Archives for July, 2009
July Letter from Fiona
“The future is not some place we are going, but one we are creating. The paths to it are not found but made, and the activity of making them changes both the maker and the destination.”
2009 Member Survey results
This May, we surveyed the Pilotlight members focussing on three main areas: the impact on professional development, the philanthropic journey, and the member experience. Pilotlight distributed the survey to 221 members, and were pleased with a very strong response: 38% (or 85 members) completed the 2009 survey.
Is bigger always better?
On 5th June, New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) published a report on charity mergers, adding fuel to the fire of what was already one of the voluntary sector’s hottest topics. There are 171,000 charities registered in England and Wales. Are there too many trying to do the same thing, or are beneficiaries gaining from the competition, choice and specialist knowledge that a proliferation of small charities provide?
July newsletter poll
Pilotlight announced the addition of our Newsletter Polls in April.
2009 Annual Event
Pilotlight London is pleased to announce the date for our upcoming Annual Event: mark your calendars for Thursday, 1st October 2009. The event is graciously being held at the offices of our Corporate Partner Herbert Smith, near Liverpool Street station. Please plan to join us to celebrate our successes over the past year. You’ll hear stories from our Pilotlight partner charities and social enterprises and Pilotlight members, discussing the impact they have made to improve the lives of Londoners in need.
Pilotlight People: Sam Anderson
Co-ordinator, The Junction, Edinburgh: The Junction offers access to a wide range of health-related services, education and information for young people in Northeast Edinburgh enhancing their health and wellbeing. They work with some of the most disadvantaged and hard-to-reach groups encouraging social and economic inclusion. The Junction recently won a GlaxoSmithKline Impact Award for their work and have been nominated HSBC Edinburgh Charity of the Year. Sam Anderson is Co-ordinator at The Junction, and she shares below some of her perspective on the charity sector and her experience in working with Pilotlight Scotland.
July News in Brief
Please read about our latest news.
Possible Expansion, London M4 Corridor
Pilotlight wants to support more small charities to become sustainable and reach out to larger numbers of beneficiaries. By 2012, Pilotlight Group aims to have tripled the number of charities we work with, from 50 to 150.
Scottish charity restaurant venture tastes success after grant win
A restaurant serving traditional Punjabi food is set to open in Leith having won £69,700 in grant funding from a Scottish Government fund aimed at backing social enterprise.
3 New Charities!
Pilotlight Scotland is delighted to announce that a further 3 charities have recently been approved to receive mentoring and business skills coaching from Pilotlight’s teams of business professionals.
