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Emma Congreve - Inspiring Scotland

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Emma Congreve

Emma Congreve

Emma Congreve is a knowledge exchange fellow and economist at the Fraser of Allander Institute at the University of Strathclyde. Emma has worked as an economist for over a decade, with experience within the public sector and third sector. She joined the Fraser of Allander Institute in February 2020 to push forward the Institute’s work on poverty, inequality and inclusive growth.

Emma’s work is focussed on building evidence to inform policy on a range of social policy issues. Much of her work involves working with quantitative and qualitative data to illuminate how to tackle some of Scotland’s most significant social and economic problems. She has a particular interest in work to tackle child poverty in Scotland as a means to improve both societal and economic outcomes.

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01.04.2025

Insight story: Tackling the climate crisis with spreadsheets and Earth in Common

Tackling climate change sometimes still involves spreadsheets! Our Specialist Volunteer Network (SVN) is home to a whole range of expertise and changemakers who stand ready to help Scotland’s charities. Our team are no stranger to quickly matching a charity with the right professional to get a problem solved. So recently, when Earth in Common, an

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Celebrating creativity in Glasgow’s communities
25.03.2025

Celebrating creativity in Glasgow’s communities

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intandem launches in Dundee: Volunteers needed for new one-of-a kind mentoring programme for kinship families
17.03.2025

intandem launches in Dundee: Volunteers needed for new one-of-a kind mentoring programme for kinship families

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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