How companies help

Helping with fund raising

Nominate The Passage to be your “Charity of the Year” to receive proceeds from corporate and employee events and benefits.

Organise and sponsor fund-raising events, raffles and auctions.

Give as You Earn Scheme: establish a scheme for your employees to make individual donations to The Passage.

Publicity and marketing

Sponsor and/or give direct help with the design, production and distribution costs of items such as annual reports, publicity materials and displays, Christmas mailing, direct mailings and pamphlets.

Second an employee for advice on publicity matters, press releases and links to the media and press.

Second an employee to plan and implement marketing campaign

Open Learning and job search

Second an employee to give computer training in the Open Learning Centre.

Donate an employee’s time to carry out mock interviews and give other advice to clients who are job ready but have not yet found work.

Create employment opportunities to provide work experience for clients.

Computer systems

Second a person to set up a centralised Information Technology Network so that we may better update and track homeless client files and establish a computer network.

Donate surplus (but up-to-date) computers.

Volunteering

Volunteers are always needed in our Day Centre and Night Shelter and are required for all areas of fund-raising, administration and finance.

Businesses could facilitate contact with employees approaching retirement who have relevant skills to assist with fund-raising, legal advice, administration or finance.

Repairs and redecoration

Sponsorship or personnel required to survey, refurbish and redecorate a property owned by The Passage which is used by homeless clients who are in the process of resettlement.

Sponsorship and personnel required to make internal improvements to the day centre.

If you can help with any of these needs please contact us on 020 7592 1855 or e-mail info@passage.org.uk.

These are examples of some of the ways in which companies help the Passage. Why not explore the many ways in which your company can help.

Barclays Bank: sponsors our mentoring scheme and information leaflets. Providing an employee full time to work on financial exclusion suffered by clients including issues around opening bank accounts. Barclays is also a principal sponsor of our A night under the stars concert.

Bircham Dyson Bell: has assisted with pro-bono advice on property matters and the sale of a house on our behalf.

Brunswick Public Relations: seconded a member of staff to design and implement a public relations campaign for Passage House.

BUPA: supplied equipment for the Medical Room.

85four: produced the Annual Report and website at no cost to The Passage.

Capital International Limited: sponsored a full time volunteer for a year, who helps to supervise the volunteer programme in our Day Centre. They hosted a full day meeting of managers and team leaders in their meeting room.

Freshfields: are dealt with the purchase of St Vincent’s Centre on a pro-bono basis and is advising on legal aspects of the development. A senior member of Freshfields is a Passage Trustee. We received professional assistance in the acquisition of the Night Shelter building.

Goldman Sachs: provide volunteers in the Day Centre, take homeless people on day trips and gives funds to improve our services at Christmas.

Goring Hotel: provides food for the Day Centre.

C D Hillier Parker: provides assistance with the valuation of buildings.

InterContinental Park Lane: helps with fund raising.

KPMG: provides key advice and assistance to us in running our organisation. This includes seconding a marketing manager to us for 12 months, review and advice on our staff salary structure, assisting us in a wide ranging review on the development of our services as we take over St Vincent’s Centre. KPMG is also a principal sponsor of our A night under the stars concert.

Linklaters and Paines: gave legal advice on incorporation and help with any necessary amendments to our constitution.

Marks and Spencer: provides food for the Day Centre and Passage House and donates champagne for the Night Under the Stars.

Mayfair Intercontinental Hotel: gives continuous support with fund-raising events, food, furnishings.

Marsh Group: set up staff pension and life assurance scheme.

Nelsons: provides herbal and homeopathic remedies for use in the medical room.

Pax Travel: have sponsored our fundraising concert A night under the stars.

Reed Elsevier: has provided computer support and have printed the client magazine Writes of Passage.

Tuckerman: carried out a condition survey on St Vincent’s Centre prior to our purchase.