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July is an important month for me. Like so many others, July was the month I left academic studies and began making my way in the world.

"I can honestly say it was transformational. Not only did the various programmes help me focus the direction of the Trust and provide a supportive sounding board, they also gave me the confidence to innovate and take risks."

Key to my role at Pilotlight is learning about the latest and emerging trends in Talent Development, so I can be sure that our programmes continue

Here’s a vision of society that I think is worth working for: one where deaf people have equal access, rights and citizenship, there is an end to y

I’d been thinking about how I might give something back to my local community for a while, although I didn’t know what that would look like. When I came across Pilotlight it clicked with me instantly.

Tom Ward is our longest-serving Pilotlighter in Scotland, joining us in 2008. Here he tells his story about why he came to Pilotlight in the first place and why, after all this time, he’s still committed to the work we do.

Working at a strategic level in the public sector sometimes feels like I’m far removed from “real people”. I volunteered for Pilotlight as part of my Fast Track management development programme that Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership offered me. Coaching and mentoring were part of my personal development plan, and tackling inequalities by developing and building supportive relationships with practical outcomes has always driven and energised me.

​Stuart McMaster, a Pilotlighter in Scotland who’s recently retired as Director of Investment Management at Alliance Trust, says working with Pilotlight gives him new focus, makes him a better communicator and a more positive person.

Today is our third annual conference – when our vibrant community comes together to learn from each other and debate the issues facing the sector.

This International Women's Day, we celebrate both the women who give their time to be Pilotlighters and the women who run the charities who partner with us - not to mention the millions that these charities support. One Pilotlighter, Louise Jacobs, shares her own views on what she has learnt from working with one very special women-led charity.