# 14 corporate partnerships helping good causes around the UK

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/10/20/14-corporate-partnerships-helping-good-causes-around-uk/
- Published: 2017-10-20T09:00:54+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**October has been a good month for corporate partnerships with a real variety of
companies offering support to a range of charities in many different ways: from 
fundraising to volunteering and supporting charity initiatives. Here are 14 that
have come to our attention.**

 

 [⌊John Burns⌉](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2017/10/rsz_john_burns.jpg)

#### Burns Pet Nutrition Foundation & the Forever Hounds Trust

The [Burns Pet Nutrition Foundation](http://burnspet.co.uk/burns-in-the-community/),
part of Burns Pet Nutrition, has announced that it will support three charities 
next year: The [Forever Hounds Trust](http://foreverhoundstrust.org/), which matches
greyhounds and lurchers to happy homes; the [UK German Shepherd Rescue,](http://www.ukgermanshepherdrescue.co.uk/)
which rescues and rehomes German Shepherd dogs; and Dogs for the Disabled, an Irish
charity that trains assistance dogs to assist physically disabled children and adults
to carry out a range of practical tasks. The charities will receive free Burns pet
food and expert advice from Burns’ team of in-house nutritionists, joint promotional
opportunities, and in some cases, financial donations.

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#### David Lloyd Clubs & BHF

[David Lloyd Clubs](https://www.davidlloyd.co.uk/clubs) are offering free triathlon
training this month to people who want to take part in [MySwimRideRun](https://www.bhf.org.uk/get-involved/fundraising/myswimriderun/about)
to help raise funds for the [British Heart Foundation](https://www.bhf.org.uk/).
The charity is running MySwimRideRun in partnership with David Lloyd Clubs, and 
non-members who sign up and would like access to a gym to complete the challenge
can make use of their gyms every Tuesday and Thursday throughout October.

 

> A big thank you to [@McGee_Group](https://twitter.com/McGee_Group?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> for agreeing to support and partner with Brake in 2017. [pic.twitter.com/UMfJDzJ8iw](https://t.co/UMfJDzJ8iw)
> — Brake, the road safety charity (@Brakecharity) [February 7, 2017](https://twitter.com/Brakecharity/status/828883605652983808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

#### McGee & Brake

[McGee](http://www.mcgee.co.uk/) has raised £13,664 for its Charity of the Year 
[Brake](http://www.brake.org.uk/) so far this year. This has included runners in
the British 10k, a team of cyclists in the London to Brighton challenge, and most
recently, a team of over 20 abseiled the ArcelorMittal Orbit Tower in London. McGee
has also raised awareness of road safety issues throughout London. In partnership
with the Metropolitan Police, they have assisted with a number of ‘Exchanging Places’
events using their own Brake liveried tipper truck. McGee has also visited schools
across the city to talk to children about road safety with plans to continue its
engagement work with schools including running further lessons during this year’s
Road Safety Week which is set to take place 20-26 November.

 

 [⌊Cala Homes⌉](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2017/10/rsz_cala_26_7_hpr-10.jpg)

#### CALA Homes & Ravelrig Riding for the Disabled Association

[CALA Homes](https://www.cala.co.uk/) has donated £20,000 to the [Ravelrig Riding for the Disabled Association](https://ravelrig-rda.org.uk/)
towards a vital indoor riding arena. CALA’s association with Ravelrig RDA goes back
as far as 1998 when it assisted the group to move to its present site at Ravelrig
Gait and helped to build custom-made stables. In 2012, CALA gifted the land to the
charity and obtained planning consent for the indoor arena. Earlier this year, the
charity received £1,700 donation from CALA construction staff and contractors following
a local golf event.

This and main image: (c) Wullie Marr/HPR

 

 [⌊Furley Page Catching Lives event⌉](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2017/10/rsz_furley_catching_lives_fundraiser.jpg)

#### Furley Page & Catching Lives

Kent law firm [Furley Page](https://www.furleypage.co.uk/) has raised over £300 
for [Catching Lives](https://www.catchinglives.org/), which supports rough sleepers,
the homeless and those vulnerably housed in Canterbury and East Kent. _Drinks on
the Lawn _was the latest fundraiser organised by the team after the Furley Page 
Foundation – the charitable organisation set up by Furley Page – selected Catching
Lives as its charity of the year for 2017. Other fundraisers have so far included‘
dress down’ days and networking events.

 

 [⌊close brothers bridge climb⌉](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2017/10/rsz_close_bro02_bridge_climb.jpg)

#### Close Brothers Motor Finance & NSPCC & Cancer Research UK

[Close Brothers Motor Finance](http://www.closemotorfinance.co.uk/) employees have
raised £31,000 for the [NSPCC](https://www.nspcc.org.uk/) and [Cancer Research UK](https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/)
through a series of charity events. Employees from the business took part in a range
of fundraising initiatives, including a mini Olympics between all of Close Brothers
Motor Finance’s offices. Close Brothers Motor Finance’s network of dealers got involved
with some branches putting their account managers up for auction to wash cars, make
drinks and work at a dealership for day. Other fundraising initiatives included 
a bridge climb (pictured), dress down day, quizzes and silent and branch auctions
for dealers and employees. The money raised for NSPCC will go towards its Speak 
our Safe programme while the money raised for Cancer Research UK will go towards
supporting their scientists’ research.

