priorities ‘Improving Life Chances for Children and Young People’ and ‘Flourishing Lives’. We managed over £46m of

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Delivering Equally Safe (DES) supports 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence with report launch.
26.11.2024

Delivering Equally Safe (DES) supports 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence with report launch.

Monday 25 November, Minister for Equalities, Kaukab Stewart marked the start of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence by sharing Delivering Equally Safe’s latest six month Impact Report at a visit to funded project Monklands Women’s Aid. Monklands Women’s Aid supported 331 women and 109 children and young people in the six month period through

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Support for survivors of childhood abuse
22.11.2024

Support for survivors of childhood abuse

“We are deeply grateful for this opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of survivors, guiding them towards a brighter and more hopeful future.”   A new phase of the Scottish Government’s Survivors of Childhood Abuse Support (SOCAS) fund has now started. 22 third sector organisations across Scotland will share the £3.3m over

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