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Lightbulb is hiring an Operations & Admin Officer in London
Salary: £160 per day (£41,600 full-time equivalent) Hours: 3 days per week (flexible hours, with the possibility of increasing the number of days worked) Location: London-based, with flexible working arrangements …
What Five Years as a Funder Has Taught Me
This year marks five years since I joined the Lightbulb Trust. We are a small grant-making foundation and impact investor, but we have never let size limit our ambition. Looking …
Launching the UK’s First Workertech Impact Investment Fund
15 September 2025 by Louise Marston Building on five years of proven impact, we’re launching the UK’s first dedicated investment fund for technology that improves low-paid work We’re really proud to be …
Not Just Making Tea: Five Lessons from Working in Social Impact
Growing up in West London, I’ve seen first-hand the challenges young people face—whether it’s struggling with access to opportunities, mental health support, or simply being heard. Taking on the role …
Lightbulb Trust’s Partner Breakfast 2024
On the morning of November 27th, Lightbulb Trust hosted its annual breakfast with our partners, both longstanding and newly welcomed, at Megan’s on High Street Kensington. Despite grey skies and …
5 things to consider if you’re interested in using creative evaluation methods
We had feedback from amazing partner organisations doing great things that they often struggle to capture learning and showcase their impacts using traditional evaluation methods like surveys. There are lots …
Lightbulb is hiring an Admin Officer
Salary: £160 per day (£20 hourly rate) Hours: 2-3 days per month (flexible hours, with the possibility of increasing the number of days worked) Location: Remote (ideally based in West-London) Deadline: …
The Power of Local Partnership
The Integration Challenge – West London Zone and Earls Court Youth Club In summer term 2023, through the support of Lightbulb Trust’s Integration Challenge fund, West London Zone and Earls …
Looking back at 2023 and ahead to 2024…
The photographs on the easels are striking: a girl reaches beguilingly out to the lens, pulling you in with her vivacious eyes as much as her hand; a young woman …
The Lightbulb Trust’s Impact Journey: It all started with a theory of change
In early 2022, I teamed up with the Lightbulb Trust to create their theory of change (if you’re not sure what this means then check out this short video). This …
