Corporate Partnerships with Groundwork London

CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS

TAKE A FRESH LOOK AT WORKING WITH GROUNDWORK

INTRODUCING GROUNDWORK G

roundwork is one of the UK’s leading environmental charities. For over 20 years we’ve been at the forefront of environmental and social regeneration in London; changing places and lives for the better, in some of the capital’s most disadvantaged neighbourhoods. In today’s challenging social and economic climate the work we do has never been more important; creating better places, improving people’s economic prospects and helping people to live and work in a more sustainable way.

Support us in achieving our goals: Creating Better Places By 2020 we will improve 2,500 public open spaces by working closely with communities, and public and private sector partners to create greener, safer and healthier neighbourhoods.

Greener Living and Working

By 2020 we will support 100,000 people to reduce In order to achieve the ambitious goals we’ve set ourselves, their energy and water use, by educating people about we know that we need to work with innovative, like-minded their use of household resources, their environmental corporate partners who share our vision that each and every impact and how to reduce these. community in London can be vibrant, sustainable and prosperous.

Our flexible approach allows corporate partners the choice to support those activities that are most aligned to their own priorities and passions. We offer a range of partnership opportunities including practical employee engagement activities, bespoke skills-based volunteering and broader programme sponsorship.

Improving People’s Prospects By 2020 we will support 15,000 people into training or employment by increasing the confidence, skills, wellbeing and employability of those furthest removed from the labour market, in particular young people.

(Groundwork Federation national targets for 2015-2020)

“I can't thank Groundwork and the wonderful team from the Boston Consulting .Group enough for the Magical Makeover at. .Lee Manor School. The care you all took and. .the outcome was tremendous - and done with such good grace and good humour.�

Alex Bell, Associate Head Lee Manor School

OUR IMPACT What makes Groundwork London an excellent charity partner is that we make things happen. Our approach is engaging and practical and we’re never put off by a challenge. The impact of our work is felt across London, especially in the communities where change is most needed. Throughout 2015, 14,400 Londoners activley worked with us to deliver over 500 projects in the capital.

Together our Creating Better Places programmes improved and maintained 442,237 m2 of land and planted 229,770 new trees in the capital.

Our Greener Living and Working programmes diverted 245 tonnes of waste from landfill and saved 3831 tonnes of CO2 emissions.

Our Improving People’s Prospects programmes delivered 1600 weeks of training to Londoners who need it most, created 127 jobs for young people who had little or no work history and supported 300 adults into sustainable employment.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU? We believe businesses can and should gain just as much as charities from corporate - charity partnerships.

■ A charity partnership with Groundwork will enable you to connect with communities in London.

■ Our employee engagement opportunities help build staff morale and strengthen team relations, contributing to the health and wellbeing of employees.

■ Benefits to employees will directly enhance productivity and help you to recruit and retain high quality employees

■ Enhancing your sustainability credentials will help to build and strengthen your reputation and brand awareness.

Our Marketing and Communications team will support the promotion of partnership activities at local, regional and national levels, through social media, film production, web blogs and press releases, as appropriate. Alternatively if you would prefer your internal Marketing or PR team to take the lead on promotion of the partnership we’ll work closely with them to facilitate this.

“There’s no better delivery partner in this field than Groundwork. They have a first class network of people on the ground that’s been hugely beneficial to M&S.” Mike Barry, Head of Sustainable Development Marks & Spencer

We have a proven track record of working with a diverse range of corporate partners including, Barclays, Bank of America, Britvic, Cadburys, CBS Outdoor, Crossrail, The Direct Line Group, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Montash, News UK, The Boston Consulting Group, Virgin Trains and many more.

“Another thundering success story, great camaraderie, collaboration and team work. We were very pleased with our collective efforts. Congratulations to all involved with the planning and promotion of the event.�

Len Moore, News UK

EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT: ACTION DAYS When it comes to practical challenges we recognise that corporate partners have different interests, ideas and requirements. Whether you’re looking for a one-off team building day or a longer term programme of activities, we’re confident we can offer you a partnership that’s aligned to your needs and that directly benefits local communities in London.

Initially, one of our Corporate Partnerships Team will have a conversation with you to establish exactly what you want to get out of the activities. Then we’ll match you with a Groundwork project that best meets your needs and will benefit most from a day of volunteering. Last year over 800 corporate volunteers have helped us to transform over 30 open spaces in London; including primary schools, community gardens, allotments, nature reserves, adventure playgrounds, parks and even a Victorian cemetery. After agreeing a project match with you, you’ll liaise with one of our experienced corporate volunteer co-ordinators who will lead on the organisation and delivery of the event/s and provide you with a detailed event plan for each day’s activity.

The experience for your employees will be both challenging and fun and they’ll be directly benefitting communities in London through transforming open spaces.

