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Duncan MacKechnie - Inspiring Scotland

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Fund Manager - Our Future Now

Duncan MacKechnie

Duncan MacKechnie

Having started a long and varied career on the fishing boats around Oban and Mallaig, Duncan’s hard-working attitude and strong team spirit make him a great fit for Inspiring Scotland.

Duncan went on to have a long and extensive career in banking and insurance where he held many senior roles in sales, distribution, compliance, marketing and latterly as Managing Director of Direct Line.

Duncan brings this wealth of business experience to his Inspiring Scotland role along with the ability to motivate people. In addition, he has worked in a results-driven environment all his life, which serve him well in supporting charities across Inspiring Scotland’s Funds to do extraordinary things.

In his spare time, Duncan enjoys walking with his Border Collie and holidays in Italy.

Inspiring Scotland’s Annual Report 2023-24 published
10.12.2024

Inspiring Scotland’s Annual Report 2023-24 published

The annual report provides an overview of the work undertaken to deliver on our strategic priorities and mission to improve the lives of people across Scotland. Last year Inspiring Scotland managed 16 funding programmes delivering to our strategic priorities ‘Improving Life Chances for Children and Young People’ and ‘Flourishing Lives’. We managed over £46m of

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Delivering Equally Safe (DES) supports 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence with report launch.
26.11.2024

Delivering Equally Safe (DES) supports 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence with report launch.

Monday 25 November, Minister for Equalities, Kaukab Stewart marked the start of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence by sharing Delivering Equally Safe’s latest six month Impact Report at a visit to funded project Monklands Women’s Aid. Monklands Women’s Aid supported 331 women and 109 children and young people in the six month period through

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Support for survivors of childhood abuse
22.11.2024

Support for survivors of childhood abuse

“We are deeply grateful for this opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of survivors, guiding them towards a brighter and more hopeful future.”   A new phase of the Scottish Government’s Survivors of Childhood Abuse Support (SOCAS) fund has now started. 22 third sector organisations across Scotland will share the £3.3m over

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