Opportunity knocks for Megan as firm funds charity position
A leading Scots-based tech business has got behind a vital cancer charity to help grow its community of supporters by fully funding a graduate to take up a crucial new role.
Megan Porter has been appointed Community and Events Co-Ordinator for Ayrshire Cancer Support, a post that sees her spearheading the charity’s engagement efforts, championing the services it offers to those impacted by cancer.
Eureka Solutions stepped in after learning how important the position could be to the charity for its fundraising, community events, working with the media, overseeing social media channels and building relationships with key stakeholders.
The company’s chairman, Alistair Livingstone, is giving his time to mentor Megan in person with sessions every week focusing on marketing, professional development and also providing access to LinkedIn training.
The charity was recently granted the prestigious Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service in recognition of its vital work across the community.
Joining the team has been a huge opportunity for Megan who graduated with a First-Class Honours degree in Event Management from University West of Scotland last year, since she became involved with the charity in January.
The 22-year-old said: “I am learning something new every day, I am truly loving the role and am so grateful to Alistair and everyone at Eureka Solutions for making the opportunity with Ayrshire Cancer Support possible.
“The main piece of advice that sticks out from Alistair so far has been that it is okay to make mistakes, explaining it is fine as long as you learn from them.
“He said that asking questions is always the best way to learn, and I’ve been doing plenty of that.
“It is also great being involved with the local community, meeting new people, overseeing events and doing all I can to support my colleagues and all the volunteers who I know from experience are making a huge difference to people’s lives.”
Alistair, who also serves as a Trustee with the charity, was born and brought up in Ayrshire and later worked as a teacher in the area for 14 years before moving into business and later launching Eureka Solutions.
He said: “Megan is a terrific talent with some excellent ideas, asking great questions and really taking on board what advice I’ve been able to offer from my own career.
“I have no doubt her work will make a huge impact, building on the work this amazing charity continues to do.
“Our one-to-one sessions, the training she has access to and learning on the job in a space where every contribution is vital, will see her build on everything she learned at university in a way that will benefit Ayrshire Cancer Support.” for a long time to come.”