Mace Foundation Annual Review 2016 by Mace Group

Annual Review 2016

Mace Foundation | Annual Review 2016

Our story

for 2016

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CHAIRMAN’S FOREWORD

The Mace Foundation works to improve the lives of disadvantaged people and communities where Mace has an impact. As a charitable company supported by Mace, the Foundation strives to make a real difference through our strategic charity partnerships, match-funding programme and giving expertise through volunteering and pro bono support. Through the generosity, resources and expertise of Mace people; employees, clients and supply chain partners – this year the Foundation has donated £380,000 to 91 charities and worthy causes taking our overall donation to improve the communities in which Mace works to £1.6m since we set up in November 2012. A total of 18,440 volunteer hours have been given back to

communities around the world and over £588,000 worth of pro bono work has been provided to charities and not-forprofit organisations.

only raised £66,000 for the charity but had a much wider impact in tackling the stigma around mental health in the construction industry.

Mace people raised £123,000 for the Foundation in 2016 by taking part in fundraising challenges; trekking Ben Nevis, cycling from London to Brighton, sky diving from 13,000ft, numerous triathlons, a ‘Super Hero Run’ and much more.

The Foundation has identified and supported programmes where we can effectively give back to people and invest in the long-term support of wider parts of our communities through all our partnerships but more specifically with Coram, LandAid, RedR and Tate’s Access and Community Programme in London.

I feel enormously proud that the Foundation is breaking down barriers to employment in the construction industry and inspiring the next generation through our work with The Prince’s Trust, Construction Youth Trust and Institution of Civil Engineers. We are making a difference to the lives of people impacted by health and wellbeing issues by helping to improve awareness and support research and care programmes through our partnerships with Teenage Cancer Trust and WheelPower. Our 2016 Charity of the Year partnership with Mind not

I would like to thank the Mace Foundation team and Mace Limited; its employees, clients and supply chain for their continued support - it really is making a difference.

Mark Reynolds Mace Foundation Chairman and Mace Chief Executive

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18,440 hrs

£588k

volunteered by Mace people

£380k was donated to

charities

and worthy causes

£123k

raised for the Mace Foundation through fundraising challenges

904 people supported into employment and education

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MATCH FUNDING

2015

JAN-DEC

£130k

2016

CHALLENGE EVENTS

£28,852

£2,525

£15,722

£2,163

Ben Nevis

Super hero and Santa run

Tandem sky dives

London to Brighton

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Giving back to our communities All of our supporters bring endless empathy, passion and commitment to helping others. This has been invaluable in helping to grow our charity partnerships, pro bono aid and volunteering programmes through 2016. Mace people gave 18,440 hours back to communities around the world from cleaning up London’s and Manchester’s canal waterways and wildlife habitats, educating students in Amsterdam, helping beat hunger in South Africa, supporting a children’s charity in Ireland to providing food parcels in North America.

“Mace cares about the communities where we work. Our commitment to social value and how we give back is something that is becoming increasingly important to our clients and communities. Volunteering is a powerful way to demonstrate how Mace are contributing to this.” Mark Reynolds, Mace Chief Executive

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“It was a great day and the London Wildlife team were excellent, they were really welcoming and attentive. Their passion and knowledge was really infectious and it made the day really positive. I personally really enjoyed it and I know the rest of the team did too.” Mace volunteer Crane Meadows London Wildlife Trust At the end of Heathrow Airport’s first runway lies Crane Meadows, a unique wildlife site in the heart of the Heathrow neighbourhood that acts as a core habitat and wildlife haven in a heavily industrialised, urban landscape. As part of their sustainability strategy Mace’s Heathrow team have chosen to adopt this site and work in partnership with the London Wildlife Trust to help restore Crane Meadows to its full biodiverse potential. Over 13,000 local people will have the chance to experience wildlife in an area where large parts of the community do not

have any accessible green space within walking distance of their home. This major volunteer project will see 1.5 hectares of orchard restored, 1,250 metres of river bank enhanced, a main entrance and informal path network created and community access formalised over the next two years. So far, 190 Mace people have used their volunteer day to support this project.

