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At Pilotlight, we know that skilled volunteering is one of the most powerful tools for tackling today’s sustainability challenges. 🌍 By connecting businesses with charities through our programmes, we empower them to drive real environmental change. 🌱 When businesses bring their expertise to the table, charities gain the knowledge, skills, and support needed to make a lasting impact. It's a win-win for both sides, and for the planet. 👉 Find out how we’re helping businesses to build a greener, more sustainable future: https://lnkd.in/ebk8mRaT

We are delighted to announce our partnership with Treebeard Trust, on our new fund tackling the environmental crisis. We've recently launched a Sustainability and Environment Fund because, despite the growing impact of the climate crisis, only 2% of funding goes to environmental charities, and even less to the small, grassroots groups that are responding to local problems. As The Fore is a leading funder of innovative small charities, we wanted to mobilise our networks to address this gap. Treebeard Trust is joining others like Henry Oldfield Trust, Lauren Gupta and Becky Holmes in our mission to back high-impact, high-potential grassroots environmental organisations from the ground up. There are incredible small organisations out there for whom a grant and our Probono support could be truly transformative. We want to fund more, like those we’ve supported in the past—Sal's Shoes, Glasbren, Youngwilders. Get in touch for further information! partnerships@thefore.org **The application process for charities and social enterprises remains the same. For more information on our upcoming funding rounds, click here: https://lnkd.in/e__aY8kD **

Great to see The Fore and Treebeard Trust collaborating to support small grassroots environmental organisations. The shocking statistic that only 2% of global philanthropy goes towards environmental charities (even less to the small orgs among them) came up in our recent advisory work with a philanthropist exploring opportunities for environmental giving. More collaborations like these are sorely needed - and the donors willing and able to back them. #philanthropy #environment #greengiving #advisory #caf

𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆: 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 In the spirit of #transparency, I want to start sharing our donation impact recaps, highlighting our impactful NGOs around the world supported by our incredible partner brands. Very soon, 74 NGOs across more than 20 countries will be receiving donations through the Contribe platform. But here’s what surprised me (and maybe you too🤔): it’s not just about environmental sustainability. In fact, 61% of the donations are going towards social and humanitarian causes. So, while environmental sustainability is a big part of what we do, I can safely say that Contribe is about so much more than that!

Business and social enterprises working together is a pretty powerful thing.

How do we demonstrate our commitment to making a meaningful impact on society? We do it through our role as a responsible business, employer, and investor, and our commitment is embodied in ‘Empowering Sustainable Futures’, our global Philanthropy programme. In this programme, our charitable activities across the business have been unified in an approach which focuses on advancing the vision of ‘Empowering Sustainable Futures’ through three core pillars: • Climate resilience and inclusion for communities • Education for future generations • Protecting biodiversity Discover more: https://urls.fr/YbXhyZ #Philanthropy #Responsibleemployer

Sharing details of our panel event on "The Fight against Climate Change: What can Philanthropy do for the Climate". Join BDB Pitmans and our panellists at our offices on 20th June as we discuss the tensions which exist in climate philanthropy and the ways in which charities and funders can work together to meet the climate challenge. https://lnkd.in/eXk_Tbta #philanthropy #charitiesandclimatechange

It's August, do you have your plan to beat your 2024 fundraising goals? To my #foodrescue #foodwaste #nutrition #foodaccess #soilhealth #regenag #nonprofit colleagues: Reduce the stress and headache of the end-of-year fundraising scramble and join me for the fall cohort of the climate messaging mastery course. This unique 5-week program is designed to empower food-focused nonprofit and fundraising teams with the essential skills and resources to meaningfully connect with climate-focused donors, thereby increasing their impact on our food system and beyond. During the course, you and your team get: 💥 1:1 strategy sessions 📑 a customized funder prospect list 🔎 tons of resources and information to help you reach your fundraising goals 🚀 small group conversations with some very special guests from the funder world I hope to welcome you or relevant colleagues in September. If you have any questions, need additional information before signing up, or financial support, don’t hesitate to reach out. Learn more about the program and enroll here: https://lnkd.in/gjRZdf88 If you need more convincing, check out Jonathan Foley and Project Drawdown: https://lnkd.in/g82_abMF Littlefoot Ventures Eva Goulbourne #climateaction #foodsystemstransformation #philanthropy #climatephilanthropy

Sagar Aryal, CTO at Plant-for-the-Planet Foundation, a charitable organisation empowering youth and businesses to advocate for 🌍 climate justice, shares how Salt Edge’s data aggregation is transforming their operations. As an organisation funded entirely by donations, Plant-for-the-Planet relies on efficient processes to focus on their mission to bring back a world with 🌳 4 trillion trees. Salt Edge supports their 🌱green initiatives by providing its Account Information solution at no cost. The solution automates transaction fetching from multiple bank accounts, eliminating manual processes and ensuring accurate, real-time donation tracking. Check out the link in the comments and see how, by simplifying Plant-for-the-Planet financial workflows, Salt Edge enables them to increase transparency, build donor trust, and minimise mistakes so they can continue making a real impact by 🌳 planting more trees and driving climate change. ⬇

This year, we’re celebrating 10 years of Oliver Wyman's Social Impact program, which has been central to our commitment to creating positive societal change. Over the past decade, we've partnered with a wide range of non-profits, charities, and third-sector organizations to help strengthen their efforts and amplify their impact on critical issues like climate change, sustainability, mental health, social mobility, and beyond.   Watch our latest video to learn how we're shaping a better, more sustainable future through collaboration with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the Climate Bonds Initiative. Visit our Oliver Wyman for Society homepage to learn about our other social impact initiatives > https://owy.mn/3AuOAje   #TransformForGood #SocialImpact #OWForSociety