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Trusts & Foundations

We work with charitable foundations to create lasting impact through capacity building, leadership development, and strategic support.

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Working together for long-term impact

Pilotlight partners with charitable foundations to extend the reach and effectiveness of their grants. Through our programmes, we help funded charities strengthen their strategy, leadership, and resilience — ensuring that investment delivers sustainable, long-term results.

Why Partner with Pilotlight?

For charitable foundations

Your grants can go further when paired with the right support. Pilotlight helps the charities you fund to build resilience, sharpen strategy, and unlock long-term impact.

We’ve worked with more than 1,000 charities, combining business expertise and charity ambition to create measurable change. For funders, this means:

  • Greater confidence that your investment delivers sustainable outcomes

  • Capacity building and leadership support alongside financial grants

  • Evidence of impact you can share with trustees, donors and stakeholders
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How it works for foundations

We collaborate with trusts and foundations to tailor capacity-building programmes for their grantees. From leadership development to strategic planning, our approach complements financial giving by equipping charities with the tools and confidence to thrive.

Tailored support for your grantees
Our programmes can be adapted to align with your funding priorities, helping your grantees strengthen governance, leadership, and impact measurement.
Collaborative delivery
Pilotlight works alongside your foundation team to design and deliver programmes that add measurable value without increasing your administrative load.
Demonstrating impact

We provide clear, evidence-based reporting so you can demonstrate how your investment supports stronger charities and better outcomes for the communities they serve.

Partnerships Opportunities

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Collaborative Projects

Work side-by-side with ambitious charities on strategic challenges that matter. These projects deliver measurable outcomes for charities while giving your people the chance to apply their skills in new, purposeful ways.

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Skills Exchange Workshops

Host focused sessions that empower charity leaders with professional expertise in areas such as leadership, finance, digital strategy, and governance — building confidence and capacity where it’s needed most.

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Strategic Partnerships

Create a deeper, longer-term relationship with Pilotlight. Together, we’ll design a tailored partnership that aligns with your CSR, ESG, or people development priorities, and drives sustainable social change.

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Specialist Support

Offer pro bono expertise or sector insight that helps charities strengthen operations, improve governance, or explore new growth opportunities — turning your professional knowledge into community impact.

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Case Studies

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Wellington Management: learning by doing good
Business partner

Wellington Management: learning by doing good

Global asset managers, Wellington Management partnered with Pilotlight to pioneer an innovative approach to leadership development, blending professional growth with meaningful social impact.
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Financial Conduct Authority & Just Finance Foundation
Business partner Charity Partner

Financial Conduct Authority & Just Finance Foundation

When the Just Finance Foundation (JFF) set out to develop a compelling corporate engagement offer that would meet evolving Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) expectations, it joined forces with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Pilotlight for a high-energy Impact Day. 
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Linklaters & The Aire Rivers Trust
Business partner Charity Partner

Linklaters & The Aire Rivers Trust

Linklaters partnered with Pilotlight to create a high-impact skilled volunteering programme, engaging colleagues across multiple territories in support of World Environment Day
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Mei Li
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Meet Mei Li

She has been doing more for her world
Mei Li has had a global career in financial services spanning several decades leading marketing and business development teams at Citi, Euroclear and the RBS Group. She used to run a medical research charity, The Borne Foundation and is also Co-Vice Chair of the board of Trustees at Pilotlight. 
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Trey Bui

Meet Trey Bui

Trey Bui, Audit Director at London Stock Exchange Group, reconnected with Pilotlight through the Ignite Initiative, driven by a desire to use his professional skills to support charities in a meaningful way. His experience on Pilotlight 360 projects has been humbling and impactful, offering insight into the resilience of charity teams and the critical services they provide.
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Louise Barnard

Meet Louise Barnard

Louise Barnard transitioned from a 20-year career in investment management to supporting charities through Pilotlight, where she applies her corporate expertise to help improve operations and impact. Her work with LOOK UK and SNAPS has been deeply fulfilling, aligning her professional skills with her passion for children’s wellbeing and mental health.
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