PA Consulting Accelerate Impact Through Remote Volunteering

PA Consulting (PA), the global innovation and transformation consultancy, enabled their teams to volunteer their skills remotely to supercharge inspiring impact entrepreneurs throughout the year. The PA Consulting Change Days saw their teams using their skills to strategically support social enterprises and impact startups addressing challenges across the world.

The Partnership

Following on from a series of Change Days carried out in 2022, PA Consulting continued their partnership with We Make Change, a global volunteering platform that connects remote volunteers with impact startups, to engage more employees through these online volunteering events.  

Finding new and innovative approaches to overcome the world's biggest challenges is intrinsic to who PA Consulting are. Through their community programme, they focus on helping people from disadvantaged backgrounds to become the innovators and leaders of tomorrow.

Which is why partnering with We Make Change to deliver a series of Change Days is a perfect fit. Through Change Days, PA Consulting employees have the opportunity to directly contribute to the philanthropic mission of PA Consulting and make a tangible impact on the welfare of many across the world through remote volunteering.

The impact of PA Consulting Change Days

Throughout the year, teams of PA Consulting employees volunteered remotely through Change Days. Here is the impact they made:

• Change Days: 8

• Employees volunteered: 120

• Impact startups supported: 30

• Hours volunteered: 960

• Impact made: £120,000

Employee Impact

• 97% agreed “Change Days are a positive way to use my giving back and volunteering days at PA Consulting”

• 94% agreed “The Change Day contributed to PA’s belief in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future”

• 93% would join another Change Day

“The Change Day was an amazing way to meet inspirational social entrepreneurs paving the way for a sustainable future. It was inspiring to work with a company at the early stages of development and think through unique challenges faced.” - Martin, PA ChangeMaker

“Participating in the Change Day was a fantastic way for me to meet new colleagues, collaborate on an interesting and valuable topic, strengthen my consulting skills and ultimately support a fantastic social enterprise to drive sustainable transport innovation. - ”Katie, PA ChangeMaker

“It was a great opportunity to leverage my consulting and technical skill sets to support young entrepreneurs addressing important issues in society. Together, we can show that doing good is not only important, but also a tonne of fun and intellectually rewarding.” - Wen-Yu, PA Consulting ChangeMaker

Social Impact

The impact startups supported UN Sustainable Development Goals supported:

1. No Poverty
4. Quality Education
5. Gender Equality
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
10. Reduced Inequalities
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
13. Climate Action

• Average rating from impact startups: 9.2/10

• Want to continue working with their volunteers: 100%

• Value gained by impact startups: £120,000

“Participating in the Change Day was an incredible opportunity that provided immense valuable feedback from really skilled professionals to help us tackle some of the challenges we are facing to get our business to grow.” - Cristina: Co-Founder, Open Hydro

“The Change Day gave me access to world-class business consultation services and consultants who dedicated over 4 hours to learning and understanding the challenges we met and helped develop solutions to these challenges.” - Pius: Founder, Tenergy

“Participating in Change Day was truly a transformative experience for me. The collaborative spirit, innovative ideas, and the collective commitment to positive change were nothing short of inspiring. The Change Day has not only expanded my horizons but also reinvigorated my passion for making a difference in our community. Thank you for this incredible opportunity!” - Sungeni: Founder, Village Solar

The Result

“We’re proud to work with We Make Change to deliver business value to social entrepreneurs who can benefit from our support. It’s also a rewarding experience for our volunteers to help effect change for causes they are passionate about during the sessions”. - Jack McMahon, Head of Communities at PA

These results show that PA Consulting Change Days can empower employees to truly make meaningful impact supporting many different causes and contributing to the success of successful and inspiring impact entrepreneurs.

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