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Supporting children with special needs in South Africa

Creating unique reading spaces in South London

Mace’s team in South Africa has been supporting Flutterbys Special Education and Therapy Centre; a not-for-profit organisation working with children aged between 12–21 months with learning difficulties. A team of nine Mace people gave up a weekend to transform and improve an existing therapy room. The team completely restored the internal walls of the room and painted it a calming blue.

Coopers Lane Primary School is an inclusive community school based in Grove Park, Lewisham. The school was struggling with limited reading space for the 600 children, so after making a successfull bid to Transport for London for a disused tube carriage they needed help to install it into their playground. Mace’s Major Programmes and Infrastructure business unit took on the challenge as a volunteering project. Over 35 Mace people worked to transport the tube carriage from Acton to Lewisham and install the carriage to create an inspirational library space to ignite the imagination and love of reading for the children. Over 1,600 hours and £65,000 worth of pro bono work were invested in this project.

To continue to help make a positive impact the Mace Foundation donated 5,850 South African rand to the Centre to support three children for a year to receive the therapy and support they need.

“A massive thank you from the children, families and staff of Flutterbys for the awesome job you guys did on the occupational therapy room. The children love it.” Natalie Jamieson, Principal, Flutterbys

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ane Coopers L chool Primary S

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Action Medical Research

Giving back to our communities Mace people’s adventurous fundraising spirit around the world is recognised through our match funding programme. For every £1 raised by Mace employees, £2 is donated to charity. This year, Mace people raised over £300,000 for charities that are important to them. Additionally, the Mace Foundation donated £380,000 to 91 charities and worthy causes in 2016.

Alzheimer’s Research UK Alzheimer’s Society Anthony Nolan Trust Barretstown Beating Bowel Cancer Big Change Birmingham Childrens Hospital Blakesley & Woodend Village Hall British Heart Foundation Cancer Research UK Cancer Society of the Bahamas CANSA CHARGE family support group Children in Need

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Children with Cancer Christie Foundation Cleft Lip and Palate Association CLIC Sargent

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Community Link Trust Coopers Lane School PTA Coram Crisis

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Crohns & Colitis

Maria Goretti Foundation

Shelter

Dementia UK

Mind

Shooting Star Chase

Derdepoort Preschool

Motor Neurone Disease Association

Siyazama Disabled Creche

Dubai Cares

Movember

Solving Kids Cancer

Duke of Edinbugh’s Award Scheme

Multiple Sclerosis Society

Spinal Injuries Association

Embrace Child Victims of Crime

Noah’s Ark Childrens Hospice

Sports Relief

Farleigh Hospice

North London Hospice

St John’s Hospice

Flutterby’s Special Education Centre

Opening Your Heart to Bhutan

St Mungos

Friends of Morgan School Hertford

Orphans in Need

Sue Ryder

Friends of Victoria Playing Fields

Oxfam

Tate

Great Ormond Street Hospital

PACE - For children with cerebral palsy

Teenage Cancer Trust

Guide Dogs for the Blind

Parkinson’s UK

The Brain Tumour Charity

Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital Evelina Hospital

The Prince’s Trust

The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust

Prostate Cancer

The London Community Foundation

PSP Association

The MPS Project

RedR

The UK Sepsis Trust

Ronald McDonald House Charities

Tommy’s

Rotherham Hospice

Victoria Foundation

Royal Chelsea Hospital

WaterAid

Royal Marsden Cancer Charity

WheelPower

Rwanda Orphans Project

Whizz Kids

Save The Children

Willow Foundation

Scope

Wirral St John’s Hospice

Help for Heroes Homes of Hope Hospice of St Francis Institution of Civil Engineers Jeans for Genes LandAid Lymphoma Association Macmillan Cancer Make a Wish Foundation

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providing a lifeline when no one else would listen The Mace Foundation has impacted the lives of the most vulnerable young people in our communities through supporting Coramâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vital services; providing housing and a lifeline to children and young people in, and those exiting, the care system.

