Jamie is Chief Executive of international development organisation, Scottish Love in Action. This follows a career fundraising and marketing for humanitarian charities.
He is a Chartered Marketer and graduated with the Diploma in Fundraising. He loves to learn.
Jamie previously served on the Scottish Individual Giving Special Interest Group Committee and on Scotland’s Professional Development Committee. He was elected Chair of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising Scotland in 2022.
Marie trained as a chartered accountant before becoming a career fundraiser in 2017. She is Fundraising Manager at Bipolar Scotland, previously serving as Head of Business Development and Grants at Quarriers. She is working towards the Diploma in Fundraising.
She has served as a committee member of the Scottish Trusts, Statutory and Foundations Special Interest Group committee since 2021 and as Co-Chair since 2022.
Isla works for Cerebral Palsy Scotland as Head of Fundraising and Communications. She previously worked for Poppy Scotland as Deputy Head of Fundraising. Over 12 years she helped to run Scotland’s largest public fundraising appeal and developed the learning outreach project #PoppyBud.
She is passionate about developing fundraisers, enabling continuous professional development and mentoring.
Isla joined the Scottish Fundraising Conference committee in 2014, becoming co-Chair in 2023.
Darren has been a proud fundraiser for over 13 years and a proud volunteer for even longer. He works for Rock Trust as Head of Income Generation.
He used to be Chair of the Scottish Corporate Special Interest Group, led on training for the Scotland Professional Development committee and has spoken many times at Scottish Fundraising Conference. He has a passion for ensuring that fundraising is an accessible, safe and healthy career choice.
Vanessa is passionate about getting the next generation to consider a vibrant, rewarding and varied career in fundraising.
She began her fundraising career in 1995, working in ActionAid’s in-house telephone fundraising team. Since 2008, Vanessa has led award-winning teams in charities including Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland. In 2023, Vanessa and her team won ‘Fundraising Team of the Year’ at the Scottish Fundraising Awards for delivering an urgent appeal that saved SiMBA (the baby loss charity) from closure.
Marion started her fundraising career as Fundraising Administrator with CRUK. She later spent 13 years at Maggie's, supporting its Edinburgh and Lanarkshire Centres. During this time she was involved in Partnerships, Community Fundraising and bespoke events as well as managing the Centre board and major donors. Marion moved to Parkinson's UK Scotland, before her current role as Fundraising Manager at Age Scotland.
Marion holds the Certificate in Fundraising through Chartered Institute of Fundraising, and also has a TQUK Level 2 Certificate in Event Planning.
Erika has worked or volunteered in the charity sector for nearly 10 years, having previously worked in a communications role for a Scottish university. When she found fundraising, she fell in love and never looked back. She is Senior Individual Giving Officer with Cats Protection.
She has a soft spot for amateur dramatics and spent 5 years on the committee for the Edinburgh Gilbert & Sullivan Society, leading marketing and PR, then serving as Vice-President.
From the get-go Eilish was drawn to the charity sector, volunteering with people with Down’s Syndrome and then pushing a tea trolley round St Columba’s Hospice while at university.
Fast forward several years, she worked for Winning Leishman Fundraising Consultants, and completed the Management Centre Arts Fundraising Course.
She has worked with many charities, including being Interim Director of Development at the Lyceum Theatre.
Eilish leads our work to find and support the next generation of career fundraisers in Scotland.
As a medical doctor, Flutura engaged in transformative international health programmes led by the European Commission.
Following a career in operational leadership with Scottish Refugee Council, Flutura moved internally to become Head of Funding Development.
A passionate human rights advocate, she believes fundraising plays a key role in linking those who want to make a change with those who can.
Kamie is Head of Fundraising, Marketing and Innovation at Social Mind, supporting charities with social fundraising campaigns and developing multi-channel supporter journeys. She has worked in the charity sector for 10 years with experience in fundraising, volunteer management and supporter care. Kamie has a deep-rooted passion for social fundraising and creating impactful supporter journeys. Kamie joined Scotland Executive as Marcomms Lead in 2024.
Annemarie is Director of Development for the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, previously working as Head of Fundraising at Sense Scotland, and as a consultant for ACA.
She was an inaugural member of Scottish Fundraising Adjudication Panel and previously chaired the Chartered Institute of Fundraising Standards Panel.
Annemarie is a former winner of the Fundraising Excellence Award at the Scottish Fundraising Awards.