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Community involvement

As a Managing Agent or Broker in the Lloyd’s market, the Lloyd’s of London Foundation and Lloyd’s Community Programme offer a wide range of rewarding and engaging skills-based volunteering opportunities to get involved in.

We offer programmes that support people across our communities, from supporting schools-based programmes that help young people through education and employment to providing knowledge support to charities that give vital service to our local communities.

Get in touch to get involved.

globalcommunityengagement@lloyds.com

By volunteering your time and skills, not only can you develop your personal and professional skills, but you will also make a direct impact to support and strengthen the communities in which we work.

Visit our Volunteering Skills Matrix to identify the right opportunities for you.

Download the Volunteering skills matrix

Our schools-based programmes focus on supporting young people through education and employment, feeding into Lloyd’s Inclusion pillar by helping to attract and retain a diverse workforce that will bring innovation to the insurance sector.

Our volunteers told us that through taking part:

85%

developed their ability to motivate and develop others

83%

felt that taking part increased their wellbeing and happiness

80%

improved their communication skills

“The Switch is extremely proud of our unique and treasured partnership with Lloyd's, which began 30 years ago. In that time Lloyd's led the way for business to successfully engage with schools.

Its commitment to innovative programmes such as Abacus and Aim to Attain has positively impacted the lives of thousands of children and their families.

Through raising the profile of corporate volunteering within the Lloyd's market, schools across the borough as well as our charity have benefited from many fruitful relationships with a variety of different companies in the Lloyd’s market.”

Helen - Director, The Switch

Our volunteering opportunities

Employability & education

Financial literacy workshops

Through our Abacus programme, support at a session to help 9-10 year olds learn more about managing money, insurance, and the world of work.

Reading, writing and number partners

Build a one to one relationship with a student to develop literacy and numeracy skills and increase motivation.

Employability training

Help young people develop the knowledge and skills needed to enter the world of work.

Students attending the Mental Health Foundation Peer Education Project

Employability training programmes include:

Interview Practice: Interview secondary school students on zoom and provide instant feedback.

Lunch & Learn Sessions: Support with 1 hour sessions for talented students in higher education. Sessions include interview skills development, CV writing, speed networking, fireside chats with CEOs and business spotlights.

Social mobility

Masterclass workshops

Give young people the chance to plan for their future, learn more about the sector and what roles might look like.

Young person mentoring

Work on a one to one basis with students to develop confidence, professional and employability skills.

Managing an intern or apprentice

Employ a student for a summer placement or apprenticeship role from a pool of high calibre and local talent. Support is given to line managers, HR teams and the young people.

Students attending a masterclass workshop

Masterclass workshops include:

Future Skills: The pre-16 sessions focus on building younger people’s confidence while the post-16 sessions help higher achieving students maximise their opportunities beyond school and into the working life by helping them understand the choices open to them for further education and training.

Step Into Insurance: The Step Into Insurance series is designed to give students insight into the insurance sector in preparing for their internship or graduate applications.

Insuring Futures: Gives young people access to the Lloyd’s market and other top insurance firms.

Community

Become a charity trustee

Challenge yourself and give back to the community by becoming a charity trustee through Lloyd’s BoardBuilders + programme.

Doorstep Library

Doorstep Library is dedicated to bringing the magic of books and the joy of reading directly into the homes of children across London. The unique home-based service means volunteers are there in person or online, helping to improve literacy and confidence in children.

Team challenges

Gather your colleagues for a day out and provide hands-on support to the third sector. ELBA works with several community organisations which rely on volunteers to support with practical activities such as laying down a foot path in a public park or planting at a local farm.

Lloyd's Corporation colleagues volunteering to move sand

Lloyd's Corporation colleagues on a team challenge

Bring the joy of reading to children’s doorsteps

A community-focused charity dedicated to bringing the magic of books and the joy of reading directly into the homes of children across London; Doorstep Library’s unique home-based service means volunteers are there in person or online, finding the most appropriate books for every child they visit and building a relationship with the whole family. The project not only improves literacy and confidence in children, but also increases family wellbeing and bonding through the joy of sharing stories and encouraging parents and children to read together. This tailored support enables Doorstep Library to help prepare children for school and broaden their opportunities in life.

We have 3 types of volunteering:

Home Reading Volunteers visit the same five families in one London location every week with the same volunteer partner. Volunteers will read and engage with the families and also leave the children a few extra books to read between sessions. Commitment of 16 or 32 sessions per year depending on your availability.
Online Reading Volunteers visit the same three families online once a week, connecting via Zoom from their own home or office. Volunteers will read stories with children, finding the most appropriate books from our online library. Commitment of 16 or 32 sessions per year depending on your availability.
Stand-in Volunteers (Home or Online) fill in when a regular volunteer can’t attend so sessions don't have to be cancelled. Volunteers can select the day and location that works best for them. Commitment of a minimum 6 sessions per year depending on your availability.

To sign up, contact:

globalcommunityengagement@lloyds.com

You can find out more about the Doorstep Library volunteering opportunity in the volunteering document below and by visiting the Doorstep Library website.

Download volunteering details

Doorstep Library volunteers reading with children in their home

Help people break the cycle of homelessness

Thames Reach is a charity helping to end homelessness in London by working directly with homeless people on the streets and in hostels, and with those at risk of becoming homeless and those recovering from homelessness.

Thames Reach needs volunteers to support their Outreach team which provides emergency support to rough sleepers 365 days a year. Each shift needs a member of staff to be accompanied by a volunteer. Most shifts operate at night when rough sleepers are bedding down. Under the supervision of highly trained staff, you’ll engage rough sleepers and try to bring them into emergency accommodation. This is a unique and eye opening experience, particularly as the weather gets colder and the work is quite literally life-saving. To sign up, please fill in the form below.

Disaster avoidance and recovery

Share your knowledge with the third sector

Share your knowledge and insight with charity organisations helping to build disaster resilient communities in areas such as climate and flood resilience trends, catastrophe micro-insurance and climate-based index insurance, and disaster and environmental risk mapping and risk reduction strategies.

Volunteering with Rise Against Hunger

Mental health

Volunteer your time

Volunteer a day or longer to support a mental health charity strengthen their programme delivery, operations and communications.

A Mental Health Foundation Peer Education Project workshop

Hear from our volunteers

“I enjoyed being able to use my skills to help others. I also liked learning about the various projects in East London and getting my head out of the ‘insurance bubble’ to see how interconnected everything is.”

Community Recovery Programme volunteer

“The team found the day very rewarding to do something for the local community. We learned about how the playground works and how many families they support, as well as their struggles around funding. This gave the team a great sense of satisfaction when they finished for the day, knowing that they had done some good!”

Team Challenge volunteer

“I love interacting with the children and feeling like I maybe imparted some wisdom that may help them in their future.”

Abacus volunteer

Donate or fundraise

From running to cycling, fundraise as an individual or gather a team to raise money for a Lloyd’s of London Foundation charity of your choosing, with full support given by the Global Community Engagement team.

Find out more

You can contact us to find out more and to subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to hear about our latest volunteering opportunities.

globalcommunityengagement@lloyds.com

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