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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@locktoneur Lockton volunteers supported @morelifehome More Life Home this week - repurposing furniture items and upcycling them to donate to new homes of those in need. Braving the heat with smiles all round, the team painted, sanded and stencilled pieces that would otherwise have gone into landfill.
Alvarez and Marsal TAG volunteers got their upcycling skills into action (and lots of elbow grease) to transform secondhand furniture pieces to be donated to those most in need -saving items that would have otherwise gone into landfill.
Volunteers from businesses based in @40leadenhall.london building sanded, waxed, painted and stencilled second hand furniture that will be donated to those in need - saving these items from landfill and repurposing them to new homes! 🏡
We had an incredible time taking the winners of `STEM in Aviation` 2024 for a bespoke airside tour at @LondonCityAir ✈️ as part of their prize for winning the challenge! 🏆 The students started at the runway watching the planes as they landed whilst learning about all things airport operations. They were then taken to meet the airport`s firefighting team 🚒 who gave them a demonstration of what they do when there is a fire and the students even got to try out the equipment themselves! If you are a school in east London and want to get involved in the programme, please reach out to mailto:[email protected] 💫
Huge thanks to the amazing volunteers from @British Land who joined us for an impactful ELBA Project Management Session! 🙌
Together, they supported two inspiring community organisations, @hackneyplacyassociation and @skaped, tackling real project management challenges and sharing expert advice to help turn ideas into action. A brilliant example of skills-based volunteering driving lasting impact. 👏💡
#ELBA #CommunityImpact #ProjectManagement #SkillsVolunteering #BritishLand #CorporateVolunteering #SocialImpact
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
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Corporate Testimonials
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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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“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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“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
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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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“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
