Partnering your company with the YMCA will help make a lasting difference to the lives of the one million young people we reach every year in England. At the same time, it will enable your business to be visible at the heart of the community where you are based.
What can the YMCA offer your company?
A partnership with the YMCA could bring you tangible, lasting business benefits and enable you to build on your reputation as a socially responsible company. Just some of the many benefits could include:
- Opportunity for staff engagement to increase morale and motivation, attract new talent and keep staff retention rates high.
- A range of meaningful volunteering opportunities at a local level.
- Enhanced brand reputation with customers, suppliers and the wider local communities.
- A strong local, regional and national PR platform.
- Strategic advertising opportunities through sponsorship of events and Cause Related Marketing campaigns.
Why support the YMCA?
A charity partnership with the YMCA enables you to connect with your local communities and make real difference to children, young people and families, while still benefitting from the co-ordinated support and account management of a leading national charity.
Through a network of 135 local YMCAs, we are working in the heart of 250 communities across the country. With a huge variety of integrated services, YMCAs are supporting communities and enabling children and young people to belong, contribute and thrive. We believe that every young person should be able to reach their full potential, no matter what their background or circumstances.
Getting involved
Your company can get involved in many different ways and we are committed to working with you to meet your company’s aims and objectives. Opportunities include a Charity of the Year partnership, exciting team building events, sponsorship opportunities, Payroll Giving, gifts in kind and/or pro-bono support. However you decide to support us, you will benefit from a dedicated Account Manager to co-ordinate all activity, with support from an account team.
We can also arrange for your staff to visit a local YMCA to find out more about what we do and to join in volunteering opportunities. The chance to see first hand the difference their support makes to the work of the YMCA will undoubtedly boost staff morale, motivation and understanding of why your company supports us.
Your company and the YMCA
 Charity of the Year Partnership
A charity of the year partnership is a great way for staff to participate in something fun while bringing about positive change within the community. A YMCA account manager will work closely with you to develop a tailor-made programme of fundraising and volunteering activities which will engage your staff and deliver a successful, mutually beneficial partnership.
Team Building Opportunities
We offer a range of exciting teambuilding events, including our Trade Takeover, which gives teams the opportunity to put their creativity, innovation and teambuilding skills to the test by taking over a YMCA charity shop for a day to find out who can raise the most money!
Fundraising Events
An annual company fundraising event, for example, a summer barbecue or sports tournament, can help to engage staff while raising funds for our vital work.
Pro-Bono Support and Gifts in Kind
Your organisation could support us by providing pro-bono services such as legal advice, marketing and design expertise or facilities for corporate hospitality events. Donated goods from your company can also help boost our income through sales in our network of charity shops or by providing much needed equipment and furniture for our supported housing schemes.
Corporate Donations
Single or regular corporate donations are another invaluable way of demonstrating your support for the YMCA.
Payroll Giving
Payroll Giving is a simple, tax efficient way for your employees to donate regularly to charity directly from their salary. Whatever the size of your business, Payroll Giving is easy to set up and inexpensive to run. We can provide advice on setting up a payroll giving scheme and help you to promote it to your staff.
Sponsorship
Publicly supporting a charity can reinforce your company's position as a socially responsible company with suppliers, customers and other stakeholders. Whatever your sponsorship budget, the YMCA will have a campaign, event or programme to match your needs.
Cause Related Marketing
Cause Related Marketing (CRM) is an increasingly popular way of driving forward the corporate social responsibility agenda while at the same time meeting business objectives. Consumers repeatedly react positively to effective CRM campaigns that have a clear link between cause and product. We can help create innovative campaigns that not only raise awareness and reputation of our respective brands, but also deliver our respective objectives.
Contact Us
Contact us today to find out more about the range of opportunities available or to discuss how your company could be involved.
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