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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🎉✨We turned our ELBA office into an Eid extravaganza! 🌙🎈 The spirit of Ramadan wrapped up with a bow of celebration & ELBA rocked it! From scrumptious food to laughter-filled moments, every second was pure joy! 🥳📸 #EidMubarak #OfficeFun #WELBA 🎊🍬
Our team had the opportunity to volunteer at our annual team challenge with @fothcp! We were able to clean out ivy, plant seedlings in the meadows and build better pathways for pedestrians. Thank you to @t.rowe.price, @mangroup, and @cmslaws.careers for joining our team!
#ELBA #TowerHamletsCemetaryPark
Getting closer to EID, we are looking back at the start of Ramadan, when colleagues of all faiths shared a sunset feast, breaking fast in unity at our office. The air was rich with diverse flavors and laughter, a true celebration of togetherness.
#Iftar2024 #TogetherWeDine
Meet Ken!
Ken is the general manager of Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. An organisation committed to the preservation and maintenance of the park. Hear more their history and mission!
#ELBA #TowerHamletsCemetaryPark
Last week 24 students from Sir George Monoux visited Standard Chartered to begin their Skills Week, working on their cyber security finance project which they then presented on Friday back in their schools. Thank you to all the volunteers who took part in the session. @monouxcollege @stanchart
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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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“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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“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
