SBIA PARTNER PROFILE COLLINS MCNICHOLAS
A Piece of Our Time Collins McNicholas partnered with Jigsaw to develop new avenues to fundraise, volunteer and spread awareness regarding their youth mental health campaign
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ollins McNicholas partnered with Jigsaw, the youth mental health intervention service, as our chosen Charity Partner during 2018 and 2019. Our approach when working with Jigsaw focused on how we could best utilise our skills as individuals and as a company to assist them with their needs and goals. This partnership included supporting fundraising campaigns of the charity by having our employees register and fundraise, offering our services and expertise to Jigsaw’s Youth Advisory Panel, as well as supporting Jigsaw’s wider campaign of awareness and education on Mental Health.
PRACTICAL PREPARATION Aside from fundraising, we felt it was important that we offered our services as a support to Jigsaw. The results of an internal survey highlighted that the best way to use our skills would be to help prepare young people with CV and interview preparation. To provide the most innovative solution, we developed a video training to be showcased on Jigsaw’s website, so those who may not be able to attend training in person could attend virtually. Participants were then required to answer questions and on successful completion of the training, received a certificate.
health issues, it was highlighted that having ‘one good adult’ in their lives was the fundamental factor helping them to overcome issues and progress with their mental health positively. Collins McNicholas developed an internal recruitment campaign whereby, firstly their employees received training regarding the One Good Adult® offering and then the employees reached out to their own personal networks to recruit for more people to avail of the training, thus creating more awareness aroundthe campaign.
ONE GOOD ADULT®
5-A-DAY TRAINING
Based on research conducted by UCD, in a study focusing on adolescents who recovered or progressed from mental
The 5-A-Day mental health workshop was presented by representatives from Jigsaw to all employees within Collins
McNicholas. In this workshop the core teachings were how to care and nurture for our mental health, and our consultants have not only implemented the learnings into their own lives but can also educate others, thus providing a knock-on effect. Fundamental knowledge on mental health can be shared helping to create a more resilient society, educated on day-today coping mechanisms. Throughout this engagement, the relationship between Collins McNicholas and Jigsaw really became a mutual beneficial partnership, while we have worked on various fundraising initiatives and transferred knowledge and skills to Jigsaw, we have gained a tremendous amount from Jigsaw in return.
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