Celia is passionate about building a better Scotland. She has been with Inspiring Scotland since launch in 2008, leading on its inaugural 14:19 employability fund as Head of Funds, before becoming Chief Executive in 2013. Inspiring Scotland pioneered venture philanthropy in Scotland and is one the largest VP organisations in the world, bringing a multi-investor, long term funding and high engagement approach to working with charities who are addressing social issues across Scotland.
Celia brings extensive experience from the private sector and is passionate about the potential of people and communities to create lasting positive change. Instrumental in Inspiring Scotland’s start-up phase, and as a social entrepreneur who makes things happen, Celia is a champion of collaborative working to tackle deep-rooted social problems.
As Chief Executive Celia has shaped Inspiring Scotland’s values and vision, and she brings the same commitment and drive to a range of Non-Executive roles. She is a Director of The Entrepreneurial Scotland Foundation, a Trustee of Winning Scotland Foundation and a Trustee of Royal Albert Cycling Club SCIO. She is an Advisor to Common Purpose Scotland and sits on the Child Poverty Programme Board as well as the Governance Board of the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit. Celia is also proud to be a Global Celt.
Celia is also an enthusiastic advocate of the power of sport to break down barriers and inspire people. She is a British Cycling coach in track, mountain bike, road and time-trial and co-founded the Clydesdale Colts youth cycling group in Lanarkshire.
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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