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Our Coram story

This year, the Foundation has enabled Coram Voice to impact 200 vulnerable young people, providing vital advice and representation both over the telephone and in person. Coram Voice is a national charity that works with children and young people who are vulnerable to harm or exclusion from society, and who have a particular reliance on the state or its agencies for their rights and wellbeing.

A third of homeless people have been in care at some point. Many young people find themselves with nowhere to live, struggling to engage with children’s services and being denied accommodation despite presenting themselves to the relevant services as homeless before the age of 18. The Mace Foundation supports Coram Voice’s unique Homeless Outreach project, which removes the barriers homeless young people face when seeking help. Coram Voice offers information about their rights and entitlements, one-to-one sessions, and follow-up intensive advocacy support. Through this work they help these young people move off the streets and into safe housing.

This year, the Homeless Outreach project has: • • • • •

Provided ongoing advocacy support to 185 young people Supported 164 young people in one-to-one sessions Held 50 advice sessions to the centre’s frontline workers Made 40 visits to homeless centres Directly reached a total of 349 young people, while benefiting many others through the advice given to professionals.

At the end of 2015, Mace hosted a special Coram adoption information evening at their global headquarters in London. Following this event there are now two sets of adoptive parents who are progressing towards becoming Coram adopters and giving loving homes to vulnerable young children.

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CEO of the Mace Foundation, Mike Hanson is a member of Coram’s Development Board for the fundraising and awareness raising for the third stage of Coram’s Capital Appeal, The Queen Elizabeth II Centre for Children’s Rights, which is due to open in 2018. This building will be central to Coram’s work, housing the Children’s Legal Centre and Coram Voice. The Foundation held it’s third annual gala dinner in aid of Coram at The Foundling Museum in July 2016 with funds raised from this event will going towards the development. The work of Coram is very close to Mace employee’s hearts and they have been supporting the charity this year by taking part in the 2016 Virgin Money London Marathon and volunteering at the outdoor cinema in Coram’s Secret Garden and their Christmas concert – helping to raise vital funds. Since our partnership began in August 2013, the Foundation and Mace people have donated over £171,000 to Coram – helping transform 2,447 lives, enabling young people to reach their full potential, influencing the care system and creating change that really does last a lifetime.

200

children

and young people were supported by the Mace Foundation to use Coram Voice

“I was 21, homeless, and extremely vulnerable when she came into contact with Coram Voice’s Outreach project at a London youth homeless centre. Children’s services support had stopped when age 17 she had run away from her foster placement when bullying left her feeling scared and unsafe there.” Coram service user

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uniting to end youth homelessness The Foundation is proud to be working with LandAid to help end youth homelessness in the UK. LandAid, the property industry charity, works to protect young people on the streets, provide accommodation and training and tackle the root causes of homelessness. It does this by bringing together businesses and individuals from across the industry to support projects that deliver life-changing services to vulnerable young people.

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Our LandAid story

This year, the Foundation was once again proud to support LandAid in its mission to end youth homelessness. The property industry charity, which has just celebrated its 30th anniversary, gave £1.2m in grants to 20 charities in 2015/16. Through this funding, a total of 7,108 young people were provided with a range of support including accommodation, counselling, access to education, training and life skills, budgeting advice and career guidance. One recipient of LandAid’s funding was Canopy Housing in Leeds, which recently won the prestigious World Habitat Award. An £80,000 grant from LandAid is enabling Canopy to turn three empty properties in inner city areas of Leeds into safe, affordable housing for six young people who are currently homeless or at risk of becoming so. LandAid also brokered pro bono property expertise for 35 charity projects. Two of these projects received free expertise from Mace employees – who advised Teach First on the fit out of its new offices and Toynbee Hall on its £16m redevelopment programme.

