# Cabinet Office concludes its charity of the year partnership with BHF

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/09/26/cabinet-office-concludes-its-charity-year-partnership-with-bhf/
- Published: 2013-09-26T11:10:02+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Cabinet Office and the British Heart Foundation (BHF) have marked the end of
their Charity of the Year partnership with an event at Admiralty House, Whitehall,
in London.

The organisations had engaged in a 15-month long skills sharing partnership, the
first of its kind for both organisations.

During the partnership Cabinet Office staff shared their professional Civil Service
skills and expertise with the BHF, conducted fundraising activities across the department,
and volunteered their personal time to support the BHF. The Cabinet Office also 
raised awareness of heart disease internally via information and guidance provided
by the charity.

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Cabinet Office staff:

 *  donated over 190 hours of their time on skills sharing workshops and reviewed
   
 *  ran 12 workshops on topics including project and programme management, leadership,
   behavioural insight, and implementing a flexible resourcing model. Nearly 100
   BHF employees attended these.
     
 *  raised over £15,000 by taking part in the London to Brighton Bike Ride, the 
   London Marathon, and the Three Peaks Challenge
     
 *  filled 90 bags of clothing for BHF's charity shops

Cabinet Office staff were invited to several BHF organised events and activities
to learn about the work of the charity.

Simon Gillespie, Chief Executive at the BHF, said: “We are truly delighted to have
had the support of the Cabinet Office over the past 15 months. The partnership gave
us the opportunity to tap into the expertise of their staff and cultivate an environment
of sharing best business practice between cultures. We are continually striving 
to improve and grow as an organisation and there is no doubt that this partnership
has helped us do this”.

Richard Heaton, Permanent Secretary for the Cabinet Office and First Parliamentary
Counsel, added that the partnership had worked well for them too. "I've been very
proud", he said, "to see civil servants being innovative, taking responsibility 
for their own learning, using their skills, and working in partnership with another
organisation. And to such good effect – creating a real impact."

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