Link UP London UK, Battersea Arts Centre, London (2026)

24/06/2026

🌟 This , we’re celebrating the impact we can make together - every day, we’re inspired by the passion, resilience, and dedication of grassroots organisations working tirelessly to support their communities 👏🏽✨

At Link UP London, we help amplify that impact by connecting charities with Skilled Volunteers who share their time, expertise, and ideas to help organisations grow, strengthen, and do even more good 🌱🤝

We’re proud to highlight the power of these collaborations - from communications and social media, to fundraising, strategy, and beyond - helping organisations build capacity and create lasting change across the capital 💪

At Link UP London, we connect charities with professionals ready to share their expertise in areas such as:

📈 Business Development & Strategy
💻 IT & Web Development
💡 Branding & Communications
💰 Fundraising & Marketing
📊 Accounting & HR
📑 Impact Reporting
🎨 Graphic Design - and so much more!

✨ Whether it’s refining your message, strengthening your systems, or planning for growth, we can match organisations with the right skilled volunteer to help them move forward with confidence.

Check out the inspiring projects our volunteers have supported - and imagine what we could achieve together 🌱

💡 Ready to see how a Skilled Volunteer could support your organisation? Get in touch today and let’s explore how we can help you achieve even more impact. https://linkuplondon.org/organisations/

23/06/2026

🌟 This Small Charity Week, we're celebrating the people behind the impact. 💙

Every day, we're inspired by the passionate leaders who dedicate their time, energy, and expertise to making London a better place. They are the driving force behind the small charities creating opportunities, building connections, and changing lives in their communities.

Today, we're shining a spotlight on just a few of the incredible individuals we’ve had the privilege of working with:

💙 Khadidja N'Diaye, Founder & CEO of Cheri Coco – celebrating creativity, culture, and connection through community arts.

💙 Rachael Stokes, CEO of Kingston Carers Network - supporting unpaid carers of all ages across Kingston with advice, advocacy, and opportunities to have their voices heard.

💙 Kevin Osei, Founder & CEO of Bridging Barriers - helping young people achieve career success through mentoring, networking, and skills development.

💙 Jamie Ward-Smith MBE, CEO of The Creighton Centre - tackling social isolation and disadvantage across West London communities.

💙 Giselle Gonzales, Founder & CEO of EqualReach - connecting businesses with skilled tech professionals from refugee and displaced communities, creating pathways to meaningful employment and opportunity.

💙 Sarah Robson, Managing Director of The Da'aro Youth Project - supporting young asylum seekers and refugees from the Horn of Africa to build brighter futures.

💙 Oksana Kalala, Founder & CEO of New Arrivals Support CIC - helping immigrants and refugees build brighter futures by reducing inequality, tackling poverty, and strengthening migrant communities.

💙 Katie Linsh*ts, CEO of Career Compass – improving social mobility by supporting students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

These leaders are the heartbeat of their organisations, turning passion into action and making a lasting difference every single day. 👏✨

At Link UP London, we’re proud to have supported amazing organisations like these by connecting them with Skilled Volunteers who help strengthen their impact, capacity, and long-term sustainability 🤝

Thank you to all the founders, CEOs, staff, volunteers, and trustees working tirelessly behind the scenes. Small charities may be small in size, but their impact is extraordinary.

22/06/2026

💙 Small charities. Big impact. 💙

This week, we're proud to celebrate Small Charity Week-a national campaign shining a spotlight on the incredible role small charities play in communities across the UK.

Every day, small charities are creating opportunities, building connections, tackling inequalities, and providing support where it's needed most. Their impact may be local, but the difference they make is enormous 🌟

At Link UP London, we're privileged to work alongside these organisations, connecting them with skilled volunteers and support that helps them grow, thrive, and continue delivering life-changing work across the capital 🤝

Throughout the week, we’ll be sharing stories about some of London’s amazing small charities - the organisations, the work they do, and the people behind them. These organisations make a real difference every day, often with limited resources but unlimited passion 💙

Join us as we celebrate the small charities creating hope, opportunity, and stronger communities across London. Because when small charities succeed, communities thrive ✨

We’ve shared more on this in our latest article read it on our website 💛

https://linkuplondon.org/story/small-charity-week-celebrating-the-small-but-mighty/

21/06/2026

☀️ Get your organisation moving this summer with two special events together with senior volunteers from Amazon UK! 🚀

We’re excited to share two upcoming opportunities this July offering free, expert support and one-to-one guidance from an impressive group of very senior leaders at Amazon UK.