Our two practical challenge packages are indicative of the level of service we provide and our fees for one-off practical challenge days. For more than one day of activity, economies of scale will allow for reduction in the fee per day. For longer term partnerships involving practical challenges our fees will be agreed at the outset depending on the number and scale of activities. Our fees cover the internal cost of organising and promoting the activities, the materials and transport required and, in the case of the Digger package, a short film and a few other extras, to help you promote your partnership with us and showcase your employee's achievements.

SPADE ACTION DAY £1,500 ■ A fun and challenging day volunteering on a

DIGGER ACTION DAY £3,000

For a 'Digger Action Day,' you'll receive the same service as Groundwork London project. for the 'Spade' package, plus the following extras: ■ Initial consultation to establish your needs and

requirements to identify the best ‘project match’ for you. ■ A visit from our team to your office to promote ■ A dedicated event co-ordinator who will provide you with the volunteering experience to employees.

■ an event plan.

The opportunity for a member of your team to ■ Recognition on the Groundwork London website. contribute to a volunteering blog on the Groundwork ■ Social media promotion throughout the day on Twitter.

London website.

■ An online album of photographs from the day for you to ■ A short film documenting your employees experiences. share.

■ Refreshments throughout the day (teas, coffee, water, We can also create a bespoke Action Day package for your fruit and other snacks)* employees, based on your preferences and requirements. *Lunch can be arranged on request for an additional cost, however we find employees are often happy to bring their own lunch.

“It was so well organised and such a great project to work on; a perfect blueprint for future Time Warner impact days” Time Warner, London

“I had a great time sprucing up Nunhead Cemetery and it felt great to do something positive for the local community. It was also fantastic to meet so. many people from different parts of the business.

Everybody was so energetic and hard-working and it was really impressive how much got done. I'm definitely going to volunteer for more of these days."

Fran Wetzel, News UK

EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT: SKILLS BASED We also welcome skills-based volunteering, whereby your employees share their professional expertise with us to support and strengthen our projects, programmes and internal operations.

As professional mentors, your employees will strengthen their own skills and competencies, developing leadership and management skills and gaining both personal and professional satisfaction from the mentoring process.

These opportunities exist both within Groundwork London and within the communities we work in. Your employees could mentor young people or social enterprise start-ups, supporting and inspiring people to reach their full potential.

If you have an idea, we’re happy to develop a bespoke skills-based partnership opportunity for you, just as we did with our hugely successful Enterprising East initiative.

This innovative partnership saw business mentors from Barclays, CBS Outdoor, Crossrail and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer matched with four schools in East London.

Employees from each business supported teams of

students to develop an idea to attract young people into the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Over a number of weeks, employees shared their business expertise with teams of young people: one team was lucky enough to benefit from a business masterclass with James Caan. The mentoring sessions culminated in a ‘Dragons Den’ style event which saw each team of young people pitch their idea to the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) and a number of influential business mentors including Montash's CEO.

“Enterprising East provided each of us with a great opportunity to enhance our mentoring skills and it was extremely rewarding for each of us to watch the pupils’ ideas grow.”

Tom Crawford, Trainee Solicitor and Enterprising East Mentor, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

BESPOKE PARTNERSHIPS At Groundwork we understand the importance of mutually beneficial charity - corporate relationships and we’re committed to providing innovative and flexible partnership opportunities. Each bespoke partnership is supported by a dedicated Groundwork Corporate Account Manager to ensure continuity and professionalism of service. Partnership options may include:

■ Groundwork as your Charity Partner of the Year Develop a bespoke, mutually beneficial strategic relationship with us, which can include a 12 month programme of employee volunteering, fundraising and / or programme sponsorship.

■ Programme or campaign sponsorship opportunities and cause related marketing

Become headline sponsor of one of our pan-London or national programmes with bespoke co-branding.

■ Employee fundraising We can facilitate team challenge events, office-based activities and payroll giving.

“Montash is pleased to have Groundwork London as our charity of choice. They make a real difference to the lives of Londoners within Hackney where we are based. Montash staff have enjoyed working on a number of projects and we look forward to continuing to support Groundwork.”

Andy Larholt, CEO of Montash

LET'S TALK We hope you have a fresh view of the ways in which we work with corporate partners. It’s not all mud and enthusiasm, your employee’s professional skills can also be of great value to the work we do.

We love developing bespoke corporate partnership experiences, like The Secret School Makeover with The Boston Consulting Group and Enterprising East with CBS Outdoor. If you or your employees have an idea, get in touch and we'll be happy to develop it with you. The possibilities are endless.

To discuss a corporate partnership opportunity or idea with us, please contact Ben Coles: T / 07890 195 942 E / Ben.Coles@groundwork.org.uk

www.groundwork.org.uk/london @GroundworkLON facebook.com/GroundworkLondon Groundwork London 18-21 Morley Street London SE1 7QZ T/ 020 7922 1230 Groundwork London is a Registered Charity / Charity No. 1121105