“Mace was absolutely fantastic: clear, simple evidence based advice gave me confidence to tackle our governance issues head on.” Graham Fisher, Chief Executive, Toynbee Hall

In October, Mace’s Chief Executive and Chairman of the Mace Foundation, Mark Reynolds, took part in LandAid Day, the property industry’s biggest day of fundraising. He asked clients, colleagues and friends to make a donation in return for a chance to guess what he wanted to be when he was growing up: Emmet the Builder! The big reveal was made via never-seen-before video footage of the Chief Executive in full Lego-man costume. Mark’s fundraising helped LandAid to raise £150,000 on LandAid Day, the highest ever total.

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“If you want to find out about what it’s like to experience homelessness as a young person, there is no one better to listen to than a young person who is or has been homeless. With reports and statistics flying around, it can be easy to forget that we’re talking about real people, dealing with very real situations.” Paul Morrish, CEO of LandAid At the end of May 2016, LandAid unveiled its new Young Voices programme which aims to promote young people’s voices to the property industry and help raise youth homelessness up the agenda. A group of young people with personal experiences of being homeless were appointed as LandAid’s first Young Voice champions and have begun supporting the charity in a range of ways, from engaging with supporters in the property sector to capturing the views, ideas and stories of their peers. The pilot scheme is a collaboration between LandAid, Birmingham charity St Basils and the National Youth Reference Group (NYRG), a committee of 40 formerly homeless young people from

across England who assist government, local authorities and charities to improve their involvement opportunities for young people. The scheme has been funded by the Mace Foundation. These young people, who come from cities across the UK including Birmingham, Leicester and Newcastle, and are all members of the NYRG, have all received training in safe storytelling and public speaking as well as learning skills in video production and social media. Through appearances at LandAid events and presentations to businesses in the property industry, the young people are becoming leaders — able to share their experiences of homelessness with chief executives and graduates alike.

149

young people

received accommodation

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helping young people transform their lives This year The Trust is celebrating its 40th anniversary and the Mace Foundation is honored to be a partner, helping The Trust support more than 825,000 young people across the UK. This is an amazing achievement and The Trust has generated ÂŁ1.4b of value to society over the past 10 years alone. Of the total, more than ÂŁ400m is attributed to the Trustâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work in supporting young people into employment.

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Our Prince’s Trust story

The Foundation is able to support these young people and help them build a secure future by running The Trust’s ‘Get into Construction’ programme on Mace’s construction projects in London. This year we hosted the programme across five iconic construction projects for nine disadvantaged young people. The programme was a great success with all trainees being offered fulltime employment or further work experience with Mace’s supply chain. This programme really would not be possible without the support of Mace’s construction supply chain. This year, their support equates to approximately 600 hours, which is worth over £18,000, and most importantly offering career opportunities at the end of the four-week programme.

100% success rate All ‘Get into’ construction participants gained full time employment

“This is an opportunity I didn’t think I would get. I’ve got something to do, something to keep me active and keep me motivated. Everyone has something to teach you as long as you are willing to listen.” Get into Construction participant

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Building brighter futures Mace has hosted five ‘Get into Construction’ programmes over the last four years, with 60% of the young people securing long-term employment with Mace’s supply chain. In celebration of The Trust’s 40th anniversary 23 Mace people including Mace Executive Chairman, Stephen Pycroft, took part in The Trust’s One Million Pound Challenge by taking part in the Palace to Palace cycle ride from Buckingham Palace to Windsor Castle. The Foundation also supported The Trust’s ‘Parallel Lives’ campaign highlighting just some ways The Trust supports young people who may have faced homelessness, abuse, mental health problems or even been in trouble with the law.

