Originally from Lancashire Irene moved to Scotland in the 80’s. Irene has worked within the voluntary sector in varying roles for over 35 years. She has a huge wealth of knowledge of fund management and grant making processes and have worked across various funding programmes (Volunteering, Community Funds, Equalities, Community Safety, Violence Against Women and Girls) as well as on the corporate side. Building strong, positive and effective working relationships with organisations and the communities they serve will bring about positive change for all involved. When not working you will find Irene reading, attending Soul Music events (although not at the present time) and enjoying time with family and friends.
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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The Scottish Government’s recent public consultation on Developing a Universal Definition of ‘Care Experience’ presents a critical opportunity to address the imbalance of support available to those experiencing the ‘care system.’ intandem, managed by Inspiring Scotland is a national mentoring programme for young people in, or at risk of experiencing the ‘care system’, is well
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If Elaine Crichton has a specialist topic, it would be diversifying Scotland’s Boards through recruitment and bespoke training of Trustees. It’s an area she is not just enthusiastic about but also well placed to offer guidance and training, having provided 46 organisations in-depth governance and board development support in the last year. She also walks
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