Leanne is passionate about the power of entrepreneurial thought and action to drive social change.
After working in London as part of Sky TV’s marketing graduate programme, Leanne studied entrepreneurship in Boston with the Saltire Foundation before returning to Scotland. She joined a digital tech start-up before taking up a role with Entrepreneurial Scotland. Leanne joined Inspiring Scotland in 2016 to use her experience and knowledge of ambitious and innovative enterprise ideas to achieve social goals.
A champion of investing in the earliest years of life to enable the greatest returns, Leanne is the Fund Manager of the Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Fund.
The annual report provides an overview of the work undertaken to deliver on our strategic priorities and mission to improve the lives of people across Scotland. Last year Inspiring Scotland managed 16 funding programmes delivering to our strategic priorities ‘Improving Life Chances for Children and Young People’ and ‘Flourishing Lives’. We managed over £46m of
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Monday 25 November, Minister for Equalities, Kaukab Stewart marked the start of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence by sharing Delivering Equally Safe’s latest six month Impact Report at a visit to funded project Monklands Women’s Aid. Monklands Women’s Aid supported 331 women and 109 children and young people in the six month period through
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“We are deeply grateful for this opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of survivors, guiding them towards a brighter and more hopeful future.” A new phase of the Scottish Government’s Survivors of Childhood Abuse Support (SOCAS) fund has now started. 22 third sector organisations across Scotland will share the £3.3m over
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