Over the past two years, we have also been working with Construction Youth Trust to deliver a number of successful Budding Brunels programmes across Mace construction projects. Budding Brunels is an intensive accredited programme for students from diverse or disadvantaged backgrounds in Years 12–13 (aged 16–18) to increase aspirations and introduce exciting careers in construction and engineering. 106 young people attended these programmes (22% female) which resulted in a further 34 work placements on Mace projects.

“It has made me more interested in the design areas of construction and has increased my certainty that the construction industry is right for me.” Budding Brunels participant

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“Mace and the Mace Foundation are committed to inspiring young people, by helping to break down the barriers to employment. The new Infrastructure Learning Hub will not only serve to better inform society about civil engineering but will help inspire the next generation of engineers and demonstrate the diverse range of engineering careers available to young people.”

Longest LEGO® bridge in the world

The Mace Foundation has helped bring engineering to life by supporting the new Institution of Civil Engineer’s Infrastructure Learning Hub. The Foundation will be supporting training, life-long learning and inspiration and knowledge sharing through a programme of new and exciting civil engineering exhibitions. The first exhibition, ‘Bridge Engineering’, opened in October 2016 with a Guinness World Record-breaking 31 metre long suspension bridge made entirely out of LEGO® at the centre of the exhibition. The centre’s multi-use space will offer a digital resource and knowledge hub, virtual learning technology zone, exhibition spaces and function facilities for all who visit. Since the exhibition opened over 7,000 people have visited the hub.

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people and skills for disaster relief The Foundation has been working with RedR since early 2013 and through our partnership we have been able to support vital humanitarian training for 20,998 people in 59 different countries around the world. We have reached 576 humanitarian organisations working to support disaster hit or prone communities, helping people to better prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters. Those trained are working in areas including water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), shelter, security, education, protection, livelihoods, food distribution and health.

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Our RedR story

Dominating this year has been the terrible tragedy unfolding in Syria and across the Middle East. The Mace Foundation supported aid workers responding to the crisis, by providing financial support for two RedR Managing People in Emergencies courses in Gaziantep, Turkey. The training focused on local humanitarians, many of whom are new to the aid sector. Over five days, 36 Turkish and Syrian aid workers were trained in the theory and practice of good management, communication techniques, coaching, negotiation, team-building, conflict management and remote management: all essential skills for managers whose teams are working in difficult and sometimes dangerous conditions.

“RedR has a real contribution to make to the aid sector in Myanmar, and thanks to the Mace Foundation’s support, are able to build a vital programme of training and development.” Martin McCann, Chief Executive - RedR

59 countries around the world trained aid workers

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is very new there and training needs are extensive, spanning a whole range of skill sets. In response, RedR is establishing a pool of local trainers in Yangon and Rakhine states, and have been delivering four key courses on the Essentials of Humanitarian Practice, Managing Teams, Managing Projects in Emergencies and Needs Assessments in Emergencies.

“A lot of people like myself have a range of skills but we are often lacking management skills, especially in a complex context. Coming to the training has really opened my eyes.” Local Training Participant (anonymised for security) With the Mace Foundation’s support RedR also launched the second phase of Mission Ready, an interactive online training platform giving aid workers in the field access to vital security skills to keep them safe and perform better in their roles.

RedR continue to support the response to the refugee crisis across Europe by running workshops for volunteers and organisations working in northern France, Serbia and Greece, and for UKbased volunteers travelling to locations across Europe. RedR’s training provided vital knowledge and understanding of how to assess people’s needs and plan safe and accountable distributions to those living in temporary camps. Further afield, RedR have expanded their work in Myanmar to combat natural disasters and conflict situations in the country. The humanitarian sector

Mace employees have been supporting RedR this year by volunteering at fundraising events and training courses; Certificate in Security Management and Essentials of Humanitarian Practice. They have also raised nearly £7,000 by taking part in the 2016 Virgin Money London Marathon and Wear Red for RedR. Mace hosted RedR’s first ever Humanitarian Careers fair at their global headquarters, attracting nearly 150 people and leading to three people finding volunteer opportunities in the sector, two securing internships and two securing full-time positions.

