Fundraising and payroll giving
During 2005-2007, we appointed the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and Leukaemia Research as our national charity partners, as voted for by employees and partners across the UK. Our people raised more than £1million for each charity during the two year partnership through fundraising events, payroll giving and matched funding from the firm.
Douglas Campbell Rouse, Head of Corporate Partnerships, BHF said: "We have been extremely impressed and humbled with the level of expertise and enthusiasm with which Deloitte people have engaged in their charity of the year programme. The impact of the £1.016 million has made a massive difference to our charity in helping to keep more hearts beating through pioneering research, education and care initiatives".
Kate White, Director of Fundraising for Leukaemia Research said: "The money you have raised is helping the thousands of children and adults with leukaemia and related blood cancers. Every year 25,000 people are diagnosed; we want to give every one of them the best chance of survival. Thanks for your support".
For 2008 and 2009 the firm's national charity partners are Cancer Research UK (CRUK) and the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC). Our aim is to raise at least £1 million to fund the purchase and running of a desperately needed mobile cancer awareness unit for CRUK, and for the NSPCC to fund an online counselling service providing internet and SMS access for vulnerable children. Furthermore, we are delighted that our new charity partners have responded to our request to identify specific projects and targets that we are helping them achieve: it helps bring our support to life and engages our people even further in assisting these good causes.
Deloitte has been awarded the HM Treasury Gold Award for our Give As You Earn (GAYE) payroll giving scheme. We are proud to have been recognised for three years' running with this prestigious award.
We now have over 2,800 participants enrolled in payroll giving and in 2007-08, our people donated over £747,000 through GAYE (including £133,000 matched funding from the firm). Deloitte is among the highest performers in the UK among large company employers and this quality mark provides us with the highest recognition for our approach.
Lord Mayor's Appeal
Deloitte has been a platinum benefactor of the 2008 Lord Mayor’s Appeal. This year the appeal benefits two charities: Wellbeing of Women, whose purpose is to fund research into obstetric and gynaecological health matters here in the UK; and ORBIS, set up to eradicate preventable blindness, primarily in the developing world.
As John Connolly, Deloitte UK Senior Partner and Chief Executive, said: "Deloitte is delighted to be a platinum benefactor of the 2008 Lord Mayor's Appeal. Each year we participate in a wide range of community programmes and we're pleased to support this year's Lord Mayor in his mission to invest in healthy lives, healthy vision and healthy futures".
Annual Flagship Charity Fundraiser
Despite torrential rain, 1,000 Deloitte runners assembled at Battersea Park this year for the 5.6km annual JP Morgan Chase Challenge charity run - raising in excess of £120,000 for Cancer Research UK and the NSPCC.
John Connolly, Deloitte Global Chairman and UK Chief Executive, gave a congratulatory speech to all runners after the race and David Cruickshank, Chairman commended them on their efforts. John Connolly added: "I'm continually amazed by the dedication and commitment of our people who make such a difference to the lives of others. I'm proud that so many Deloitte staff, 1,000 in total, took part in tonight's race and of the significant donations this will raise for the firm's national charities".
"The sense of pride for Deloitte and the togetherness of the Deloitte people was just awesome to watch." David Owen, Managing Partner, Consulting.
2008 and 2009 national charity partners
Greatest achievement in building a successful long-term partnership
Deloitte was awarded a prize for 'Greatest achievement in building a successful long-term partnership' for its joint partnership with the BHF and Leukaemia Research, at the British Heart Foundation's (BHF) second Heart of Business Awards on 17 June 2008. In addition, Jo Westhead, Community Investment Manager at Deloitte, saw her efforts recognised with an award for 'Outstanding achievement as corporate charity champion'
Jo said, "I am delighted to collect this award on behalf of everyone at Deloitte. We are thrilled with the amount we have been able to raise over the last three years for a truly worthwhile cause. Supported by a network of Community Investment champions across the UK, our people have shown an extraordinary level of enthusiasm and generosity in order to exceed all past fundraising and payroll giving records, making this our most successful national charity partnership to date".
2005/2007 national charity partners
Corporate Challenge
Each year we enter teams into many external competitive fundraising events as part of our Corporate Challenge programme. We encourage our people to form teams to participate and we assist with entrance fees and Deloitte branded clothing. Previous events we have supported in this way include: The Times Young People's Leadership Challenge, the Manchester to Blackpool Bike Ride, the Leeds Abbey Dash and the gruelling Etape du Tour - the amateur stage of the Tour de France.
Ultra-marathon man
Ian Sharman, a Manager in Corporate Finance, London, endured one of the world's toughest, most brutal foot racing events - The Marathon des Sables, a 153-mile race across the Sahara. He completed the race in 13th position (out of 802 runners), almost four hours ahead of the next Brit; earning him the highest position by a British competitor in the history of the race. Participating in this contest has inspired Ian to push himself harder and see what else is possible. It was the hardest physical and mental test I have ever undertaken. I am very happy with the result and hope it can lead to future success".
