ICYMI we launched our #BetterforBabies policy paper last week - calling for the next Scottish Government to invest in better childhoods by increasing ⬆️ Best Start Pregnancy & Baby Payment ⬆️ Best Start Foods i.stci.uk/dam/a-better...

⚡🚗 Happy #EVDay! From the early days of #EVBingo in Scotland 😂🔋🔌 to 9years of clean electric driving 🌍💚… it’s always been about 🌱 the planet + 🚘 the joy. Here’s to the road ahead! 🙌⚡

🚀 Our REACH strategic review is moving forward! This Thursday (12–3pm) our consultants join staff & board to shape Inspiring Communities’ future. Big thanks to everyone helping steer the journey ❤️ #InspiringCommunities #StrategicReview #REACH

Are you an #InspiringCommunities stakeholder? 💬 We’d love your views to help shape our REACH (Review, Engage, Align, Co-design, Harmonise) Strategic Review. Survey closes 5 Sept → forms.gle/zheneQfjudZP... #REACH #CommunityLedChange #Stirling

#Thirdsector moves fast. We pivot, adapt, stretch. But even agile systems need stable ground. Flexibility without multi-year backing won't sustain trauma-informed or community-led work. 2025 needs to be the turning point. #TrustBasedFunding #ThirdSectorVoices #Leadership #charity #Funding #grants

Scotland’s Adult Disability Payment review shows the way forward: design with lived experience, deliver with dignity, and adapt to real lives. #DisabilityRights #LivedExperience #SocialJustice #Scotland www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

That awkward thing where you write an annual report called 'Low Pay Britain' but 'low pay' has been all but eliminated (on the standard hourly pay < 2/3 median measure). (Our 2025 Low Pay Britain report is out on Thursday, launch event here www.resolutionfoundation.org/events/new-d... )

Aberdeen pulled the plug on own anti-poverty programme overnight 😬 Strong outcomes weren’t enough. Priorities shifted, and the work disappeared. Scary when impact relies on corporate will. #ThirdSector #Inequality #SocialJustice #TrustBasedFunding #Scotland www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“Develop the skill to let silence breathe.” Sometimes the most powerful thing you can offer is space — for someone else’s voice, story, or truth to emerge. #QuietLeadership #ThePowerOfPause #ListeningIsAnActOfLove www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

The Community Chorus & Ukulele Club had a brilliant time performing at the Big Noise Summer Concert today! 🎶💛 Thanks to all who came along to support us! #BigNoise #CommunityMusic #UkuleleClub #Chorus

It’s #CarersWeek 💙 At Inspiring Communities, we see carers—not just for who they care for, but for who they are. We offer connection, ease loneliness, and create space to breathe and belong. #CarersWeek2025 #EndLoneliness #CommunitySupport 🧡🌱

🤖✨ We believe AI should amplify human potential, not replace it. Our AI principles put people first - every tool we use is transparent, ethical & community-focused 💪 #AIForGood #EthicalAI #CommunityFirst #TechForGood #SocialImpact #HumanCentered 🚀 www.inspiringcommunities.org.uk/ai-principles

🎉 To the volunteers who: 🫖 fix the urn 🪑 stack the chairs 🍪 bring the biscuits ❤️ and hold the whole thing together... You’re not “just helping out”—you’re changing lives. #VolunteersWeek2025 #ThirdSector #VolunteersMatter

💰 £440M from the Dormant Assets Scheme is welcome—but impact depends on how we use it. 💡 Community-led 🤝 Trust-based 🕰️ Multi-year Let’s turn dormant money into active change—and fund with purpose, not panic. #DormantAssets #FairerFunding #ThirdSector #Scotland tfn.scot/news/forgott...

