Volunteer stories

A Hugely Rewarding Experience

Katie Robinson, Associate at EY-Parthenon, shares her experience of volunteering with SBT. Katie helped social mobility charity Career Ready develop their 3-year strategy over the course of a 4 month project. We find out how it went and hear how the work benefitted her personally. Read more

"It has given me the opportunity to meet so many inspiring people who are really making a difference in society"

Through our partnership with Refinitiv Stephen Bergin, Commercial Finance Director (Partners) has been working with Brightside, a social mobility charity within SBT’s portfolio, since 2016. Stephen was interviewed as part of Refinitiv’s activities to promote volunteering. Read below what he had to say about the benefits of volunteering his professional skills with SBT. Read more

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Tom's time at SBT: a loan that paid off

On secondment at SBT, Tom Cooke from EY found fulfilment using his professional skills for good causes.
Building a volunteering programme that’s practical and purposeful

Claudia Buffini from Schroders finds the causes that matter to her colleagues and works out how their hard-won knowledge can be deployed in service of these causes. Here, she walks us through how Schroders are making volunteering practical and purposeful, combining doing good with career progression.
SBT backs Hestia: a long-term partnership for sustainable growth

The Social Business Trust is proud to welcome Hestia into our portfolio of charities and social enterprises. We will back them by providing a combination of professional expertise and funding as they continue building their organisational resilience.
Job: Executive Assistant to the CEO

We're looking for an experienced Executive Assistant who will use their first-rate organisational skills to support our CEO. Your dynamism and attention-to-detail will bolster our work. Your energy and skills will be put good use as we continue to bring the business and social enterprise worlds together, creating lasting social impact in the areas of education, employment, and health and wellbeing.