Nicola brings a wealth of finance and accounting experience to Inspiring Scotland, including an MA in Accounting from Aberdeen University. After training as an accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers Nicola progressed her career in London, predominantly in the Private Equity industry, where she ultimately held the position of Finance Director. Here she was responsible for all the financial and operational aspects of the business.
Nicola is devoted to achieving the best outcomes possible and is driven by her belief every child should have the opportunity to succeed in life.
Having held the position of Finance Director for the previous 14 years Nicola is now enjoying a better work/life balance – spending more time with her young family and finding joy in running and travelling.
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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