Corporate partnerships

The biggest benefit of working with us is that you can know you are making a long-lasting difference to the lives of vulnerable people in Reading

Our guide is a great place for any business to start their partnership with Launchpad

Read what Fraser Property UK said about partnering with us

Frasers Property UK Case Study

Different ways we can work together

Charity of the year

Nominating Launchpad as your business’ Charity of the Year is a fantastic opportunity to unite staff behind a local cause – while demonstrating your company’s commitment to making a real difference to people in need. Our fundraising team can help you plan and execute a year of fundraising and volunteering activity, supporting you every step of the way

Long-term strategic partnerships

Supporting Launchpad won’t just fulfil your corporate social responsibility (CSR) objectives. Working together, we can build a long-lasting partnership that will engage staff, and provide your teams with tangible opportunities to give back to the community and support the most vulnerable people in our town.

Team challenges and volunteering

Your teams can make a positive impact on the community by using their volunteer hours with Launchpad (and if you let your staff spread their volunteering days into hours across the year, we benefit even more with a regular commitment to volunteering). Whether your staff book a days team challenge working at our allotment to grow fresh produce for the local foodbank, or volunteer to help us at one of our flagship events to raise more funds for our cause, they can make a difference in just a few hours.

Inspiring team talks

If you want to know more about Launchpad, homelessness and our work to support people in need, one of our fundraising team can come to your offices to give a staff talk, or join you virtually over Teams or Zoom. We can offer a quick 15 minutes at a team meeting or something more in-depth over a lunch break – get in touch to book us in!

Payroll Giving

You can offer staff the opportunity to make regular donations to Launchpad through a workplace giving scheme. Staff whose salary or pension is paid regularly through payroll (PAYE) can donate directly from their pay packet, and because these donations come out before tax, they’ll cost the staff member less – and we still benefit! Get in touch for more information.

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Our partnerships

MFG is our strategic IT provider - and have supported us in many ways besides their excellent IT services. We are MFG’s Charity of the Year and the team have fundraised by taking part in our Pancake Race and Quarantine Quizzes, and even jumped out of a plane! We are especially grateful for MFG's help during the pandemic when they set up ten staff laptops for free.

MFG

PricewaterhouseCoopers is a multinational professional services network of firms. Launchpad are PwC Reading’s chosen local charity and they have supported us since 2018. We regularly provide staff talks and updates.

PricewaterhouseCoopers

The centrally located hotel, Novotel Reading has been supports Launchpad by taking part in our fundraising events, and providing donations of items, funding and venue space.

Novotel

The Oracle is Reading’s largest indoor shopping and leisure mall on the banks of the River Kennet. Launchpad are one of their chosen charities of the year – they support events, fundraising drives and volunteers.

The Oracle, Reading

Osborne Clarke LLP is an international legal practice, with offices situated around Europe, Asia and the USA. Launchpad have a three-year charity partnership with Osborne Clarke LLP’s Reading office, which began in 2018 – and they have fundraised via skydives, parachute jumps and attending Launchpad events.

Osborne Clark LLP

Located in Theale, Nokia support our fundraising events and have hosted staff talks. The CEO’s PA recently ran the Reading Half Marathon in aid of Launchpad, despite it being cancelled and raised nearly £1,000 for us.

Nokia

Microsoft’s UK headquarters are based in Reading and they support us with volunteers, donations and provision of talks to their staff.

Microsoft

Homelessness

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Corporate partnerships

The biggest benefit of working with us is that you can know you are making a long-lasting difference to the lives of vulnerable people in Reading

Our guide is a great place for any business to start their partnership with Launchpad

Read what Fraser Property UK said about partnering with us

Different ways we can work together

Our partnerships

For more information about partnering you can call the team on 0118 950 7656 (option 5). Or you can email fundraising@launchpadreading.org.uk - thank you!

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