npower - enthuse: engineering the future

A skills shortage in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) based professions affects the UK energy and utilities industry. enthuse is an education and work related activity day that seeks to inspire pupils to consider a STEM career. Strategically focused on students considering their GCSE options, enthuse gives students the chance to be engineers or scientists for the day and develops teamwork and problem solving skills.

npower’s investment:
£57,550 cash, £10,500 employee time

Project Achievements:

During 2007 enthuse was delivered to 2025 students across the UK utilising 90 npower employee volunteers. enthuse events invest in the workforce of the future which has a direct positive effect on the whole local community. Employee volunteers benefit from personal development that counts as CPD with professional institutions.

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Next Event

What: Financial Services Sub-group Meeting 24/03/2010

When: 24 March, 2010

Location: Corporate Citizenship, Holborn Gate, 330 High Holborn, London WC1V 7QG.

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LBG : Membership : The membership package

The membership package

LBG members are entitled to the following range of services and benefits:

  • Individual support and assistance to apply the LBG model*
  • Circulation of members’ benchmark data to see what others contribute, understand how they value their contributions and learn from case studies
  • Regular members’ newsletter, with news on measurement topics, company reports and forthcoming events
  • Two plenary meetings per year, with agendas based on topics suggested by the group
  • Specialist industry sector subgroup meetings each year on specific measurement issues.
  • Access to members-only section of the LBG website with advice on implementing the model
  • Use of the LBG logo and the right to cite membership in external publications
  • Workshops focusing on making the most of the LBG model and measuring what your programmes achieve, for example:
    • Cost-benefit; measuring the full value of business benefits achieved through CCI programmes and comparing this against programme costs
    • Whole-programme indicators; compiling a basket of simple measures, to assess achievements at a summary level to reflect all community projects
    • Social return on investment; measuring the monetary value of CCI programmes to the community
    • Using the LBG as a management tool; ideas and best practices on how to use the model to improve your company’s CCI programme and your own professional performance.

LBG membership is currently £3,750 per annum (+VAT)

*members are entitled to up to one day's support from a named consultant to use as necessary to help apply the model (out of London travel expenses will need to be reimbursed)

Additional services available for members

The services and benefits provided to members focus on the use and practical application of the LBG model. However, many also ask for assistance with related issues or with specific needs that fall outside the scope of the membership package. These services are available for an additional fee: