Charity begins at home or at work?!

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How easy is it to choose a Charity of the Year for your business, it needs to be a good fit for all and is a year enough?

With over 169 thousand charities in England and Wales there are a lot to choose from and it can be a very difficult decision unless something has happened to a work colleague which often makes the decision for you. Fundraising is a win-win situation for all concerned.

The business should shout about their involvement and use it to promote their company in a positive way especially if the charity is a local one, and the charity benefits from the coverage and ultimately the funding.

Here are some tips!

- You really want to choose a charity that your business can get behind. The ethos, the values and the amount of people that are affected by the money raised.

- How well do you feel you can work with the charity. Is the charity fundraiser easy to deal with, approachable, helpful with ideas and supportive with your events?

- Decide what you are going to fund if possible and get pictures etc for everyone to visualise what you are all aiming towards.

- Will the charity help with merchandise to put in your foyer, on your notice boards & help to push on social media with you and for you?

- Is one year enough to take a charity on? By the time you get used to working with the charity you will need to get to know another one. I would advise that a 2 year stint is valuable on a relationship level and you will raise more money enabling you to possibly fund something bigger and more effective for the Charity.

Finally, enjoy the process of fund raising. It is a great way to bond groups of people together either in a challenge, organising an event or in some sort of healthy competition!

At the end of the day anything raised is better than nothing and you should all gain the good feeling of helping others, positive team building & making a difference. Good Luck!