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"The charity has grown from strength to strength through this programme and we've been successful of other large grants during this time of the Pilotlighters support."

"The Weston Charity Awards has helped us to rewrite our strategic plan. We've now got a new vision and mission and a very clear idea of what our journey is going to be over the next five years. It's provided a lot of clarity to everybody on the team."

"It can feel quite tumultuous to start with because you're taking everything apart, but actually, there is that lightbulb moment where it all seems to coalesce and start to make sense. So yeah. Keep the faith. It's worth it."

Winning the Award meant they had access to the expert mentoring and advice from Pilotlight that they needed to get their charity back on track.

If you’re the leader of a charity working in the field of community, environment, welfare or youth in the North or Midlands of England, or Wales, you can apply to be part of our next cohort of Weston Charity Awards Winners. The Weston Charity Awards will be giving up to 22 Awards in 2023 so you have an even greater chance of being an Award winner. 

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In June 2021, 18 charities were awarded the title of 2021 Weston Charity Awards winners. The charities joined Pilotlight 360 programme in a backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic and have finished the programme with a new challenge ahead – the cost of living crisis. 

In July, Andrea Sinclair was named as Angel Investor of the Year by the UK Business Angels Association. As one of the organisations that has benefited from her creative entrepreneurialism, we are delighted to send our congratulations.

Pilotlight and our Partner Business Barclays launched 11 projects in September 2022. It’s the biggest cohort of projects launched with a Partner Business in a four-week period yet. The cohort includes Inclusive Leadership and Pilotlight Insight and Pilotlight Direction programmes.

Pilotlight was delighted to welcome 25 charities to its community of purpose, 20 of which are new to Pilotlight.

Pilotlight is delighted to welcome Finia Kuhlmann, Amanda Rothwell, Faiz Siddiqui and Angela Halliday to its Board of Trustees.

At Pilotlight, we want to create a world that’s fairer and more sustainable because charities have the skills that they need to tackle disadvantage. That means bringing as many different voices as possible to the table to share their expertise and insights. We are looking for driven, ambitious individuals from all walks of life who are seeking leadership development to become Pilotlighters on our Ignite Initiative.