Below are highlights from just some of the projects I've been able to work with over recent years.

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Via Community Enterprise Accelerate Programme

• Annbank Parish Church

  • Funding advice and information for Community Growing Project​

• Apex Church

  • Funding and Governance Strategy for new SCIO

  • Options Appraisal for Employability Support​

• Friends of Colintraive Church

  • Support with Business Plan Development for Community Arts Centre in former Church building​

• Cumbernauld Vineyard Church

  • Support with funding applications for increased community outreach​

• Discover Bridge of Allan (Current)

  • Funding advice and guidance with applications for increased Community Development plans​

• Dollar Parish Church

  • ​Creating and running a Community Survey and putting together a plan from the outcomes, in respect of the development and increased usage of their Church Hall.

• Abbey Church of Dunfermline

  • Funding guidance for Children's and Family Worker​

• Eco Congregation (Current)

  • Funding Guidance and Support, plus general mentoring for Manager.​

• Fathers Network Scotland (Current)

  • Support with understanding the market for new developments in their support for Fathers and practitioners.​

• Glenelg Parish Church

  • Creating and running a Community Survey, providing a report on the responses and suggested next steps.​

  • Funding Strategy for Church building development.

• Hillington Park Church

  • Funding Strategy and support with applications to bring in a consultant to help understand the wider community better.​

• Killin and Ardeonaig Parish Church

  • Funding Strategy and support for Church Building works.​

• Levenmouth Tourism Association

  • Consortium support for completing a major funding bid.​

• Meldrum Parish Church (Current)

  • Creating and running a Community Survey and putting together a plan from the outcomes, in respect of the future presence of the Church in, with and for the community.

• Queens Park Govanhill Parish Church

  • Funding Strategy and Support with their plan for a Children's and Family Worker​

• St John's Kirk of Perth

  • Various work and support towards the development of a 10 year strategy for the future of the Kirk​

  • Support with marketing for a financial appeal launch.

• St Ninians and Auldearn & Dalmore Parish Church

  • Funding Strategy and support for Church Building works.​​

• Thurso Onboard

  • ​Creating and running a Community Survey and putting together a plan from the outcomes, in respect of the development and increased usage of a large former Church Building.

• Uig Parish Church

  • Mentoring support for Social Outreach and Tourism Project​

  • Funding and Governance Strategy for creation of a new SCIO

  • Support with application to OSCR for the new SCIO

• West Mearns Parish Church

  • Funding and Governance Strategy for creation of a new SCIO

  • Mentoring and Guidance for new Land Based Retreat Centre

  • Business Plan Development

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Via Bruce Tait Associates

• St Michael’s Linlithgow – Cross House Project (Current)

  • ​Creating a Master Plan for the development and future use of this A Listed building, including consulting with key stakeholders, other local groups, and the wider public through one-to-one meetings and open information gathering sessions.

 

Life Church, Edinburgh (Current)

Funding and Governance Support for Church Building Development and increase of Community Outreach work.

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Veterans Chaplaincy Scotland (Current)

Funding Support including processing of applications

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Church of Scotland Ministries Council(Current)

Community Audit work for St Michael's Parish Church, Linlithgow, specifically focusing on Avonbridge, Bridgend and Torphichen.

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Pollok Baptist Church

Delivery of training session to brand new funding team.

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Church of Scotland - Faith Action Department

I supported the national office of the Church of Scotland as a Funding and Enterprise Officer on a freelance basis for 12 months, developing various project plans and funding applications along the way.

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Money Advice Scotland

I provided mentoring, support and guidance for their external funding needs.

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Work Place Chaplaincy Scotland

I worked as their Funding Officer in the latter months of their existence.  Sadly I got into the role too late to be able to save this organisation.

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Our Place Camelon and Tamfourhill

Working as a Community Coach, my roles was to work with the local community to help develop the skills and belief in people to enable them to take forward various Community Development initiatives.

• Built and maintained a new website and social media presence.

