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Third Sector magazine features Pilotlight’s Olympic Legacy project as part of a special feature on the impact of the Games and its likely legacy.

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Graham Clempson talks to Fundraising magazine about philanthropy and his work with Pilotlight.

Edinburgh Evening News

The Times

Fiona Halton, Pilotlight’s CEO, tells The Guardian how the Olympics inspired her to harness the sponsors’ corporate talent to the needs of charitie

Financial Times

"I used my time with the Pilotlighters to bounce options off them. This gave me a clear focus for taking decisions on the way forward."

‘It is important to discuss your development with people from the outside world."

"It gave us the courage to say we would like to go for five-year funding rather than three years, and we were successful with a bid to the Big Lottery Fund as a result."

EASE (Empowering Action and Social Esteem) was set up in 2001 by Jackie Sear when she moved to the Copley Close Estate in west London. As a youth worker in the community, Jackie saw issues such as anti-social behaviour, violence and racial harassment that were not being dealt with and founded the charity to try and address them.

Rosemount Lifelong Learning (RLL) grew out of a parents’ group started by Save the Children in 1978. When Save the Children pulled out 20 years later, a new charitable company was formed. RLL aims to combat poverty, reduce deprivation, promote learning and aid recovery from homelessness, trauma and addictions by providing vocational courses for women, adult education and childcare. Last year the charity supported 954 clients.