Corporate Giving

Foundations Derbyshire

You understand the business benefits of giving back to the local community and supporting the causes that matter to you, your staff and your clients.

Channelling your giving directly and effectively into the communities where your employees and clients live and work can help you to:

We understand that few companies have the time, resources or expertise to deal with the many requests for help they receive or know which ones to support:

A Named Fund with Foundation Derbyshire provides a cost-effective, tax-efficient and hassle-free way to fulfil your corporate social responsibility and ensure your giving goes further, lasts longer and has a greater impact on local communities. It works just like a charitable trust but without the trouble of appointing trustees, handling investments and dealing with the administration.

Our professional dedicated staff team works with you to understand your charitable objectives and, using our local knowledge and grantmaking expertise advises you on what’s needed and where.

We then provide you with grantmaking opportunities that tackle the issues that matter to you and are aligned to your business mission and goals (e.g. financial literacy or food insecurity).

A real return on your community investment

We know how important it is to see the impact that you are having in your local community. In addition to regular feedback on the difference you are making, we can arrange for you to visit projects that you’ve funded and see the impact that your generosity is having in the community – our grant recipients love to meet the people that have supported them and made their work possible.

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How long does it take to set up a Corporate Named Fund?

The process for setting up a Named Fund with the Foundation is quick and easy.

We start by understanding your corporate values and charitable aims before providing you with a simple Fund Agreement that sets out the service we provide and how you want your fund to operate; and then we’re ready to go!

Can we encourage charities and community groups to apply for funding?

We know that many businesses are inundated with requests for support from all kinds of charities but might not have the resources to help them all or know which ones to choose.

A fund with Foundation Derbyshire means that you never have to say no again but can instead signpost groups and charities to us that need support – even if a group doesn’t meet your own named fund’s criteria, one of our other funds may be able to help them.

Can we visit the groups we’ve funded?

We know how important it is to see the impact that you are having in your local community.

In addition to regular feedback on the difference you are making, we can arrange for you to visit projects that you’ve funded and see the impact that your generosity is having in the community – our grant recipients love to meet the people that have supported them and made their work possible.

How do we involve our staff members?

We understand that staff engagement is a key element of corporate social responsibility.

Encouraging staff to raise money for your corporate fund, involving them in choosing themes or issues to support and providing them with the opportunity to participate in grant making panels are just some of the ways that they can be involved.

How do I know that my corporate fund is going to have impact and reach those that need it the most.

We carry out thorough and proportionate due diligence of all applications and monitor all grant awards, which means that you can be confident about the impact and effectiveness of your corporate giving.

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