East London Business Alliance builds the connection between businesses and local communities, bringing the time, skills and resources of the private sector, to help build the capacity of local organisations, support young people in education and place people into employment in London. ELBA makes community investment easier, more effective and more rewarding, whether through face-to-face activity or online.
ELBA finds creative, ingenious and impactful ways to support local communities. Each year over 12,000 people from business give back to local communities through ELBA, using their skills, time, ideas and commitment to help in a very wide range of activities. Everything they do is needed in the local community and will have an impact.
Each year, ELBA places hundreds of people into work in London through our award-winning employment programme, delivers over 12,000 business volunteers into the community, and works with over 200 local organisations in East London and beyond.
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A huge thank you to the incredible volunteers from @t._rowe_price who joined us for ELBA’s Digital Inclusion Programme, supporting beneficiaries from the @bmoneywize charity. 🙌
Together, we helped empower individuals with essential digital skills—boosting their confidence to get online, connect with others, and reduce isolation. 💻🌍
It was an inspiring session full of learning, laughter, and impact. Our volunteers had a fantastic time giving back and making a real difference. 💙
#DigitalInclusion #VolunteerImpact #TRowePrice #ELBA #BMoneyWize #GivingBack #SocialImpact #ClosingTheDigitalDivide
The @axa Global Day of Giving on 18th June was a massive success! Multiple teams volunteered at sites across London to support ELBA community partners. Thank you to all the volunteers who made a massive impact on the day for the local community.
🧠💜 It`s Learning Disability Week 2025!
This year’s theme is "Do you see me?" – a reminder to celebrate people with learning disabilities for who they are, not just their labels.
At ELBA, we work to build inclusive communities by connecting business and local people – and that means making sure everyone is seen, valued and included.
Let’s keep pushing for better understanding, representation and opportunity. 💪🏽
Check out @mencap_charity to learn more and access easy read resources.
#mencap #LearningDisabilityWeek #DoYouSeeMe #Accessibility #ELBACommunity #InclusionForAll #EastLondon
Beating the heat with smiles all round, CMS and AON volunteers supported Gasworks Dock Partnership with impactful activities. Through volunteer support, Gasworks Dock Partnership have created a sense of place for local residents and visitors from a disused site to a buzzing community hub.
🎉 Celebrating Volunteering Week with Impact! 💼✨
As part of #VolunteeringWeek, we hosted an incredible Mock Interview & Preparation Day through our #STEPSProgramme — helping candidates improve their interview skills and confidence.
A huge thank you to volunteers from FTI Consulting, CBRE, and SEGRO for giving their time and expertise. Candidates received real-time feedback on their interview performance and used VR technology to reflect on their communication and body language.
Special thanks to SEGRO, for sponsoring the STEPS programme, for their ongoing support in helping us boost confidence, increase social mobility, and offer insight into the corporate world. 🙌
#CorporateVolunteering #InterviewSkills #VRTraining #SocialMobility #CommunityImpact #FTIConsulting #CBRE #SEGRO #ELBA #EastLondon #MockInterviews
Volunteers from AXA UK volunteered in Victoria Park, offering much needed hands and elbow grease to support the park team maintaining benches, weeding nettles, cutting back overgrown hedges. As a small team, Victoria Park relies heavily on volunteers to ensure the park remains in tip top shape for all to enjoy 🍃
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Corporate Testimonials
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“Thank you for a very enjoyable day spent with volunteers, ELBA team, and the staff and students at Rokeby School. I thought the content of the day and my fellow presenter was excellent. ELBA's contribution to each session was also excellent and underlined key attributes and competencies that we, as employers, would be seeking from the students and to which we referred in our own presentations. I'd like to say a huge thanks to the school for the hospitality they provided. I was delighted to find three students keen to stay on after school hours to listen to a re-run of my presentation, which their schedule had not otherwise enabled them to attend. They asked some very good questions and added greatly to my enjoyment of the whole day.”
Technical Director, Tunnelling and Earth Engineering, CH2M
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“ELBA has enabled us to connect in a more sustainable way to the local community in Tower Hamlets and their support has enabled us to really have a lasting effect on the community there.”
Corporate Responsibility Manager, Catlin
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“The BIG Alliance employment team has played an integral role in Macquarie’s successful support of the London Borough of Islington. Working across our business, the employment team have identified areas where Macquarie and its suppliers can offer employment and employability opportunities to local groups and individuals, connecting with the Islington community in a simple and effective way.”
Head of Business Services EMEA, Macquarie Group
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“Through ELBA, we recently invited a client to join us on a volunteering activity, to great effect. Not only did we all emerge feeling rewarded having used our skills and experience to help develop others, but working together in such a different environment also improved our understanding of each other and strengthened our relationship.”
Senior Manager at KPMG
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“We look for individuals that are passionate about customer service and can demonstrate and understand our values. In addition, a proven background and excellent personal presentation for client facing roles is essential. If candidates can show that they really have researched and want to work for our organisation there is a fantastic career path waiting for them.”
ISS, Recruitment Manager
