Becoming a partner of Crisis will support you and your colleagues to play a part in ending homelessness for good. The Partnerships team will help you to fundraise creatively and engage in inspiring volunteering opportunities, to show you the impact of your support.
Corporate supporters of Crisis give more than just money. Their time, energy and expertise supports homeless people at our Skylight centres to find their confidence and re-enter employment; our Best Practice team to develop sector-leading policy recommendations; and our Christmas guests to take their first steps out of homelessness.
Please get in touch with us today if you are interested in working with Crisis to end homelessness. If you are looking to make a one-off corporate gift, please donate here. If you would like to attend a 'Welcome to Crisis' breakfast, please register to attend. If you are a business owner or senior colleague at your organisation and would like to make a large personal donation, please visit our philanthropy page.
could fund a programme of sessions for someone who is struggling with their mental health.
could run a Renting Ready course to help people find and keep a home of their own.
could help run an English or Maths class for a term.
could fund an English or Maths class for an entire year, including tests and qualifications.
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“Volunteering with the corporate partnerships team has enabled me to help donors understand what homelessness really means, when they might not have fully understood it before. Many of the attendees at Welcome to Crisis mornings are surprised by the severity of the situation, but are hopefully also uplifted by hearing how Crisis got me back on my feet and supported me out of homelessness” – Matthew, Crisis member ambassador
Our work with QBE started in 2016 with their support for our Changing Lives grant programme, which provides funding for people experiencing homelessness to enter into external courses, gain accredited qualifications and to start up their own enterprises.
In January 2020 we were delighted to be chosen by QBE as their national charity partner for 3 years and since then they have supported our fundraising campaigns 'In This Together' and 'Home for All' and also provided funding for our Structured Coaching offer in our London Skylight centre. Structured coaches offer one-to-one, tailored support that helps address individual needs and builds on people’s unique strengths towards agreed goals.
QBE employees have tirelessly fundraised for Crisis, taking part in sporting challenges and volunteering over 150 hours of their time to work in our warehouse.
We are so grateful to QBE for choosing to stand side by side with people experiencing homelessness.
To find out more about the partnership please contact corporatepartnerships@crisis.org.uk.
Stay up to date on the latest from the corporate partnerships team at Crisis.
This May our partner PwC held their 13th annual firmwide fundraising and volunteering event ‘One Firm One Day’ which encourages employees across the country to take time out to support their local communities and national charity partners. This year's ‘One Firm One Day’ activities included a Fun Run, a Shops from Crisis pop-up shop and many more.
Lockdown has challenged Crisis and our corporate partners to engage staff in new ways. The partnerships team have reflected on how Crisis staff have been supported since the pandemic began, and reached out to some of our corporate partners to understand how they have engaged their staff in this past year of remote working and uncertainty.
Lockdown has prompted many among us to become highly creative in the ways we connect with loved ones and colleagues, and as such virtual gifts have experienced a renaissance of sorts. The Tesco Mobile (SIM) card campaign took Crisis' virtual fundraising to a new level in Christmas 2020 with our first ever collaborative gift, with Tesco Mobile staff and customers raising an incredible total of over £75,000 in support of our work to end homelessness.