• Designed and implemented a new logo and marketing strategy.

• Made this new organistion known to the local community (made harder as this was during Covid lockdowns!)

• Helped create 2 new community led organisations.

• Co-Facilitated the THRIVE to Keep Well development programme for 10 local women.

• Developed and ran a Creative Writing Training Course.

• Secured Funding to create 2 Community Tool Sheds.

• Secured Funding and Development Support for cycling initiatives.

• Supported 6 organisations with funding strategy and applications.

• Ran a large community event in a local park, bringing in various local organisations to help make it a great day.

• Co-Facilitated a Scottish focused Asset Based Community Development online conference.

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Greyfriars Charteris Centre

Working as a Development Manager, my role was to facilitate the redevelopment of a suite of 120 year old buildings, and to ensure the Centre was a resource for the local community.

• After understanding the history, developed the WHY for the Centre, around Wellbeing and Enterprise

• Increased activity in the Centre from 10 hours a week to over 40 hours a week.

• Built and maintained a new website and social media presence

• Designed and implemented a new logo and marketing strategy

• Facilitated the redevelopment of a former flat linked in the building.

• Secured office tenants to fill the 10 available office spaces

• Facilitated a Tendering programme to select a Design Team

• Secured relevant funding

• Facilitated the establishment of the project as a SCIO

• Developed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Edinburgh for mutually beneficial support

• Built strong community connections

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Falkirk Salvation Army Furniture Project

Working as a regional Development Manager, my role was to support individual local churches who has a desire to create a trading activity that would support their local outreach.

• Sourced suitable properties and liaised with agents/landlord

• Undertook budget forecasting and business planning

• Negotiated a deal on the lease for the premises preferred by the local team

• Organised the refurbishment of the premises including contracting Community Payback to do some of the work in order to keep costs down but also to enable conversations with potential volunteers.

• Led recruitment of initial staff.

• Undertook initial training and orientation of initial staff in conjunction with the local team.

• Organised an official opening including inviting dignitaries and media.

• Continued remote adhoc support for the project as it developed.

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Hawick Salvation Army Community Store

Working as a regional Development Manager, my role was to support individual local churches who has a desire to create a trading activity that would support their local outreach.

• Sourced suitable properties and liaised with agents/landlord

• Undertook budget forecasting and business planning

• Negotiated a deal on the lease for the premises preferred by the local team.

• Liaised with the landlord who agreed to 'white box' refurb the chosen shop.

• Led recruitment of initial staff.

• Undertook initial training and orientation of initial staff in conjunction with the local team.

• Organised an official opening including inviting dignitaries and media.

• Continued remote adhoc support for the project as it developed.

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Berwick Salvation Army Furniture Project

Working as a regional Development Manager, my role was to support individual local churches who has a desire to create a trading activity that would support their local outreach.

• This project was in existence already, so I continued to provide development support for them.

• Assisted in recruitment of new staff

• Provided policy/procedure support and updates

• Assisted in negotiations to take on a neighbouring unit as the project expanded.

• Continued remote adhoc support

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Glenrothes Salvation Army Furniture Project

Working as a regional Development Manager, my role was to support individual local churches who has a desire to create a trading activity that would support their local outreach.

• Sourced suitable properties and liaised with agents/landlord

• Undertook budget forecasting and business planning

• Negotiated a deal on the lease for the premises preferred by the local team.

• Organised the set up of the warehouse including acquiring various free items to assist with this and mobilising local volunteers.

• Led recruitment of initial staff.

• Undertook initial training and orientation of initial staff in conjunction with the local team.

• Continued remote adhoc support for the project as it developed.

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Tayport Community Trust

Working as a Community Development Manager, my role was to develop plans for a proposed multi-faceted Community Hub

• Undertook various Community Consultations in different formats

• Updated and monitored the evolving Business Plan

• Created a funding strategy

• Worked as needed to bring in the required £2.1m funding including linking with potential funders and submitting applications

• Created fresh and new marketing strategies including developing a new website.

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