‘Highly Commended’ at 2026 Business Charity Awards
BIG Alliance is thrilled to share that the CoRe programme received a High Commendation for the Consortium Award at the Business Charity Awards 2026, recognising the impact of this partnership between Macquarie Group, Slaughter and May, Expedia Group and delivered by the BIG Alliance.
Mergers in the Third Sector
In the private sector, the word “merger” often carries a heavy subtext – restructuring, cost-cutting, or perhaps a bit of Succession-style drama. It is a fairly alien notion to charities, or it has been until recently.
Time to Talk Day: Supporting Children’s Mental Well-being in Islington
In collaboration with corporate volunteers, BIG Alliance once again facilitated Time to Talk workshops in Islington primary schools, designed in collaboration with Islington Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).
Euromonitor partners with BIG Alliance for another impactful ‘Community Week’
Euromonitor’s Community Week is a testament to their commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility, providing their colleagues with valuable opportunities to learn about and support the organisations they champion.
Empowering the underrepresented: Fusion Mentoring
This year, a cohort of nine ethnically diverse students (aged 18-25) from Islington, were partnered with nine Macquarie Group employee volunteer mentors.
BIG Alliance Community Survey Report 2023
Read about the impact our corporate volunteering opportunities had on Islington’s community organisations in 2023
Community Engagement in Islington
Our Head of Programmes reflects on the BIG Alliance’s community engagement in Islington borough, and looks ahead to the next chapter for the organisation.
Voices of Impact: Frontline Volunteering in Action
Learn about our latest volunteering initiative - Frontline volunteering - supporting the beneficiaries of our Community Partner Organisations.
Reflecting on My First 6 Months at BIG Alliance: A Community Journey
Head of BIG Alliance, Kerry Peters-Taylor, reflects on her first 6 months in her role
BIG Alliance: ‘People Power’ continues to grow in Islington
It’s been a record start to 2023-24 for the Team Challenge programme.
Providing charities with digital support
This year we ran a new volunteering programme with the focus on digital support. Read more about the Build Tomorrow Community Programme, in partnership with checkout.com, here.
The celebration of the end of Fusion Mentoring!
Another cohort of Macquarie’s Fusion Network have successfully mentored 13 young adults from ethnic minority backgrounds for the past 6 months. Read more about the fantastic impact.
