Corporate Support Pack

CORPORATE SUPPORT PACK

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About Us

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What your support means

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How you can help

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Promote

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Support

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Contact us Street Assist Edinburgh 2024 (SCIO) Scottish Charity Number: SC047327

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a type of international private business self regulation that aims to contribute to societal gaols of philanthropic, activist or charitable nature or by engagement in or support volunteering or ethically oriented practices.

About us Street Assist operates every Friday and Saturday from 22.00 to 04.00 providing a non-judgemental welfare & first aid service to help people who have become vulnerable during the busy night time economy hours.

Since January 2017 we have assisted over 6000 people, many of whom would have ended up in A&E had we not been operational. This equates to around a £5.1 million saving in terms of costs, resources and staffing for Police, Ambulance and NHS staff who are then able to deal with real public safety issues and medical emergencies.

Our delivery is provided by entirely by volunteers and we work in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council Community Safety Partnership, Police Scotland, NHS Lothian, and many other operators within the Edinburgh Night-Time Economy.

Reducing pressure on the emergency services and providing cost savings.

A dedicated phone line to answer calls and support those in need quickly and effectively.

Promoting a vibrant and safer night time economy through partnering with venues and public bodies.

Providing volunteers with experience of working with the public, supporting career progression.

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What your support means Our volunteers work during the night time economy hours to prevent vulnerability before it occurs through proactive welfare checks around the Edinburgh City Centre. They also reduce the pressure on Emergency services by providing First Aid and support which would otherwise result in police or ambulance assistance being required. Each person we help equates to a saving for the public purse of around £850.

Since our inception, as a result of the training, development and experience we provide our volunteers, we’ve supported 120 people to attend university or start a career in a front line service such as the Police, Ambulance Service and Armed Forces.

Through supporting Street Assist Edinburgh, you’re not only supporting a safer night time economy across Edinburgh but also the development of our future first responders.

£155

to train and provide a uniform for a volunteer

£6,720 per year to insure all our activities £167

per month for PPE and First Aid supplies

£7,800

per year for storage and rental space to conduct delivery

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How you can help In order for us to continue our work, we rely entirely on grants and donations made by our supporters and the general public.

The donations you make and the awareness you raise all helps to support making the Edinburgh night time economy safer.

We’re always delighted to work with companies to develop mutually beneficial partnerships. Whatever your business, we’ll work in partnership with you to develop the right opportunity that works for your business.

PROMOTE Raise awareness of our work by promoting our service with your customers and employees.

SUPPORT Donate supplies or funds to ensure our service can continue to run.

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Promote The more people who are aware of our service and have our number saved in their phones, the more we’re able to reduce the pressure on our emergency services.

Raising awareness and promoting our project is crucial to our mission of making Edinburgh’s night time economy safer.

We have a range of promotional materials that we can provide you with and we’re always happy to work with you to create bespoke content to meet your needs and branding guidelines.

We also frequently run awareness sessions with schools, colleges and businesses.

Examples of previous promotional campaigns include: Partnership with Central Taxis including seat adverts and a dedicated fund for lone females.

Princes Street bus stop adverts donated by JCDecaux Projection at The Three Sisters Awareness stalls and presentations at Schools and local businesses.

If you’d like to speak to us about promotional material or organising an awareness session - get in contact with us.

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What you can do Use our promotional material throughout your office, shop or venue Educate your employees on what we do and how to contact us if they or a customer is in need Generate brand awareness amongst your customers and our supporters through sponsorship

Support Our corporate supporters give more than just money. Their time, energy and expertise all supports making Edinburgh’s night-time economy safer by preventing vulnerability before it occurs.

There are lots of ways companies can support Street Assist Edinburgh. Whether you want to partner with us or do some ad hoc fundraising, choose a way that suits you and your colleagues.

Your company could work with a specific area of our project, carry out joint activities and support the strategic goals of not only our project but also your company.

We would love to work with you to create a tailored programme of fundraising activities for your company, and help you fund core services at Street Assist Edinburgh.

Previous corporate fundraisers include: Fashion Show at Hobbs Charity of the month at Swanston Golf Club and Edinburgh Community Bookshop ABBA Night at Subway Club We can support you to make your corporate fundraising ideas a reality and make sure you and your team have fun for a good cause.

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What you can do Choose us as your nominated charity Become a monthly corporate sponsor Organise or participate in a fundraising event Share you skills and expertise Sell a product in aid of Street Assist Edinburgh

CONTACT US Amelia Waspe

www.streetassist.co.uk

FUNDRAISING AND MARKETING MANAGER

fundraising@streetassist.co.uk

amelia.waspe@streetassist.co.uk

0131 664 3411 Society Hall, c/o Gilmerton Community Centre, 27 Drum Street, Edinburgh, EH17 8RG

Scan this QR code, you'll find links to our website and donation pages.

Street Assist Edinburgh 2023 Street Assist Edinburgh 2024 (SCIO) Scottish Charity Number: SC047327

(SCIO) Scottish Charity Number: SC047327