Susie believes in the power of bringing people and sectors together to solve problems.
Studying social entrepreneurship in America ignited Susie’s interest in the third sector and the benefit of bringing different skills and perspectives to help overcome challenges.
As a qualified accountant, Susie has held several senior financial roles, both in the UK and abroad, in the oil, and financial sectors. In addition to an eye for numbers, Susie brings experience in employee engagement, lean process improvement, HR and training to Inspiring Scotland.
Susie works on the intandem portfolio, supporting the charities to establish the national mentoring programme.
Outside of work, Susie is busy with her family and enjoys walking in the hills, tennis and travel.
“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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The first 14 projects supported by the Neighbourhood Ecosystem Fund will kick start their local nature restoration projects this month. Ecological surveys, wetland restoration, pond excavations, peatland restoration and biodiversity surveys are just some of the projects that will benefit from the £146,000 of funding. Additionally, each project will receive £1,500 to be spent on
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(Tuesday 26th August) the First Minister and Minister for Higher and Further Education Graeme Dey, joined Inspiring Scotland to launch the mid-point impact report of its 10-year youth employment fund. The fund, Our Future Now (OFN), delivered by charity Inspiring Scotland is focused on supporting the bedrock of circa 40,000 young people in Scotland that
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