Penguin Random House chooses Mind as charity of the year
Howard Lake | 13 May 2014 | News
Staff from Penguin Random House UK and DK have voted for mental health charity Mind to be the newly merged company’s charity partner for 2014/15.
London-based staff were invited in April to suggest a charity that the company should support. A shortlist of six charities was then presented to the staff to vote for.
Work is underway to develop a programme of activity which will involve staff in both campaigning and fundraising throughout the year. In addition there will be tailored projects that make the most of some of the talent and expertise of the company’s 1,500 staff based in London.
Penguin Random House Walk
The first fundraising event will be the Penguin Random House Walk next month. Hundreds of staff from the company’s three publishing sites will walk for 10 miles around London to raise funds for Mind.
Tom Weldon, CEO, Penguin Random House UK said that both Penguin and Random House had a long history of supporting local communities. He addded:
“Mind was the clear frontrunner in the staff vote so I have no doubt that everyone will be 100% behind the partnership and get creative with the ways in which we can support them over the coming year.”
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He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.