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We’re delighted to share that we’ve achieved a Silver Status Award under the Inclusive Employers Standard.

In my current role at Pilotlight, I have the pleasure to work with impact-driven leaders every day, tirelessly doing their bit to tackle society’s biggest challenges. I am proud that 75% of my project portfolio is organisations led by women.

The closure in quick succession of the Small Charities Coalition, the Coalition for Efficiency and now the Foundation for Social Improvement have one thing in common. They were among the few sources of direct support for small charities.  

"The Pilotlighters had a gentle way of challenging and pushing us all. Their role in giving us focus has been huge. We couldn’t see a future, but now we feel positive."

When I think of women in leadership roles, I tend to think of Jacina Ardern (Prime Minister of New Zealand) or Michelle Obama (Former First Lady) and the lessons they’ve modelled to the world; kindness, tenacity, assertiveness.

I joined Comic Relief almost two years ago now, at a moment of great change, joining during the pandemic. It was a great personal change. I'd worked at this other agency for a long time, was quite comfortable and then decided to jump in and work on this side of the fence.

You can read about the impact of our programmes in our case studies and Pilotlighter Profiles, but what often gets missed is a little more about who supports this magic to happen. I’d like to introduce you to three of our newest members of the Delivery Team and offer a chance to learn a little more about who they are and how they found their way to Pilotlight.

My first leadership experience was when I was quite young. Soon after leaving university, I found myself leading a small grassroots project in South Africa providing training to raise awareness of HIV and AIDS. I knew very little about running a project, and equally little about leadership. I had the job title of a leader and people to be led but really, I didn’t know what to do.

We’re told that finding your purpose has never been more important; finding time to fulfil it can seem impossible.

If we make one resolution for 2023, it could be this: to keep up the level of generosity that we have shown over the Christmas period.

Pilotlight is delighted to have worked with 23 charities since September 2022, 18 of which are new to Pilotlight.

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