Case Studies

Epic Arts is a London-based arts charity established in 2001. It organises and runs visual art, drama, dance and music projects for people with disabilities in the UK and Cambodia.

"The opportunity to work with high profile business leaders was inspirational for the charity in allowing a clear direction and plan to be formed."

Susie McDonald, director tells us how her charity benefited from working with Pilotlight.

"We now have an increased confidence in our strategic skills evidenced by the very real creation of a strategic plan."

Helena Parboij set up KPC Youth in 1998, following the tragic drugs-related death of her 18-year-old son. She gathered together a group of local people who wanted to address the problem of lack of facilities for young people in the Cynffig area of Bridgend.

"The Pilotlight process has taken us to the next level of our development. It has given us the excuse to work on the medium-term needs of the organisation and provided us with the expertise we needed."

"Even if it was £80,000 I would still go for my team of Pilotlighters! Pilotlighters provide a superb sounding board and I can't recommend the scheme too highly. They give you a lot of confidence and help to create a balance between operational demands and the need for strategic development." - Celine Sinclair, The Yard, Edinburgh

"We have embarked on a considerable change programme for which Pilotlight led the way. It has been an enormous help in getting to grips with the key issues.”

“Pilotlight gave me new tools to run my charity – it was so successful that I’ve come back for more!”

"It was a massive learning curve for us all but they gave us the foundation we needed. We are more likely to get funding now because we have a decent business plan and strategy in place."

“The process gave us a single vision for the first time, with short- and long-term objectives and who was accountable for them.”

“It was the first time someone not involved in the charity looked at how we worked….they challenged us to think outside the box. We’ve now secured funding for the next three years.”