Holly has a background in third sector organisational development and is a passionate advocate for the positive outcomes that can be achieved when communities have the resources they need to act on their priorities.
The complex meeting point between policy and people’s lives is something in which Holly is particularly interested. With specialist knowledge and experience of third sector governance, she is keen to use her expertise to support charities to develop capacity and resilience and to continue to make Scotland a better place for all of us.
Holly supports a range of small charities in her spare time by acting as a volunteer Independent Examiner of accounts. She also loves running and racing with her local club and exploring the furthest away wilderness that Scotland has to offer.
This blog shares some practical tips from our Survivors of Childhood Abuse Support (SOCAS) fund teams’ experience alongside resources you can use to develop your grantmaking practice. It follows on from a presentation to the 4th Meeting of the Trauma-Informed Grantmaking Community of Practice on 27 Feb 2025. Trauma happens when we experience very stressful,
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Today (Thursday 27 February 2025) the Support in the Right Direction fund team launched a report focusing on the last round of funding, which ended in March 2024, and lasted almost six years. During this time, 31 organisations received funding of £15.8 million to provide independent support to people navigating the social care system to
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We are pleased to share that Equalities Minister, Kaukab Stewart has announced a £2.4 million funding uplift for over 100 organisations supported by our Delivering Equally Safe fund. The funding boost will bring the total Scottish Government investment in Delivering Equally Safe (DES) up to £21.6 million for 2025/26. The announcement was made during Ms.
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