Whether you're looking to solve an HR challenge, tackle your organisational structure, or improve your marketing and comms, we've got two fantastic opportunities to help you build capacity and make progress this summer.

💡 Flash Consulting 15th July - A focused 2-hour session with Amazon's most senior HR leaders designed to help you tackle a key organisational challenge and leave with practical advice and clear next steps.

Support available in:

✨ Human Resources
✨ Organisational Design
✨ Stakeholder Management
✨ Recruitment
✨ Employee Engagement
✨ HR Policy and Practice

📣 Marketing Marathon Day 17th July - A dedicated, in-depth 5-hour consulting session with Amazon Marketing senior managers, focused on helping your organisation strengthen its marketing and communications.

Support available in:

✨ Marketing Strategy & Planning
✨ Value Proposition Development
✨ Campaign Development
✨ Social Media
✨ PR & Communications

🤝 How it works

📌 We work with you to create a tailored project brief
👥 We match you with skilled Amazon volunteers with relevant expertise
💬 You take part in a facilitated session focused on your challenge
🚀 You leave with practical recommendations and actions you can implement straight away

Different teams. Different expertise. The same goal: helping your organisation build capacity and increase its impact.

Spaces are limited, so don't miss your chance to access this support completely free of charge.

👉 Apply today and solve your challenge this summer: https://linkuplondon.org/resources/events/

19/06/2026

It’s been a hectic few weeks here at Link UP London 💛

Between celebrating at our Volunteer Week event, award wins, new team recruitment, and a packed calendar of corporate activity - we thought we’d take a moment to check in with the team and see what everyone’s been up to 👀✨

✨ Kim - not only celebrating award wins but also recruiting for a new Operations & Programme Support role to help us grow even further.

✨ Sophia - busy writing project requests and matching skilled volunteers with meaningful opportunities where their expertise can make a real difference.

✨ Sarah - keeping our community connected through newsletters landing in inboxes and all things social media 💌

✨ Jules -coming down from an incredible Volunteer Week event and now filling the calendar with engaging Lunch & Learn sessions.

✨ Nicolle -juggling a busy corporate events schedule, including planning a Breakfast at Mansion House to bring more businesses into the conversation.

✨ Kate - our Corporate Volunteering Manager, matching volunteers with charities and preparing for upcoming corporate events, including work with Blackstone.

✨ Tazkia - our Skilled Volunteering Officer, reviewing feedback and turning it into impact reports for both volunteers and charities 📊

✨ Akash - always working hard connecting charities and volunteers, making sure every organisation gets the support they need and every project gets off the ground.

Behind the scenes, we’re more motivated than ever - working every day to connect charities with skilled people ready to make an impact 🤝

We’re excited to grow our impact even further in our 10th year supporting more charities, welcoming more Skilled Volunteers, and making this our biggest and most impactful year yet 🚀💛

18/06/2026

Today, we hosted our first-ever Flash Consulting engagement with Blackstone, and what an inspiring morning it was. 👏

We brought together 5 incredible small London charities - Bridging Barriers, Horse Rangers Association, IRIE! Dance Theatre, Peckham Digital, and Well Kneaded Foundation - and connected them with 12 skilled volunteers from across Blackstone's corporate function teams 🌟

In one fast-paced, high-impact session, volunteers and charities worked side by side on a range of pressing organisational challenges, from HR advisory support focused on organisational structure, culture and change, to contract and policy review, to developing corporate value propositions, and strengthening storytelling, visibility and communications strategy. The volunteers helped these organisations tackle their most pressing challenges in real time.💫

The feedback from charities was outstanding, with comments including:
“A very engaging and hugely impactful experience” and “The session was transformative, helpful and well organised.”

