Pilotlight

✨ Join us for our Pilotlight Summit this October! Hear from inspiring figures from for-profit and impact-driven organisations as they share practical examples of successful collaborations and pro bono action between the business and charity sectors. We have an exceptional lineup of speakers to share their insights and expertise, including a panel discussion on: ➡️The next level: How to be a greater force for good, chaired by Matt Sparkes, Sustainability Director at Linklaters featuring: ⚫ Kirstie Mackey OBE, Head of Citizenship, UK & Europe at Barclays ⚫ Clare Taalab, Head of Volunteering at Deloitte ⚫ Emma Tamblingson, Executive Director of Community Affairs EMEA at Morgan Stanley ⚫ Claire Atkins Morris, Sustainability Director at Sodexo There are a limited amount of tickets remaining so grab your spot now: https://lnkd.in/e_KRHw2v

Just a week until applications open for the Weston Charity Awards! 🎉 The Awards provide support packages worth over £22,000 for charities specialising in the community, environment, welfare, or youth support across the North of England, Midlands, and Wales. Find out more about the Weston Charity Awards here. ➡️https://lnkd.in/eXR6xreB Garfield Weston Foundation

Throwback to an incredible day of celebration for our 2023 #WestonCharityAwards winners, in collaboration with the Garfield Weston Foundation Held in the beautiful Drawing Room at at Fortnum & Mason. A huge congratulations again to the winners who continue to inspire us with their impact across the UK. 🌟 For charities across the North of England, the Midlands, and Wales working in the fields of Community, Environment, Welfare and Youth — the 2025 Weston Charity Awards will be opening soon, offering a support package worth just over £22,000. Make sure you don’t miss out on this opportunity by subscribing to our newsletter: ➡️ https://lnkd.in/et9k9VfX

Two weeks ago, we hosted the Pilotlight Summit 2024, bringing together leaders, innovators, and change-makers to explore how businesses can become a greater force for good in the world. 🌍 It was wonderful to see the room buzzing with conversations and we encourage you to keep them going. For those who attended, don’t forget to snap a photo of your 'Ideas to take forward' postcard and share it with us! #Pilotlight2024

Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay, and this year's theme is Mental Health at Work. 🧠💼 Research by Dr. William Fleming at the Wellbeing Research Centre, University of Oxford, compared interventions across 143 organisations, involving nearly 28,000 employees. And the findings? Many wellbeing initiatives fail to improve mental health, and some even have negative effects. But there’s one clear, positive exception – supporting employees in ✨volunteering✨ At Pilotlight, we’ve seen this firsthand. Volunteering can: 💡 create purpose 🌿 reduce stress 🤝 boost engagement Dr. Fleming reminds us: "Organisations have to change the workplace, not just the worker." Learn more about how volunteering can transform workplace wellbeing in our blog. 👉 https://bit.ly/4gY0TVA

We’re all set up and ready for the start of World of Learning 2024! ✨ Come and meet the team and find out more about our learning by doing good approach to people development. 🤝 📍 You can find us on stand F80.

This afternoon 17 charity leaders came together to celebrate the 2023 #WestonCharityAwards winners. They were joined by the Garfield Weston Foundation and were hosted at Fortnum & Mason. Congratulations to all the charities! 👏 Arts for Recovery in the Community Community Works Drop Zone Youth Projects EMERGE 3Rs Growth Path Services (formerly KRT) Meanwood Valley Urban Farm Murray Hall Community Trust Pallion Action Group Ponthafren Buzz Sheffield RAY Ceredigion Shropshire Mental Health Support Solihull Moors Foundation Souster Youth Trust SNAPS Yorkshire CIO St Chad's Sanctuary CIO Swansea Community Farm TEESSIDE ABILITY SUPPORT CENTRE THE HINGE CENTRE LIMITED Welsh Refugee Council Youth Leads UK This is a wonderful achievement. We look forward to seeing your organisations prosper! To find out more about the Weston Charity Awards: https://bit.ly/3XVqOo3

As AI transforms everything, how do we build emotionally intelligent leaders? 🤔 While AI can optimise business operations and streamline processes, it’s our human capacity for empathy, self-awareness, and connection that drives meaningful change. At Pilotlight, we believe in ‘learning by doing good.’ Our approach pairs business experts with charities, giving participants the chance to learn from some of the most emotionally intelligent leaders in the workforce—charity professionals. 🌟 By engaging with real-world challenges, business leaders develop the empathy and adaptability needed to face the complexities of today’s world. Read Tom Leavesley-Matthews’ latest blog to learn more. 👉 https://bit.ly/4gHURs9

We just wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who joined us for the Pilotlight Summit 2024 yesterday! It was wonderful to see the room buzzing with conversations and making connections around our theme of 'Empowering business to be a greater force for good in the world'. Thanks again to all our speakers, chairs and panellists for their inspiring words: Matt Sparkes, Kirstie Mackey OBE, Emma Tamblingson, Clare Taalab, Felicity Mallam, Emma Stewart MBE, Richard Goff, Steve Bright, Raelene K., Kate Haddon, Hardeep Virdi (C.Psychol, MCIPD). And thanks to our hosts Howden/DUAL Group. For those who attended don’t forget to snap a phot of your 'Ideas to take forward' postcard and share it with us! #Pilotlight2024

It has been special today to welcome around 100 people to our Pilotlight Summit in the City of London, focusing on the potential for business to be a force for good. A friendly face is Miriam Emanuel from the social enterprise Cook for Good, who participated in one of our pro bono projects over the Summer. Many thanks to the excellent panel speakers from outstanding businesses and charities and the two chairs, Matt Sparkes and Richard Goff, compère Tom Leavesley-Matthews and to our hosts Dual Group, courtesy of Rebecca Ince I picked up a few comments over the day and these were six that struck me: “We have no shortage of people wanting to give back” “This is a journey, to become more rigorous, more thoughtful, more strategic” “Sitting in the same space is a massive learning opportunity” “He felt it deeply and this was the catalyst for change” “Listening is a leadership skill” “We leave people feeling more optimistic” What a perfect start for our incoming Chair, from January, Alison Forrestal as well as to meet so many partner businesses, charities, Pilotlighters, colleagues and trustees, including Nicola Pye Faiz Siddiqui Katherine Mathieson Sally Bailey #Pilotlight2024