Louise believes in getting the best from people to help them to have the greatest impact on Scotland’s most vulnerable people.
On board since the very beginning, her expertise in organisational strategy and leadership development have been instrumental to the way Inspiring Scotland works.
Louise has a breadth of experience in the voluntary and public sectors, having worked in grant funding for the Scottish Government and European Regional Development Fund, and completed a Leadership Development programme at Harvard Business School. Louise’s knowledge and skills help charities develop and create more opportunities for Scotland’s young people.
This blog shares some practical tips from our Survivors of Childhood Abuse Support (SOCAS) fund teams’ experience alongside resources you can use to develop your grantmaking practice. It follows on from a presentation to the 4th Meeting of the Trauma-Informed Grantmaking Community of Practice on 27 Feb 2025. Trauma happens when we experience very stressful,
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Today (Thursday 27 February 2025) the Support in the Right Direction fund team launched a report focusing on the last round of funding, which ended in March 2024, and lasted almost six years. During this time, 31 organisations received funding of £15.8 million to provide independent support to people navigating the social care system to
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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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