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Ashley Drennan - Inspiring Scotland

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Fund Manager - SiRD

Ashley Drennan

Ashley Drennan

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.

£3 Million Bright Start Breakfasts Fund Now Open
14.05.2025

£3 Million Bright Start Breakfasts Fund Now Open

Today (14th May 2025) a new £3 million Bright Start Breakfasts Fund will open to applications.  The fund will expand access to breakfast clubs for primary school children by combining provision of healthy and nutritious breakfast food with before-school supervision or childcare enabling early drop off for parents to support them to work or study.  

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£3 Million Bright Start Breakfasts Fund Now Open
14.05.2025

£3 Million Bright Start Breakfasts Fund Now Open

Today (14th May 2025) a new £3 million Bright Start Breakfasts Fund will open to applications.  The fund will expand access to breakfast clubs for primary school children by combining provision of healthy and nutritious breakfast food with before-school supervision or childcare enabling early drop off for parents to support them to work or study.  

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Catalysts for Change: Understanding the motivations of volunteers in Scotland (new report published) 
12.05.2025

Catalysts for Change: Understanding the motivations of volunteers in Scotland (new report published) 

Volunteers play a vital role in supporting the work of charities across Scotland. Their contribution, big or small, can make a huge difference to individual lives and the reach and impact of organisations.   Two of Inspiring Scotland’s programmes would not exist without the support of volunteers: our Specialist Volunteer Network (SVN) connecting professional volunteers with

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