Join us for our Lunch and Learn: Maximising your community impact with The Felix Project to explore how small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can maximise their community impact through donations, volunteering, and partnerships. Learn about the scale of food insecurity in the UK and the role businesses can play in addressing it.
Discover the environmental and financial benefits of donating surplus food, as well as the broader social value created through community engagement. This session will provide practical insights on becoming an ideal charity partner, featuring real-life case studies and actionable tips to help your business make a meaningful difference while enhancing your brand reputation and employee engagement.
Why Attend?
- Discover practical ways to support your local community while strengthening your business.
- Boost employee engagement through meaningful volunteering and pro bono opportunities.
- Enhance your brand’s reputation by aligning with social impact initiatives.
- Gain insights from real-life SME success stories.
Key Takeaways
- An understanding of food insecurity and the role of businesses in addressing it.
- Knowledge of how surplus food donations benefit both communities and businesses.
- Practical steps for engaging in skilled and unskilled volunteering and pro bono opportunities.
- Insights into how food can drive broader social impact, from training to employability.
- Tips on becoming an ideal SME partner for The Felix Project or local charities.
- A real-world case study showcasing the impact of SME involvement.
Who Should Attend?
This session is ideal for SME leaders, CSR and sustainability managers, HR professionals, and anyone interested in making a positive community impact. Whether you’re looking to donate surplus food, start a volunteering programme, or enhance your brand’s social responsibility, this session will provide valuable insights.
Speaker Profiles
Sallinder Rai, Community & Events Fundraising Manager
With over a decade of experience in community and events fundraising, Sallinder Rai is a dedicated advocate for social impact and positive change. Currently serving as the Community & Events Fundraising Manager at The Felix Project, she heads up initiatives to raise vital funds and awareness for the organisation’s mission to tackle food poverty and food waste.
Damien Conrad, Community Partnerships Manager
As Community Partnerships Manager at The Felix Project, Damien is passionate about social justice and building a fairer, more resilient and sustainable food system. He helps over 1000 community organisations to access surplus food each week and to use this food as a catalyst to help people live happier, healthier and more fulfilling lives.
The Felix Project believes in a vision of London where no-one goes hungry and good food is never wasted. The Felix Project rescues good, surplus food from the food industry that cannot be sold and would otherwise go to waste, which is delivered to hundreds of food banks, charities, primary schools and holiday programmes in London.
How to Sign-up
You can sign-up for this Lunch and Learn via our Eventbrite page here.
Accessibility
We aim to make our learning opportunities and workshops accessible to everyone; if there’s anything you need from us to access this event, please let us know in advance.
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