# Royal Mail seeks charity partner for 2022-26

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/07/07/royal-mail-seeks-charity-partner-for-2022-26/
- Published: 2022-07-07T09:48:37+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Applications are now open with Royal Mail looking to partner with a charity focused
on heart health. Royal Mail has chosen this as a cause because poor heart health
is one of the leading causes of absence among its workers.**

Three charities will be shortlisted, with Royal Mail employees having a say on the
final decision. During the four-year partnership with Royal Mail, employees will
be encouraged to raise money, volunteer and provide pro bono support for the charity
selected.

Royal Mail’s last national charity partnership was with [Action for Children](https://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/)
and focused on mental health. The charity was selected because its proposition supported
a new mental health support programme for young people in schools.

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Community investment is a key strand of Royal Mail’s Environmental, Social and Governance(
ESG) strategy, with 2021-22 seeing it invest £5.6 million here alone, and its national
charity partnership a key element of this. As well as Action for Children, other
previous national charity partnerships have included The Stroke Association and 
Prostate Cancer UK. All partnerships have raised over £2 million.

Greg Sage, Deputy Director Corporate Affairs & ESG at Royal Mail, said: 

> “We’re delighted to announce that applications for our national charity partnership
> are open. Royal Mail is proud to play an active part in every community across
> the UK. We are looking for a partner that will bring a positive, long lasting 
> impact to those communities.”

#### How to apply

For more information and to receive an application form, charities should email 
[co*******@*******il.com](https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/07/07/royal-mail-seeks-charity-partner-for-2022-26/co*******@*******il.com)
by 4pm on 15 July. Forms will be sent to those interested from 18 July and the closing
date for applications is 4pm on 12 August 2022.

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