💬 Fundraising isn’t begging—it’s building. Every board member is an ambassador. If you believe in the mission, help fund the future. Reclaim fundraising as power, not pressure. #ThirdSector #FundraisingIsMission #CharityLeadership #BoardCulture

🌞✍️ It’s sunny in Scotland + exam season is in full swing. Here’s to the young people trying their best— And to all of us building a world where worth isn’t measured in grades. You are more than your results. Always. ❤️🤗 #ExamSeason #ThirdSector #HopeInAction #YoungPeopleMatter

🎉 BIG NEWS! Thanks to @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk Inspiring Communities is commissioning a strategic review! Learn how this will shape our future and community impact on our LinkedIn page or email [email protected] Your Lottery support makes this possible! 🙏 #CommunityDevelopment

🌿 This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek we’re highlighting #StepOnStress – a free, practical online course for anyone 16+ in #ForthValley with mild/moderate stress. 🧠 Backed by our #CMHWF funding & loved by our Mental Health First Aiders. 📩 Contact us to sign up. #MentalHealth #StressSupport #Wellbeing

⚖️ “We’re not political” often means “we’re protecting the status quo.” Neutrality is a myth. Silence is a stance. Leadership means choosing to back people, not just policy. #CharityLeadership #NoNeutrality #ThirdSector

York Central’s £2.5bn project is a massive opportunity—but are we putting people first? Without community-led design, we risk creating spaces that don’t serve those who live there. Let’s champion regeneration that starts with residents. Social value isn’t optional—it’s essential.

Digital tools CAN aid your mental health!! Use the QR to check out different apps that could be useful for your mental health and wellbeing #MHAW2025 #Wellbeing #MentalHealthMatters

🛠️ If you’re not ready to be challenged, it’s not co-production—it’s tokenism. Real co-production = power sharing, discomfort, listening, and letting go of control. #WithNotFor #CoProduction #ThirdSector #CharityMatters #Leadership

⚖️💷🤝 Fairer Funding is a start—but not the finish line. Multi-year alone isn’t enough. We need flexible, dignified, full-cost funding that reflects the real value of the third sector. #FairerFunding #ThirdSector #MultiYearFunding #SystemsThatCare #Scotland

🎙️ You’re not “too close to it.” You are the evidence. When advocacy gets personal, it gets powerful. That’s not bias. That’s credibility. #LivedExperience #AdvocacyMatters #ThirdSector

I felt real joy this week, with lots of laughs with the team. 🌈 In a sector built on crisis, joy is radical. Celebrate wins. Laugh loud. Hold space for hope. Joy isn’t fluffy—it’s what keeps us going. #RadicalJoy #ThirdSector #SustainableImpact

🔥 “Follow your passion” isn’t fluffy. For many of us, it’s lived experience, injustice, urgency. We’re not here by accident—we’re here because we had to be. #PurposeDriven #ThirdSector #LivedExperience #FollowTheFire

🌟 Our passionate Inspiring Communities Board met this morning – strategy ✅ budgets ✅ and exciting plans for Stirling in 2025! 💬📊 People are at the heart of all we do,working with and in communities to create lasting impact. 💙🏘️ #GovernanceMatters #CommunityLed #PeopleFirst #LocalImpact #ThirdSector

⚠️ Resilience without support = exploitation. We need resourced resilience. Not just survival. Restoration. Let’s stop clapping people for enduring broken systems. #ThirdSector #CharityLeadership #Burnout #EthicalLeadership

⚡🧕🏽🎤 Here’s to the loud women in our sector—bold, brilliant, unapologetic. They challenge systems, shift power + get things DONE. We need more of them. #LoudWomen #ThirdSector #WomenWhoLead #SocialJustice #GetThingsDone

✨❤️📞 People ask why I stay. It’s the thank-you call. The plan made in crisis. The moment someone believes change is possible. That’s enough. What keeps you here? #WhyIStay #CharityLeadership #SocialImpact #ThirdSector

National Insurance rises hit charities hard, with no exemption despite sector lobbying. This could force many to close. We must demand change 🛑 #CharityCrisis #NationalInsurance #PolicyChange #Nonprofits #Advocacy tfn.scot/news/scots-c...