 

 [⌊rontec⌉](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2017/10/Screen-Shot-2017-10-19-at-22.19.25.png)

#### Rontec & Young Epilepsy

[Rontec](http://www.rontec.com/) has chosen [Young Epilepsy](http://www.youngepilepsy.org.uk/)
as its charity partner. By becoming a charity partner, Young Epilepsy will benefit
from optional 25p donations through Pennies made by drivers and shoppers after every
card transaction. This partnership will last for five months, with more than £100,000
expected to be raised.

 

 [⌊incentive FM⌉](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2017/10/rsz_incentive_fm.jpg)

#### Incentive FM Group & Scotty’s Little Soldiers

[Incentive FM Group](http://www.incentive-fmgroup.com/) has raised £10,125 for [Scotty’s Little Soldiers](https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/10/20/14-corporate-partnerships-helping-good-causes-around-uk/scottyslittlesoldiers.co.uk)
by hosting a charity clay pigeon shoot in London. Incentive FM Group is a corporate
sponsor of Scotty’s Little Soldiers, and the shoot brings the total raised by Incentive
for Scotty’s so far to £23,272. 14 teams entered the event, including clients, staff
and friends of Incentive FM Group. Teams were entered as Regular, Occasional and
Novice standards, allowing individuals to compete against people of similar abilities**_._**

 

 [⌊Cycling⌉](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2017/10/rsz_cycling-655565_1280_1.jpg)

#### Utility Aid & United Response

[United Response](https://www.unitedresponse.org.uk/) has received a donation of
£1,000 from its energy broker, [Utility Aid](http://www.utility-aid.co.uk/). The
donation was inspired by United Response CEO, Tim Cooper, completing the Prudential
Ride London-Surrey 100, cycling 100 miles through the streets of the capital in 
aid of the charity. The cheque from Utility Aid has brought Tim’s grand total of
fundraising over £3,000.

 

 [⌊GOSH Race for Kids⌉](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2017/10/rsz_gosh_raceforkids.jpg)

#### Qlik & Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity

[Qlik](http://www.qlik.com/en-gb) has launched a three-year partnership with [Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity](http://www.gosh.nhs.uk/)
to help fund research into innovative methods of treatment for children with complex
diseases. Qlik’s fundraising activities kicked off on Saturday 7th October with 
GOSH’s flagship annual fun run event – the RBC Race for the Kids 5K run. Taking 
place for the first time in Hyde Park, Qlik’s sponsorship marks the beginning of
its goal to raise £150,000 for the charity over the next three years. As part of
the software grant programme, Qlik makes its data analytics solutions available 
to the charity division of GOSH, and their staff volunteer there using their annual
CSR day which Qlik gives all its employees. In addition, Qlik staff have volunteered
to work at other GOSH activities while the company is also involving its customers
and partners in fundraising activities.

 

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#### Euromonitor & The Country Trust

As part of its £1million+ commitment to charitable giving in 2017, [Euromonitor](http://www.euromonitor.com/)
has announced another round in its quarterly selection of charities. The company
is supporting a new group of 19 organisations in 12 different countries to add to
the ones already donated to this year. The range of charities supported stretches
from domestic violence through to education of vulnerable youth to cancer and mental
health charities, and includes its London office’s support of [New Horizons Youth Centre](https://nhyouthcentre.org.uk/)
in Kings Cross London, [Body & Soul](http://www.bodyandsoulcharity.org/) in Clerkenwell,
and [The Country Trust](http://www.countrytrust.org.uk/contact) in Chelmsford.

 

 [⌊Home-Start & Dunelm⌉](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2017/10/rsz_home-start_dunelm.jpg)

#### Dunelm & Home-Start UK

[Dunelm](http://www.dunelm.com/) has announced that it has raised £281,162 for family
support charity [Home-Start UK](https://www.home-start.org.uk/) in the first year
of their two-year partnership. The first year of the partnership has seen Home-Start
merchandise and special cupcakes being sold in Dunelm’s 170 stores, as well as colleagues
from around the business take part in fundraising activities including the London
Marathon, abseiling and hiking the Three Peaks. Dunelm has also just completed a
week-long charity event which asked colleagues to contribute to a total of 20,000
miles through hiking, running and cycling from 8th to 14th October.

 

 [⌊Barbarians⌉](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2017/10/rsz_barbarian_fc_002.jpg)

#### Paysafe & the Barbarians for Help for Heroes

[Paysafe](https://www.paysafe.com/) has announced partnerships with the inaugural
Barbarians (“The Baa-Baas”) women’s rugby team, and the Barbarians men’s team, which
is in aid of [Help for Heroes](https://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/).

 

 [⌊keep britain tidy beach clean⌉](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2017/10/rsz_beachclean.jpg)

#### Coca-Cola GB & Keep Britain Tidy

[Coca-Cola GB](https://www.coca-cola.co.uk/) will be a key partner in [Keep Britain Tidy](http://www.keepbritaintidy.org/)’
s 2018 Great British Spring Clean, helping to support a network of litter pickers.
Working together, the two hope to inspire volunteers to clean up not only villages,
towns and cities but also rivers and beaches, creating a chain of litter picking
activity under the banner #Street2Sea. Coca-Cola GB is also supporting the charity’s
Centre for Social Innovation research into beach litter and littering behaviour 
at locations around the country. The research will help develop new solutions to
the problem, which can be scaled up around the country,

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