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"I've been very impressed by the calibre of the Pilotlighters. We now have a firm foundation from which to take the charity forward."

A group of 19 frontline charities from the North of England, the Midlands and Wales have been announced as winners of the 2020 Weston Charity Awards.

Before I moved to London, I lived in Moscow, where I was a charity trustee (or what I would call a member of the board of a non-profit organisation

"One of the biggest learnings for me from the project has been learning to step back and be part of a team, rather than trying to solve everything myself."

With the fabulous CEO of our partner charity the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) Dr Crystal Oldman and Trustee William Rathbone, we were delighted

"From the outset I remember thinking, “What will make the Pilotlighters the right people to provide support? What are they going to be like?” I was hoping for an analytical, outside perspective, and that’s what I got. I felt from the first meeting that everyone was on the same page."

"The support over the last year has been invaluable. The sessions have helped me identify some key operational improvements and commit to implementing those changes. Improvements I’m confident will make a huge difference to our performance and ultimately benefit our beneficiaries."

As today is City Giving Day, and the city is inspired to give back to charities, I’ve been reflecting on a motto I try to live by ‘take a handful for yourself and leave an armful for those that follow’.

"Pilotlight 360 exceeded my expectations and has been an invaluable process for me. I’ve been blessed with a great team of Pilotlighters. I’m not sure if I’d still be CEO without the Pilotlight 360."

"I was a fairly new CEO in 2014, and we approached Pilotlight because we needed to update our business plan, modernise the organisation and consider having a high street presence."

The Child Outcomes Research Consortium (CORC) is a charitable organisation that collects and uses evidence to improve children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing. CORC holds data relating to mental health and wellbeing outcomes of more than 400,000 children and young people in the UK, representing the largest data set of this kind worldwide

Through Pilotlight 360, Pyramid has a new, much more ambitious strategic plan in place, including a series of metrics which the board can use in order to ensure Pyramid is meeting its objectives.