Funding Socials: The Robertson Trust (Glasgow) - 21 May
03 Apr 2025 - 21 May 2025
- Glasgow and Strathclyde
- Investment
- Support
Funding Socials is an inspiring in-person event series designed for charity and social enterprise leaders looking for fresh ideas and connections to help boost income generation.
At this Funding Social in Glasgow, Social Investment Scotland will be joined by a number of other funding organisations to support social enterprise leaders discover new sources of investment.
SIS Associate, Jane Bruce of Brilliant Leaders will facilitate the event, leading you through a short group exercise aimed at helping you think through your current challenges around income generation and helping you generate new ideas with the support of your peers.
The session will close with a light lunch, where you will have the chance to mix with the funders and your peers and make some new connections.
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Session Format - 1.5 hour session followed by 1 hour light lunch
10.30-10.40 Welcome and introductions
10.40-11.00 Charity speaker
11:00-11.30 Small group exercise facilitated by SIS Associate Jane Bruce
11.30-12.00 Q & A with Funders (to be announced shortly)
12.00-13.00 Networking lunch
Guest speaker
Lauren Arthur, Engagement Manager for the Scotland Team at The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
The loudest introvert in the room, lover of music, boxing, and football. A big advocate for capacity building, empowering communities, and always up for a coffee, a blether, and a biscuit! Lauren has been working with the National Lottery Heritage Fund for over three years.
Learn more about Lauren here.
Your Host
Jane Bruce
Jane is the Founder of Brilliant Leaders, a social business which offers coaching and development programmes to leaders and teams with a social purpose. Jane is a former charity/social enterprise CEO, accredited Executive Coach and experienced facilitator.
Before setting up Brilliant Leaders, Jane was Chief Executive of Social Bite in Scotland. In this role, Jane led a team of 100+ staff and 90 volunteers to run a chain of social enterprise cafes, mass fundraising events and innovative housing programmes. Previously, Jane was Chief Executive of Venture Scotland, which provides a wilderness-based development programme to young people facing tough challenges.
Alongside Brilliant Leaders, Jane is a qualified football coach, having previously played football in the Scottish Women’s Premier League.