Catriona is passionate about the role of collaboration, innovation and creativity in addressing social challenges. She combines her experience in public, private and third sector policy and practice in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Before joining Inspiring Scotland, Catriona worked with Creative Carbon Scotland to develop knowledge, research, capacity and support for Scottish cultural organisations and festivals addressing the climate emergency. In particular, she focused on how charities and SMEs can adapt to the impacts of climate change in their region, and connect local communities with global policy.
She is a volunteer and trustee of 2050 Climate Group – a youth-led, volunteer-led charity which focuses on empowering young leaders to take climate action towards a just and sustainable society, currently running programmes in Scotland and Malawi. Helping to grow a young charity has made her an enthusiast of third sector governance and enabling change!
From Govan to the city centre, from children with learning disabilities to New Scots, people all over the city of Glasgow have benefitted from the opportunity to explore their creative side, led by their own communities. We recently hosted a workshop and reception to showcase the incredible talent and creativity fostered through our Creative Communities
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Dundee charity TCA are on the lookout for volunteer mentors for a brand new intandem mentoring programme to support children and young people living with close family or friends in kinship care in Dundee. The one-of-a kind intandem family mentoring programme pairs volunteer mentors with children and young people aged 7-15 living in kinship arrangements,
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We are pleased to have recently become a member of the Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF), the leading membership association for foundations and independent grant-makers in the UK. Commenting on joining, Celia Tennant, Inspiring Scotland Chief Executive said: “As an established funder and grant maker operating at scale in Scotland, we are committed to
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