Pilotlight News
Unlock scoops top charity award
Pilotlight partner charity UNLOCK, which works with reformed offenders, has won an award from The Guardian newspaper for its work promoting equality for ex-offendors.
“This award is a public statement acknowledging the efforts of all reformed offenders,” says Bobby Cummines, chief executive of UNLOCK, the National Association of Reformed Offenders.
Advantage Pilotlight - thanks to Greg Rusedski
Tennis star serves up auction surprise
Pilotlight’s auction live and kicking!
Bid for the experience of a lifetime at the Pilotlight “Money Can’t Buy” auction
Fancy tickets for the X Factor final and the chance to meet judge Tulisa? Or how about playing Greg Rusedski at Wimbledon? Maybe a look behind the scenes in the BBC newsroom appeals or a box at the O2 to see BRIT award-winning band JLS? All are up for grabs at Pilotlight’s “Money Can’t Buy” dinner and auction on November 22.
What is the value of showing a social return on investment?
A number of Pilotlight’s partner charities are recognising that to remain competitive and justify what they do, they need to show a ‘social return on investment’. Join in the debate and share your experience. We’d like to hear your views on this subject. Have you tried it? What impact has it had on your funding? Has it helped you focus your resources?
Annual event a great success
Pilotlight London celebrated its successes at its annual event in March. It was an inspiring evening, bringing together Pilotlighters, partner charities, staff and supporters.
Dr Helen Bulbeck, director of Brainstrust, one of the 88 charities Pilotlight London has worked with over 2010, gave an account of her experience of starting a charity.
A message from Fiona Halton, Pilotlight’s chief executive
A big thank you to everyone who helped us raise £110,000
New projects in Ayrshire and Tayside
The Scotland office has expanded its reach and is now working with four new charities
Charities in Cymru need you!
Would you like to use your business skills to help small charities to grow?
October letter from Fiona
Some exciting lots have been donated to our ‘Behind the Scenes’ Auction 2010. These include a Polo Day Experience, a behind the scenes tour of the new ITV breakfast show, Daybreak and an afternoon shadowing the Executive Chef at the Savoy.
Book your tickets for Pilotlight’s auction on 30 November
Help us to raise funds so that we can help more charities to grow
2009 Pilotlight Annual Review
We are pleased to present our 2009 Annual Review.
Scotland takes on six new charities
Pilotlight Scotland has recently accepted six new charities and social enterprises. Pilotlighters will begin working with them in the next couple of months.
August letter from Fiona
I am delighted to report that we now have 300 business members
Pilotlight provides an effective way of giving time
Every year Pilotlight surveys its business members, ‘Pilotlighters’, to find out about their experience of volunteering with us. This year, we asked them about their motivation, whether they had benefited from being a Pilotlighter and whether it has changed their attitude towards the voluntary sector.
Demonstrating impact
Dan Ritman, evaluation manager at Pilotlight, shares his experience of demonstrating the impact of our work
Pilotlight broadens your mind
Pilotlighter Clare Dobie says her experience of working with six charities has given her a wider interest in the world
June letter from Fiona
“I will urge politicians to recognise that small charities and social enterprises can, given the right support, save the country money while solving social problems”
New ‘mark’ tells donors about Pilotlight effect
Philanthropy UK reports on our new ‘mark’ to show charities that have been Pilotlit
Fiona Halton encourages women to become Pilotlighters
A feature on Coutts website shows how busy female executives can have an impact in just three hours a week.
London Pilotlighter Nick Gornall shares his experience
London Pilotlighter, Nick Gornall, tells Coutts magazine about what it is like to share his experience and knowledge with a charity.
47 per cent more business leaders contact Pilotlight Scotland
Pilotlight Scotland has seen a 47 per cent increase in business leaders approaching it in the first quarter of the year.
Firms join Pilotlight Cymru
Admiral and Watts Gregory are just two leading businesses in Wales who are beginning work with Pilotlight Cymru to help small charities and social enterprises in Wales.
Published in The South Wales Echo and The Western Mail for Business In Focus, March 2010
First Pilotlight team launches in Wales
An article in the Western Mail describes how four corporate partners in Wales - Admiral, Watts Gregory, Ofcom and Lloyds TSB have teamed up with the Arts Factory to develop a long-term business plan
by Sion Barry, published in the Western Mail on Mar 5 2010
New partnership to support mergers
Pilotlight and Capacitybuilders have teamed up to support charities planning to merge or collaborate.
February letter from Fiona
Pilotlight starts to lobby politicians in the run up to the election
Pilotlighting Pilotlight
Are you interested in helping Pilotlight to expand?
Pilotlight People: Julia Mortimer
Julia Mortimer, an associate at Watts Gregory LLP, has recently started working as a Pilotlighter with Arts Factory in Wales
New charity recruited in Wales
The KPC Youth Centre opened for young people aged 8- to 25-years-old and has gone from strength to strength, winning the National Lottery UK’s Most Inspirational Project 2005 and being one of six winners in the Guardian Charity Awards 2006.
Pilotlight People: Alan Dickson
Alan Dickson is currently working as a Pilotlighter with Lanarkshire Association for Mental Health and was previously on a Pilotlight team helping the charity, Who Cares? Scotland
December letter from Fiona
Our ‘Money Can’t Buy Auction’ has raised £50,000 so far. We have added some new lots and the bids are still climbing. Bidding ends at midday on Wednesday 9 December.
