Practical mentoring, selected pro bono support, charitable giving and community involvement as a deliberate part of how Aubrey International works.
We believe a commercial business can still make deliberate space to share experience, support worthwhile causes and help people avoid mistakes that are easier to see from the outside.
One-to-one mentoring for people who would benefit from experienced commercial perspective, particularly where paid mentoring or consultancy is not presently realistic.
We may occasionally undertake professional work without charge or at a substantially reduced fee where the circumstances justify it. This is separate from mentoring and is considered case by case.
We support selected causes through independent corporate giving and other initiatives where we can make a useful contribution.
Community contribution is not limited to money. It can include volunteering, practical help, sharing professional experience and supporting people or projects that may otherwise go without it.
We often see the same thing happen early in a business or career decision: somebody with genuine drive commits money, time or energy before anyone experienced has challenged the assumptions underneath it.
We also know what it feels like to wish somebody had been available to ask the awkward question earlier. Some of our most useful business experience has come from things that worked, and some from things that did not.
Mentoring also builds relationships, expands our network and introduces us to people, industries and ideas we might never otherwise encounter. Quite simply, we find it interesting. We do not think there is anything wrong with saying so.
Internally, we will keep a record of our pro bono and community activity so that we can make informed decisions about future commitments and, where useful, report on impact without turning people into statistics.
As the program develops, we intend to publish periodic Pro Bono & Community Impact updates, using appropriate anonymized information and sensible methodology.
The aim is transparency and accountability, not turning community work into a marketing exercise.
All pro bono and community activity is subject to capacity. Programs may be limited, waitlisted or temporarily closed where demand exceeds the time available to support people meaningfully.
