Ben joined Inspiring Scotland in November 2021, bringing 20 years of experience from across fund management, local government, small business and third sector organisations to the management of the CashBack for Communities Fund.
Ben is motivated by a desire to maximise the opportunities available for youth across Scotland, particularly those from disadvantaged communities and areas of deprivation. With a keen interest in the outdoors, sports and arts, he is a proponent of the strong personal benefits such activities offer.
Ben is excited to apply his background in finance and experience in community-led activity to support the CashBack for Communities portfolio and help maximise the outcomes, impact and capacity of partner organisations.
Inspiring Scotland invites tenders to undertake a locality needs assessment for services responding to violence against women and girls. Glasgow East Women’s Aid in Easterhouse recently ceased operating bringing to an end their domestic abuse service and delivery of community gender-based violence (GBV) services in the area. This leaves a gap in direct frontline service
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We recently brought together organisations to host an event looking at where kinship care currently is in Scotland and where it needs to be to support young people and their wider families to thrive. The kinship care landscape in Scotland “We need to do more for kinship carers and children” Since 2016, Inspiring
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Earlier this month, some of the Inspiring Scotland Thrive Outdoors team, alongside partners hosted a workshop at the Power of Sport and Physical Activity Conference. The conference, held at Easterhouse Community Hub, marked 10 years since the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, and looked to celebrate the power of sport and physical activity for people to
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