# Corporate partnerships in April 2015

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/04/23/corporate-partnerships-in-april-2015/
- Published: 2015-04-23T16:53:31+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Here is our monthly round-up of corporate partnerships with charities, including
results, charity of the year announcements and other CSR activities.

## 1. Pearson commits £1.5m to Save the Children

Pearson and Save the Children have launched an ‘Every Child Learning’ partnership,
to help out-of-school children caught in the Syrian refugee crisis access quality
education.

The Syrian conflict is now entering its fifth year. More than two million displaced
children are no longer in school and are more vulnerable to the risks of child labour,
early marriage and recruitment into militia groups.

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Pearson has committed £1 million over three years to co-create these solutions with
Save the Children which can then be adapted, scaled and replicated in other emergency
and conflict settings. Pearson has also donated £500,000 to support two Save the
Children education centres in Amman.

## 2. Eden Springs and People Help People-One World

![Eden Springs supports clean water initiatives](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/wp-
content/uploads/2015/03/clean-water-eden-springs.jpg)

Eden Springs supports clean water initiatives

To mark [World Water Day](http://www.edensprings.co.uk/world-water-day) on 22 March,
workplace drinks provider, Eden Springs, will help to fund the construction of clean
water wells in Uganda. It will make a donation for every bottled water cooler installed
in March to help its charity partner, People Help People-One World, to build even
more wells in Uganda.

Raanan Zilberman, CEO of Eden Springs, said:

> “By making an additional donation for each bottled water cooler installed in March
> to People Help People-One World, we are sure that we are helping to improve access
> to fresh drinking water sources in Uganda.”

 

## 3. LivingSocial and Comic Relief

![Living Social raises funds for Comic Relief ](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/wp-
content/uploads/2015/03/living-social-comic-relief-2015.jpg)

Living Social raises funds for Comic Relief by donating £1 for each of its online
deals.

Local discovery search engine [LivingSocial](https://www.livingsocial.com/gb/) has
donated £20,000 from online transactions to Comic Relief. It expects to donate more
over the coming weeks.

The company teamed up with 76 UK businesses to create a range of special deals, 
from which it donates £1 per transaction to the cause.

LivingSocial’s partnership with Comic Relief began in 2013, providing customers 
with the chance to donate, not by digging in their own pocket, but by simply booking
a fun activity, trip or experience. Combined with previous contributions, the total
LivingSocial has donated to the charity is more than £50,000.

Steven Marritt, CEO of LivingSocial UK & IE, said:

> “Many of the specially-sourced deals will stay live until the end of the month
> and visitors to the site can also choose to donate in denominations of £2, £5,
> £10 or £20, so we urge everyone to help us make this year a donation record!”

## 4. SLI365 and ABF The Soldiers’ Charity

Armed Forces life insurance provider [SLI365](https://www.sli365.com/) is extending
its ABF The Soldiers’ Charity, the national charity of the British Army.

SLI365 is backed by the MOD and provides Regulars and Reserves serving in the British
Armed Forces with guaranteed life and terminal illness insurance whether they are
on or off duty. As part of the partnership, SLI365 makes a donation to the charity
every time a new Army member joins the scheme.

 * **[Corporate fundraising partnerships for May 2015](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/05/05/corporate-fundraising-partnerships-for-may-2015/)**(
   5 May 2015)
 * **[Corporate fundraising partnerships for July 2015](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/07/15/corporate-fundraising-partnerships-for-july-2015/)**(
   15 July 2015)
 * **[Building society employees take over Mind Cymru shops in charity challenge](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/07/31/building-society-employees-take-over-mind-cymru-shops-in-charity-challenge/)**(
   31 July 2015)