🤝📊🔑 Being trusted by funders to lead, not just report, changes everything. Trust lets us act fast, centre voices, and deliver real change. It’s not soft—it’s strategy. #TrustBasedFunding #ThirdSector #ImpactThatMatters

⚠️ Imagine the UK without youth workers, helplines, refuge spaces, food networks, trauma support. That’s what’s at stake. Charities aren’t nice-to-haves. They are the social infrastructure. #ThirdSector #CharityFunding #EssentialSector #SystemsThatCare

💙 Thanks for following us on Bluesky! Check your messages for a warm welcome from us. We’re excited to share how we’re creating positive change in #Stirling—stay tuned for updates & ways to get involved! 🙌✨ 🌍 Learn more: www.inspiringcommunities.org.uk #InspiringCommunities 🚀

Not all change is loud. The best work is often quiet—deep listening, trust built over time, one person helped at a time. Systems change starts with human connection. Let’s value the quiet power in our sector. #ThirdSector #CommunityPower #SystemsChange

🌱🙌💡 Joy in this work: A young person with hope. A survivor finding their voice. Someone walking in lost—leaving with a plan. We see change. Every day. #JoyInTheWork #ThirdSector #SocialImpact #WhyWeDoThis #Leadership #Charity

⚖️❤️📈 You can be values-led and results-driven. Keep your soul and make an impact. Real charity leadership blends heart + outcomes. #CharityLeadership #ThirdSector #ImpactWithIntegrity #ResultsWithHeart

New financial year. Same mission. Even tougher landscape. Shout out to charity leaders juggling strategy, delivery, HR & fundraising—often solo. Your skill sets are extraordinary. Let’s fund with trust, not pressure. #ThirdSector #CharityLeadership #MultiYearFunding

🚀 What's happening in #InspiringCommunities #Stirling? Driving change through #Employability #Training #Volunteering #CLD #EarlyYears #FamilySupport #Intergenerational #WarmSpace #Health #Wellbeing #ActiveCitizenship 📞 01786 272358 | ✉️ [email protected] 🌍 inspiringcommunities.org.uk

As we near year-end, charities face familiar pressures: short-term funding cycles, rising demand, and deepening uncertainty. But this year feels different. The Spring Statement signals further public spending cuts—and once again, the third sector will be expected to absorb the impact.

📅 As year-end looms, charities face the familiar strain of funding uncertainty. But the push for #multiyearfunding is gaining traction—offering stability, growth, and real impact. Sustainable funding builds #strongercommunities. #ThirdSector #CharityFunding #Regeneration #CommunityLedChange

Happy International Women’s Day 2025 For me, today is about action. Too many women still face barriers—poverty, exclusion, inequality. Real progress means ensuring every woman can lead, thrive, and be heard. When women rise, we all rise. ✊💜 #IWD2025 #EquityForAll #WomenLeadingChange #BreakBarriers

📰 TFN Magazine’s February edition is out! Essential reading for Scotland’s #VoluntarySector. Is your organisation an #SCVO member? It means stronger advocacy, support & connections. Together, we make change happen. 📖 Read here: okt.to/Z8CnOL #TFNMagazine #ThirdSector #CharityLeadership #SCVO

📚 Every trustee & non-exec should understand charity finance—it’s not just for accountants. This book is a game-changer for demystifying the numbers. #CharityEducation #Trustees #Governance #charity www.dsc.org.uk/publication/...

Glad to see #SCVOGathering chat making its way to #BlueSky this year—proof that times are changing! Excited for fresh conversations, new connections, and big ideas for the sector. #charity #thirdsector #impactdriven #dogood

Can you believe the end of January is (finally!) here?! 💪 To try and reach even more charities who could use some support, at the end of every month we are going to share what has been our 'hottest' online resource amongst our clients, website and webinar library visitors 🔥🤩

Tomorrow, the First Minister of Scotland and the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice will join us at our Conference Hub in Stirling, The Barracks, to meet with over 100 of our Grant Holders to discuss their work and opportunities for reducing poverty and trauma in Scotland.

Society shapes us, but #Resilience is key. Change starts with holding ourselves to higher standards and creating a more just and ethical world. Let’s build something better—together. #Resilience #Ethics #FutureGenerations #SocialChange #Justice #Sustainability #BuildABetterWorld

Leaving Twitter behind for something more productive. I’m into environmental issues, EVs, charities, regeneration, and victims’ rights—promise I’m more interesting in real life! Looking forward to better conversations here. #NewHere