PIRC Team

Sara

Sara Cowan

Staff: Fundraising


Fundraising Lead & Resources Group

I am the Fundraising Lead for PIRC. I grew up in Ecuador to an Ecuadorian mother and Scottish father (I am bilingual, fluent in Spanish and English). I grew up around charity work: (women’s prison support work, food kitchen, children living on the street). I am very passionate about impactful work and activism! When I was a student I started a community fridge project to reduce food waste on campus and I also started a campaign to divest from fossil fuels!

I have a First-Class Honours Business degree in Management Science and Economics at the University of Strathclyde. I have been working in funding, assessment and resource mobilization since 2018. I am also very interested in evaluation processes, outcomes, indicators and impact tracking.

Although I work with spreadsheets all day, all my friends will tell you that I am very arty! You will find me painting abstract art by day and dancing to electronic music by night. Dubstep anyone?

Skills & interests

#paintingandcrafting #makeupandphotography #buildingasustainablefuture #racialjustice #changethesystem #hatesfoodwaste #lovescommunity #lovestechno

Recent posts by Sara:

Challenging Divisive Narratives Confronting Far-Right Extremism in the UK 1 Building narratives that unite us

The recent wave of far-right extremism in the UK—manifesting as violent riots targeting mosques, places of refuge, Muslims, and people of colour—has been deeply troubling to watch. But for many, ourselves included, the events are unsurprising. These racist attacks resulted from years of divisive narratives pushed by the media and politicians, and repeated excessively throughout UK society.

Building Our Narrative Power Half way there! Reflections from the first half of our narrative leadership programme

It’s been five months since we officially launched Building Our Narrative Power (BONP) and began working with our cohort of 14 community organisers, campaigners, and activists. January We hosted our first residential in January, nurturing a space to build trust, community, and to strengthen group dynamics. Together, we celebrated a shared sense of leadership, renewalRead more

Building Our Narrative Power Fourteen change-makers Reflections from the first residential of our narrative leadership programme

Since launching Building Our Narrative Power last summer, we have had the incredible opportunity of working with 14 community organisers, campaigners and activists.

Global Narrative Change PIRC goes to a conference in Bogota: and learns a lot! Confluence 2023

On a Wednesday afternoon, just before logging off, I received an email: save the date for a global convening on narrative change that IRIS and Puentes are co-organising this October in Bogotá. A work trip to Colombia? Yes please! The opportunity to learn about narrative change outside of the UK and to learn from global narrative change practitioners felt too good to be true!