Deloitte's raise over £2 million for BHF and Leukaemia Research
Howard Lake | 6 March 2008 | News
A corporate partnership between professional services firm Deloitte and the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and Leukaemia Research has generated over £2 million for the charities.
Following a staff vote, Deloitte initially entered into a two year fundraising partnership with the two charities in 2005, aiming to raise £1 million. However, following its success, the partnership was extended for a further year, raising £2.02 million in total.
Deloitte staff and partners supported both charities via a range of fundraising activities from speed-networking, ‘X-Factor’ themed events and the foundation of the Deloitte Choir, to the more traditional favourites such as quiz nights, raffles and a number of popular sporting events.
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One of the highlights for 2007 was when 1,000 Deloitte staff took part in the annual JP Morgan Chase Challenge (5km run), raising over £100,000 for BHF & Leukaemia Research, including matched funding from the firm.
Regular payroll giving has also been successful with over 25% of Deloitte’s UK staff currently participating in the scheme, earning the Firm a Gold award for Payroll Giving from the Institute of Fundraising presented at the Treasury.
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About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.