20 Lockdown Fundraising Ideas
These past few months have made fundraising very difficult but now is the time charities need us more than ever! We have put together a list of some of the best ideas we’ve come across and we hope these provide some good inspiration for your next lockdown fundraisers. Donate your commute. Donate all the petrol […]
Liniar Leads The Way With Investors In Community Partnership
Industry-leading PVCu systems company Liniar has strengthened its community focus and commitment to ‘doing the right thing’ by joining the Investors in Community platform. Designed to connect businesses with charities and good causes in their local areas, Investors in Community has helped facilitate hundreds of measurable volunteering hours, donations, and fundraising projects by firms across […]
6 Tips On How To Make Charitable Giving a Habit.
“Try not to focus on how much you can or can’t give, just focus on giving … life is more enjoyable when you give back” Like many others, I spent years thinking that I couldn’t make an impact because I wasn’t able to donate hundreds of pounds each month but, in 2021, I decided to […]
Good News Story – £10,000 Donated to St Luke’s on IIC Platform
A £10,000 donation has generously been made from Aesseal to St Luke’s Hospice Care Sheffield! Aesseal are a company where CSR is a top priority: “We believe in operating in an ethical and sustainable manner, providing sealing solutions to our customers that improve reliability and help reduce energy and water consumption”. St Luke’s Hospice care for people aged […]
Top Ten Pandemic Fundraising Ideas
Virtual Bucket Collection Donate Your Commute Buy a Christmas Present Home Challenges Virtual Quiz Night Donate Your Skills Virtual Car Boot Sale Fitness Fundraising Virtual Guess It Isolation Challenges Virtual Bucket Collections: Many charities make money through spare change Bucket Collections so this was a huge loss for charities in the lockdown. So, we have made […]
Investors In Community Newsletter – Issue One
Reflecting On 2020 & Looking to The Future of 2021. In 2020 Investors In Community saw some great achievements amongst the chaos. Early on we received the great honour of being recognised by IBM through Cognition Foundry for an IBM Beacon Award! “For over 20 years, the IBM Beacon Awards have recognised Business Partners for creating […]
2021 – When Social Values Drives Company Profits – are you ready?
Growing pressures from consumers, supply chains, governments, and action groups, has meant that businesses can no longer sidestep or ignore the calls for reform, and to integrate their operations with the social values that drive individuals’ behaviours, whole economies, and all communities. The old expression “People buy from people” is as true today as ever […]
2021 – When Social Values Meets Company Filed Accounts – are you ready?
In 2017, Emmanuel Faber, CEO of Danone said, “A revolution is cooking, what are we going to do about it?” In 2019, the Business Round Table, chaired by JP Morgan, said – businesses have responsibilities, not just to their shareholders, but to customers, employees, suppliers and to communities. Transition from “risk thinking” to “Impact thinking” […]
2021 marks the business “era of radical visibility” – are you ready?
For the last two decades there has been a gradual shift in attitudes towards planet, people, and community. Labels such as CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) ESG (Environmental Sustainability Goals) and many others, describes the actions and intent of a growing number of people and businesses towards a better future. In the last five years an […]
Investors In Community Joins Forces With Wakefield BID
In 2020, Investors in Community announced a new partnership with Wakefield BID to help over 450 businesses in the city centre engage with charities and community organisations. The charitable giving platform, helps firms to find good causes that need help in their local area, as well as measure, record and report other fundraising, donations and […]