Together, these amazing organisations are supporting over 9,000 beneficiaries across London 💪

And with more than 100 years of combined professional experience across the volunteer group, the Blackstone team brought insight, energy, and expertise to every conversation, making a real difference in just a single session 💼

When asked to describe the day in one word, the responses said it all: Inspiring. Transformative, Creative. Humbling. Empowering. Insightful.

Volunteer feedback reflected the same impact:
“A great experience that felt rewarding for all involved.”
“An amazing, impactful event tailored to my skills. I really felt I could add value to the charity.”
“I thought the session was fantastic.”

💡 Today was a powerful reminder of what skilled volunteering can unlock - bringing professional expertise directly to charities at exactly the moment they need it most.

A huge thank you to Blackstone and everyone involved for making the day such a meaningful success 🤝

18/06/2026

🎉 Small Charities Week is nearly here! 🎉

To celebrate and support the amazing work small charities do in our communities, we're hosting a special Lunch & Learn designed to help purpose-driven organisations amplify their impact.

📣 Creative PR for Not-for-Profit and Purpose-Driven Organisations

📅 Tuesday 23 June
🕛 12:00–13:00
📍 Zoom
🎟️ FREE

Join Kath Myers from Milk & Honey for a practical session packed with ideas for raising awareness, generating media attention and creating impactful PR campaigns on a small budget.

✨ Practical tips
✨ Expert insights
✨ Real-life examples
✨ Ideas you can put into action straight away

Plus, you'll be joining a supportive community of charity professionals who understand the challenges and opportunities facing small organisations.

🖊️ Sign up via the link in our bio

16/06/2026

What a day celebrating the Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers! ❤️ Big Issue

It was wonderful to see the Big Issue bring so many incredible people together in one room and create the opportunity to connect, share stories and learn from one another.

A changemaker, to us, is someone who sees a problem and takes action to make things better. From founders of CICs and charities to musicians, advocates and people overcoming challenges to help others, it was inspiring to meet so many people creating positive change in their own unique ways.

Thank you for recognising us and for continuing to tell the human stories behind the impact. We left feeling inspired, energised and excited about the potential for collaboration ahead.

We’re looking forward to staying connected and exploring how we can support some of these amazing organisations with skilled volunteers to help tackle resource challenges and create even more impact.

Thank you for a fantastic day ❤️

Kingston Carers Network Migrateful OFF THE ROPES

16/06/2026

📸 The photos are in! We've created an online gallery featuring all the official photographs from our Volunteers' Week celebration 📸✨

This event was all about recognising and celebrating the incredible volunteers who give their time, energy and skills to support London's communities 🏙️💙

Whether you joined us for the first time or have attended many of our Volunteers' Week events, we hope these photos capture some of the joy, laughter and connections that made the evening so memorable.

Feel free to browse the gallery, download your favourite photos and share them with your friends, colleagues and networks.

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the evening so special. We loved celebrating with you!

📸 View the gallery: https://linkuplondon.org/story/volunteer-week-2026-a-celebration-of-community-connection-and-impact/

15/06/2026

Calling all software engineers and cyber security professionals 💻🔐

Do you want to use your technical skills to make a real difference for vulnerable children and young people?

Why Care is looking for a Skilled Volunteer to review and strengthen their bespoke digital platform, which is helping to modernise the foster carer assessment process across the UK 🚀

Why Care is a pioneering social enterprise tackling the national shortage of foster carers by helping local authorities recruit, assess and support a more diverse range of carers 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Your expertise could help audit the platform's technology, assess its security, identify vulnerabilities, and support future development. Experience with Firestore, Google Cloud Platform, TypeScript or React.js would be especially valuable ⚙️

By helping build a stronger and more secure platform, you'll play a part in supporting more foster carers into the system - helping more children find the stable, loving homes they deserve ❤️

👉 Drop us a message or visit our website to find out more: https://linkuplondon.org/opportunity/technical-review-for-digital-platform/

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