Corporate partnership case studies and testimonials
Below is a selection of testimonials.
BestInvest raises over £200k for The Connection at St Martin’s
BestInvest, one of London’s top independent investment advice firms, chose The Connection at St Martin’s as their Charity of The Year for the period 2006/7. They pledged to raise £100k through fundraising activities and match gave a further £100k. In the true spirit of partnership and employee involvement, Bestinvest and CSTM formed a joint charitable committee and the company set about holding fundraising events, including race nights, auctions, raffles and jeans days to reach the fundraising target.
By far the biggest – and most ambitious - single fundraising event that the committee organised was a 24 hour sponsored cycle ride from London to Land’s End in July. The route covered over 300 miles, with 2 teams from BestInvest and one team from CSTM – including the Chief Executives of both organisations - completing the cycle ride in just under 24 hours.
The event topped what had been an exhilarating, exciting - at times exhausting - but most of all rewarding year of fundraising for the company and the charity.
"After reviewing many worthwhile causes we chose The Connection at St Martin’s as our Charity of the Year because they met –and in many areas exceeded – our demanding criteria. The Connection at St Martin’s performs an invaluable role in supporting people who become homeless for numerous reasons and BestInvest are proud to have made a worthwhile contribution to a great cause." John Spiers, Bestinvest Brokers Plc
Chatham Financial
Chatham Financial, a capital markets advisory firm with offices in the US, UK, Poland and Singapore, have supported charitable projects in Africa and several community projects in the US for a number of years. In the UK, they wanted to support a local charity involved in the community where their London office is located. Chatham Financial looked for a charity where their employees’ skills would be of real benefit , and all of its employees took part in the decision making process to select The Connection at St Martin’s as their chosen local charity.
Chatham Financial was keen to know exactly what support we needed from them and committed to helping us in the following areas: Days out for clients, CV and interview workshops, support with our Christmas activities, and mentoring newly-employed clients to improve the chances of sustaining their employment and accommodation. Additionally, as many of our clients experience difficulty speaking English, our staff can have problems translating what our clients are saying and this can create a barrier when it comes to addressing our clients’ individual needs. When we highlighted this problem to Chatham Financial, they suggested that as their staff speak a variety of foreign languages among them, they could provide a free translation service for our charity as and when this service was needed and the language was one spoken by a Chatham employee.
This relationship with Chatham Financial has proved a success and their contributions are just an example of ways in which local companies provide invaluable support to our charity in a way that is not limited to financial contributions alone.
To get started call our Corporate Partnerships Manager, Wendy Lynch on 020 7269 0273 or e-mail wendy.lynch@cstm.org.uk.