Scottish Business Woman of the Year Finalist

We are delighted to announce that Founder and CEO of Cairney & Company, Karen Cairney , has reached the finals of this year’s National Business Woman Awards in the ‘Scottish Business Woman of the Year’ category recognising the business she’s built and its contribution to the Higher Education and Not-for-Profit sectors since 2016.

Seeking to disrupt the model of fundraising consultancy in the Higher Education and Not-for-Profit sectors and deliver a shift in a more strategic and integrated approach to advancement, the objective was clear, ‘Cairney and Company would provide a personalised and bespoke approach for every client, ensuring they could achieve and maximise their brand exposure, philanthropic and income generation goals and make a difference to the communities they operate in’. 

The strategy?  To bring together a diverse and dynamic group of consultants which would serve as critical friends to their clients, working alongside them and empowering them to recognise their unique goals and challenges and develop the best outcome for the clients.  The Cairney team is made up of senior level thought-leaders who operate at the forefront to the advancement sector across the globe.

To read more of Cairney & Company’s thoughts on the impact of advancement across education and not-for-profit sectors head to Cairney Conversations for a selection of interviews with the people who are shaping the agenda, from University Vice-Chancellors such as Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli at the University of Glasgow, Current President of Universities UK and Vice-Chancellor & President of the University of the West of England (UWE) Professor Steve West, or Professor Elena Rodriguez-Falcon, President & CEO, of the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE)