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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.

More funding to improve lives for autistic adults
14.04.2025

More funding to improve lives for autistic adults

More funding has been announced for the Scottish Government’s Autistic Adult Support Fund and is available to third sector organisations providing services to autistic adults – promoting wellbeing and helping them to understand what neurodivergence means for them. Since 2023, the Scottish Government has allocated £1.5 million to 15 organisations, including those helping autistic adults

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More funding to improve lives for autistic adults
09.04.2025

More funding to improve lives for autistic adults

More funding has been announced for the Scottish Government’s Autistic Adult Support Fund and is available to third sector organisations providing services to autistic adults – promoting wellbeing and helping them to understand what neurodivergence means for them. Since 2023, the Scottish Government has allocated £1.5 million to 15 organisations, including those helping autistic adults

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