Social Investment Scotland
Louisa Macdonell currently serves as a Just Transition Commissioner at the Just Transition Commission and as the Scotland Director at Business in the Community. Additionally, Louisa is a member of the Board of Trustees for Social Investment Scotland and a Strategic Board Member at Interface until December 2024. Previously, Louisa held the position of Strategy Consultant at the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, focusing on entrepreneurship in the third sector, and served as the CEO of Development Trusts Association Scotland, where efforts were made to champion community economic development. Louisa's earlier roles include Energy Strategy Specialist at Scottish Enterprise, where contributions were made to low carbon initiatives, and Head of Economic Development and Inter-Agency Collaboration for the Scotland Office during a secondment. Louisa co-founded and led PictureHouse Studios Ltd and owned The Edinburgh Schools Advertiser. Louisa holds a BA Hons (MA Cantab) in Economics and Social and Political Science from the University of Cambridge and an MBA from the University of Edinburgh Business School.
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Social Investment Scotland
Social Investment Scotland (SIS) is a charity and social enterprise that provides loans to other charities, social enterprises and community groups across Scotland. We provide investment for other charities and social enterprises looking to make a positive impact on people's lives, society or the environment. Our mission is simple. We aim to make a lasting, sustainable impact on communities, by helping organisations continue doing the great work they do or expand on that work. Since 2001 we've invested over £130 million in organisations across Scotland, and we continue to manage the largest social enterprise fund in the country.