Ashley is passionate about the ability of the voluntary sector to have a real impact and improve people’s lives.
She has spent more than 15 years working in the voluntary sector specialising in grant funding and brings a wealth of knowledge of fund management and development, project management, and assessment.
Ashley believes in continuous improvement to better help those served by the voluntary sector and applies her extensive experience in helping Self-directed Support organisations to develop the services they render and their process efficiency.
Ashley’s interest in helping people extends outside of work where she is also training to be a member of the Children’s Panel. She also enjoys travelling, yoga, reading and spending time with friends and family.
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.
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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
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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
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