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Art into Life This year, the Foundation has been able to support 675 people from different communities across London through the Tate’s Community Access Programme at Tate Modern. The Community Access Programme offers free events for members of the public where there may be real or perceived barriers to participation with the arts; such as physical access needs or socioeconomic barriers. The programme engages with community groups such as elders’ organisations, mental health service users, visually impaired and deaf-blind visitors. This year we have supported groups from SLAM, Single Homeless Project, Royal Richmond Hospital, Age UK, Nightingale Hammerson Care Home and North London Care.

“Living as a single older person I have experienced loneliness and depression. I am very thankful for the Community Access Programmes as they help me get out and about and reconnect with like-minded people.” Islington participant, Age UK

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ensuring young people don’t face cancer alone This year, the Foundation and Mace employees have donated £47,920 to the Trust, providing 1,916 hours of Teenage Cancer Trust Youth Support Coordinator care and supporting over 150 young people who have been referred to the Teenage Cancer Trust unit at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

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Our Teenage Cancer Trust story

Having cancer as a young person can be an isolating experience. Youth Support Coordinators are there to support patients and families, helping to make the hospital ward less intimidating, providing an informal and relaxed atmosphere and keeping everyone as active as possible. Over the last three years our partnership with Teenage Cancer Trust has seen our annual donation and fundraising efforts provide 9,784 hours of Youth Support Coordinator care which is 25% of Teenage Cancer Trust’s Youth Support Coordinator workforce. Josh Lerner is 18 months into remission but is still affected everyday by cancer. Josh joined Mace in January 2016 as an Assistant Project Manager following an introduction by Teenage Cancer Trust. At the age of 23, Josh was diagnosed with advanced Stage 4B Hodgkin’s Lymphoma which had spread to his lungs and bones in October 2013. Before starting at Mace, it had been over two years since Josh had worked full time.

Josh is an avid ambassador for young people with cancer and works closely with the Mace Foundation to support our ‘Experience Construction’ programme with Teenage Cancer Trust, a committee member for Trekstock – a charity that works tirelessly to ensure that no young adult has to face cancer alone – and is a passionate blogger; sharing his experience of ‘Livin with Lymphoma’. Mace people continued to support our partnership with Teenage Cancer Trust providing 190 hours of volunteering and raising over £15,000 for the charity by taking part in the 2016 Virgin London Marathon, ‘Tough Mudder’ and 100km walk from London to Brighton.

1,916 hrs of a Teenage Cancer Trust, Youth Support Coordinator paid for

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“On the outside I look absolutely fine but behind closed doors its often a different story. I am absolutely exhausted all the time and I ache all over. It’s really difficult sometimes to find the energy to keep going. People at work know my story and have been very forgiving when my energy levels are low. It was made clear from the beginning that my personal wellbeing was priority and there could be more flexibility down the line.” Josh Lerner, Assistant Project Manager, Mace

Cancer research In support of our commitment to making a difference to the lives of people impacted by health and wellbeing issues, the Foundation made a £5,000 donation to Action Medical Research; a UK-wide charity saving and changing children’s lives through medical research. Every year in the UK, around 400 children are diagnosed with brain cancer. Many face prolonged and gruelling treatment with surgery, chemotherapy or radiotherapy. While treatment can prove life saving, it can also cause serious, long-term side effects, so it’s important to get the balance right.

Sadly, around one in every four children diagnosed with a brain tumour lose their lives within five years, making brain tumours the most deadly of all childhood cancers. The donation from the Foundation will go towards a research project identifying the best treatment for each child with brain cancer. “Children with the most aggressive tumours could immediately be given the most intensive treatment, which could boost their chances of survival. Children whose tumours are not so life threatening could be given less intensive treatment, sparing them from some of the lifelong disabilities that treatment can cause.” Professor Andrew Peet PhD FRCPCH, Birmingham Children’s Hospital 31

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transforming lives through sport Time to Shine is a fourâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;day residential programme held at Stoke Mandeville Stadium to inspire and provide sporting opportunities for disabled young people aged 11â&#x20AC;&#x201C;18 who have not taken part in organised sports or often do not fit into mainstream sports provision.

