14:19 Fund
Duncan MacKechnie
Having started a long and varied career on the fishing boats around Oban and Mallaig, Duncan’s hard-working attitude and strong team spirit make him a great fit for Inspiring Scotland.
Duncan went on to have a long and extensive career in banking and insurance where he held many senior roles in sales, distribution, compliance, marketing and latterly as Managing Director of Direct Line.
Duncan brings this wealth of business experience to his Inspiring Scotland role along with the ability to motivate people. In addition, he has worked in a results-driven environment all his life, which serve him well in supporting charities across Inspiring Scotland’s Funds to do extraordinary things.
In his spare time, Duncan enjoys walking with his Border Collie and holidays in Italy.
29.11.2019
Playing outside helps children to have a stake in their communities
By Jill Fraser, Community Play Performance Advisor Community is an old and deeply human idea. It is about sharing; people sharing experiences, sharing places and sharing hopes. We gain a sense of community early in our lives. For children, playing is intrinsically linked to a burgeoning sense of belonging to a bigger group of people
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20.11.2019
Beyond play: community play charities are a vital support for struggling families
By Jill Fraser, Community Play Performance Advisor Inspiring Scotland exists to address poverty and disadvantage. The role of Play Rangers, our community play programme, in this work isn’t self-evident. Yet giving children the opportunity to play outside, in their own neighbourhood, can reveal the damaging effects and true extent of child poverty in Scotland and
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19.11.2019
People are at the heart of sustainable charities
All charities have the people they serve at the heart of everything they do, writes Performance Advisor Kirsty Gilchrist. It is a core principle of our sector. But people are also at the heart of how they do it. Without the energy, compassion and expertise of staff, charities could not do the extraordinary work they
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