How UK firms run a year-long workplace charity partnership.
A Charity of the Year programme picks a single charity to support for 12 months. It simplifies communications, builds a deeper relationship with the charity partner, and gives staff something concrete to rally behind.
Everything we've written on Charity of the Year.
- 01 How to Pick a Charity of the Year: A UK SMB Decision Framework
Practical, UK-specific framework for choosing a Charity of the Year — selection criteria, governance checks, staff voting, and avoiding tick-box partnerships.
- 02 Setting Charity of the Year Fundraising Targets: A UK SMB Guide
How UK SMBs set realistic Charity of the Year fundraising targets — per-head, percentage of profit, matching pledges, and what to do if you're off track.
- 03 Running a Staff Charity Vote: A Practical UK Employer's Guide
How to run a fair internal vote to pick a Charity of the Year — nominations, shortlisting, voting methods, brigading, communication, and edge cases.
It works best when paired.
The strongest workplace-giving programmes layer two or three pillars together. Start here, add as you grow.
The questions HR keeps emailing us.
What is a Charity of the Year programme?+
A CotY programme is when a company picks one charity to support across all of its workplace giving activity for 12 months — fundraising events, matched donations, volunteer days.
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