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Our WheelPower story

As sole sponsors of Time to Shine, the Mace Foundation has helped this programme grow and in the past four years and has donated over £192,000 to run the programme. Over 750 disabled young people have directly benefitted and 3,000 people, including parents and carers, have indirectly benefitted. The event is volunteer-led from coaches to residential/day volunteers who assist and encourage the young people to take part. In 2016, the sports coaches and professionals who supported the programme on a voluntary basis equated to £19,450 in-kind. Time to Shine often captures the imagination of young people and sparks a keen interest in sports through to adulthood. Liam Archer first attended Time to Shine aged 11. Now aged 18, Liam is a member of Team GB Blind Football and is on track to compete in the 2020 Paralympic Games. As well as sporting achievements, the programme enables young people to build confidence, develop friendships and life skills. Awa Jagne aged 18, has cerebral palsy and has been to two Time to Shine programmes. Through

the programme she was introduced to a Network Rail employee and she expressed an interest in working there. Awa is now a part-time employee of Network Rail and a full-time member of their social committee. Inspired by the first Time to Shine programme, Newham Ability Camp was set up as Newham’s first Pan Disability Sports Club to provide ongoing sporting opportunities for 11–25 year olds outside of the Time to Shine programme. For the last three years’ Time to Shine has been invited to be part of National Paralympic Day in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London. The programme has attracted the interest of famous Paralympians including: judo player, Ben Quilter; fencer, Gemma Collins; swimmer, Sascha Kindred; archer, Mel Clarke; and mono-skier, Anna Turney who have attended to inspire the next generation.

156 young disabled people experienced a variety of sports

Mace employees are key to making the Time to Shine programmes a success and have been volunteering their time and energy for the last four years to support the programmes. 33

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As part of the launch of the partnership, the Foundation made a donation of ÂŁ25,000 to Mind. This total was doubled through Mace employee fundraising and has enabled Mind to fund 16 projects in London and Manchester; providing counselling, back to work training and group activities for 500 people with mental health problems.

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Our Mind story

Every year, one in four of us will experience a mental health problem, but hundreds of thousands of people are still struggling. Feeling alone, anxious, depressed or in the middle of a crisis, people often arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t able to access the care and support they need. Mind believes no one should have to face a mental health problem alone and this is why Mace employees voted Mind as their 2016 Charity of the Year. Mind provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. They campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding. During 16-22 May 2016, Mace employees around the world took part in Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) and raised ÂŁ10,000 for Mind. A total of 85 Mace health ambassadors from 50 projects across 13 countries came up with creative ideas to help

raise awareness of mental health problems. On 16 May #happymonday fever spread across Mace offices and projects worldwide with employees sharing what makes them happy. Over 500 photographs of Mace people sharing their #happymonday moments to raise awareness of mental health were tweeted @macefoundation with 457 retweets including @Mind (271k followers) and @ITVresponsibility (4,160k followers).

500 people

offered life-changing support; counselling, back to work mentoring and therapy

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Mace teams took over local Mind charity shops in a retail style challenge during the Summer to see which team could generate the most profits on the day. Teams from London, Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester and Leeds put their entrepreneurial skills to the test in this charity shop take over. Collectively the teams raised over £6,000 and overall the Mace teams helped to boost shop profits by 64%.

“Mace have been so enthusiastic and have achieved great things raising funds and awareness for Mind. It’s been amazing to meet and speak with so many people about Mind and mental health – from the Time to Talk Day event at Chelsea Barracks, the Mental Health Week Activities and the brilliant Retail Challenge teams.” Nia Longeran, Mind

RAISING

312 hrs

volunteered by five teams from across the UK

during the retail challenge, boosting shop profits by...

