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.
The first 14 projects supported by the Neighbourhood Ecosystem Fund will kick start their local nature restoration projects this month. Ecological surveys, wetland restoration, pond excavations, peatland restoration and biodiversity surveys are just some of the projects that will benefit from the £146,000 of funding. Additionally, each project will receive £1,500 to be spent on
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(Tuesday 26th August) the First Minister and Minister for Higher and Further Education Graeme Dey, joined Inspiring Scotland to launch the mid-point impact report of its 10-year youth employment fund. The fund, Our Future Now (OFN), delivered by charity Inspiring Scotland is focused on supporting the bedrock of circa 40,000 young people in Scotland that
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Minister for Equalities Kaukab Stewart and COSLA ‘s Community Wellbeing Spokesperson Councillor Maureen Chalmers launched the latest Equally Safe Delivery Plan yesterday (Tuesday 13 August 2024) at an event hosted by Glasgow and Clyde Rape Crisis Centre. Inspiring Scotland manages the Delivering Equally Safe fund on behalf of the Scottish Government, which supports third sector
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