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Kaylie Allen - Inspiring Scotland

Senior Leadership

Director of Funds

Kaylie Allen

Kaylie Allen

Kaylie has worked with funding bodies, charities and vulnerable communities for more than 15 years and is driven by a deep desire to create lasting social change.

Her experience in developing, establishing and managing innovative funding models, and assessing funding proposals and business plans, is of huge value to our supported organisations, helping them to become more efficient and sustainable.

Kaylie is a strong advocate of the importance of rigorous evaluation and impact measurement in the voluntary sector so charities can continuously improve and better help the people they work with.

Kaylie has worked across a number of Inspiring Scotland’s funds and contributes to several charities, both as a board member and as an active volunteer.

Delivering Equally Safe receives a funding uplift
19.02.2025

Delivering Equally Safe receives a funding uplift

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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Developing a Universal Definition of ‘Care Experience’: An Opportunity to Address the Imbalance of Support
18.02.2025

Developing a Universal Definition of ‘Care Experience’: An Opportunity to Address the Imbalance of Support

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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Supporting the sector with Good Governance  
17.02.2025

Supporting the sector with Good Governance  

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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