£6,000 64%

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Retail cha

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nday

#HappyMo

500

people with mental health problems in London and Manchester

ÂŁ66k donated to Mind in 2016

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“I’m delighted that Mace employees overwhelmingly voted for Mind as our Charity of the Year for 2016. Mental health is an increasingly important issue for the industry, as well as for us at Mace. This partnership means that we can not only better support our people but also provide much needed funds for the charity’s wider programme of work.” Mark Reynolds, Mace CEO and Mace Foundation Chairman

The Foundation and Mace’s health and safety team have worked closely with Mind to help remove the stigma around mental health, especially in the construction industry. This has been done by recruiting over 100 mental health ambassadors and hosting a series of awareness sessions on construction projects and in the office environments. The sessions focused on positive ways to improve wellbeing and also enabled employees to share their personal stories about mental health.

737 hrs volunteered

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conve r ‘Time sations on to Talk ’ day

100

Mace mental health ambassadors

£41k

raised by Mace employees

16,000

signatures for ‘Find the Words’ campaign

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LOOKING AHEAD

Mace people, clients and supply chain partners really are at the heart of the Mace Foundation. With their support, we are helping to: • • • •

Create real opportunities Inspire young people through education and employment Invest in long-term support of local communities Make a difference to the lives of people impacted by health and wellbeing issues.

Over the last four years, the Foundation has donated £852,000 to our strategic charity partners Coram, LandAid, The Prince’s Trust, RedR, Teenage Cancer Trust and WheelPower. We’ve made an impact on thousands of lives through these partnerships through the support we have given to communities around the world. Next year, the Foundation will establish four new strategic charity partnerships with Construction Youth Trust, LandAid, Mind and Youth Hostel Association. These partnerships will help to deliver

our 2020 goals (communities, education and employment, health and wellbeing) with a more focused approach to making a difference to the communities where Mace works. Mace employees have also chosen Alzheimer’s Research UK as their Charity of the Year for 2017. The Foundation will donate £25,000 to kick start the partnership and this will fund a project which will educate and inform hardto-reach communities about dementia and create tailored information guides in native languages. During the course of 2017, Mace employees are aiming to generate the equivalent of over 750,000 hours of lab-based research to help scientists understand in detail how our brains navigate space to find better diagnoses, preventions and treatments for dementia.

Mike Hanson, Mace Foundation CEO

Mace Foundation | Annual Review 2016

FRIENDS OF THE MACE FOUNDATION

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Mace Foundation | Annual Review 2016

THANK YOU Mace Foundation Trustees Amy Chapman

Isabel McAllister

Simon Healey

Debbi Reynolds

Clare Lewis

Mark Reynolds

Hannah Livesey

Shaun Tate

El Mangan

Barbara Welch

The Mace Foundation Executive Management team Mike Hanson, Chief Executive Officer Jo Drummond, Head of Fundraising and Partnerships Sophie Attree, Finance and Planning Manager Rachel Wheeler, Mace Foundation Manager

“It’s the energy, conviction and sincerity with which Mace employees and their suppliers support us that is so overwhelming.” Dr Carol Homden CBE, Chief Executive, Coram

Trustees’ statement on summary financial information The summary financial information included within this report is intended to demonstrate the source of the Mace Foundation’s income and to explain the expenditure in the period to 31 December 2016; the figures should not be used in lieu of the full annual accounts. The annual accounts are not available at the time of printing this report and the figures included within this report are unaudited. The full annual report and accounts, including the Trustee’s report, will be available in due course through the Charity Commission website. The Mace Foundation is a UK registered charity, working independently of the Mace Group. The Trustees have a responsibility to ensure that they always act independently and in accordance with the Foundation’s charitable objectives.

Mace Foundation 155 Moorgate London EC2M 6XB +44 (0)20 3522 3240 www.macegroup.com/foundation Mace Foundation registered charity number:1150134