On Thursday 5th October a large group met to attend our Autumn Connector event supporting three superb non-profit organisations.

Elizabeth Pfiester, Jack Durant, Noah Bennett, Clem Brown and Eliana Sleiman pitched flawlessly in the Bishopsgate Institute, which was perfectly fitting for the event due to its building in 1895 being purposed at creating a more just and equitable society for all. We are glad to report that all 3 organisations not only met, but exceeded their targets of £10,000 - with the grand total raised, after further donations post-event, being over £44,000!

These generous donations will support the non-profits in their life-changing work giving people a brighter future. Thank you to all who have already donated. Links to the pitches can be found here on our YouTube page.

The Pitches:

Jack, Co-founder & Director, and Noah, Chief Technical Officer, from Youngwilders pitched for their non-profit organisation which is focused on accelerating the nature recovery of the UK and involving young people in the movement. They do this by running youth-led ecological restoration projects across the UK, as well as a mix of experimental youth-engagement and platforming programmes. Their goal is to hire an Outreach Officer to lead on designing programmes to encourage underrepresented groups to the environmental sector.

Elizabeth, Founder & CEO, of T1International pitched for her organisation which advocates for access to insulin as a human right. They envision a world where everyone with type 1 diabetes can access and afford life-sustaining treatment and no one has to spend 80% of their income on insulin. T1International wants to build a patient Working Group, to work towards their goal of insulin and testing supplies costing no more than 5% of a person's average income.

Clem Brown, Co-founder & Co-Director, and Eliana Sleiman, Co-director & Head of Education, pitched for CodeBrave which gives young people in Lebanon the tools to lift themselves out of poverty through an innovative business model. They educate children aged 11 to 18 from disadvantaged backgrounds (1,500 so far, 53% girls) in coding, robotics and AI. The funding they secured will help them to expand and reach 10,000 students by 2026.

Any additional donations would be gratefully received through getting in touch with us.