Global charity partnership 2014-2016 Information for charities Allen & Overy 2014
A&O s Global Charity Partnership 2014 2016: Information for charities Criteria Allen & Overy staff and partners have voted for education, training and employment to be the area they would like our charity partnership to focus on. Please ensure that the application you put forward addresses this. Projects may include, for example, helping people to access education or training to prepare them for work; or address issues such as social mobility. To be eligible for the partnership, your organisation must: have a global annual income of at least GBP500,000; USD835,000; EUR613,000 (or equivalent in local currency) be a registered charity never have been A&O s global charity partner before be able to provide a London-based account manager for the duration of the two-year partnership A&O has offices in 30 countries. Nearly every one of our offices contributed to our most recent global charity partnership with AfriKids. It is very important that our next charity partner can provide opportunities for people across our international network to engage in this partnership. 2 Allen & Overy 2014
How to apply The deadline for applications is 17:30 (BST) on Tuesday 8 July. Please email your application to daisy.wakefield@allenovery.com. It should be no longer than two sides of A4 and should cover these points: The basic facts about your organisation, including: annual income, number of staff, geographical spread, and date of incorporation. What is the project or particular area of work we would be funding? We anticipate providing approximately GBP250,000 in restricted funding for a specific project over two years (this is an estimate and is not guaranteed). Any money raised beyond this will be unrestricted funding for the charity. What are the intended objectives for this project? How would you measure its success and impact and report these back to us throughout the partnership? How would A&O employees globally engage with your organisation and your work? What opportunities are there for A&O staff and partners to volunteer their skills both legal and non-legal on this project (and perhaps more broadly for your charity)? What fundraising ideas do you have for our partnership, bearing in mind the number of locations we are present in? What opportunities would there be for our staff to see the work you do first-hand? How would you manage this partnership? What resources will you provide to ensure it is tracked, managed and measured? Please attach a copy of your annual reports and audited accounts for the past two financial years. Allen & Overy 2014 3
A&O s Global Charity Partnership 2014 2016: Information for charities Next steps and dates to note 30 June, 16.30 19.00: an information evening at Allen & Overy s Bishops Square office, London This event will provide you with more information about the process for applying for the partnership. Please join us to hear from members of Allen & Overy s CSR team and our previous charity partner, AfriKids. Two places are available per charity. Please email the names of attendees, in advance, to daisy.wakefield@allenovery.com. 14 July: interviews with the Allen & Overy team in London If you are successful at the first stage of applications, you will be invited to attend a short interview at Allen & Overy s office in Bishops Square, London. Please keep this day free for those you would like to attend the interview, including (if possible) the person who will manage the partnership from your organisation. 31July: charity shortlist announced After the interview, we will notify you by this date if you have made the final shortlist of charities, which will then be put to a global staff vote. If you reach this stage, you will be asked to provide promotional materials, including a short video, to inform A&O staff as part of the global vote. Week beginning 08 September: staff vote opens We intend to open the voting process for staff in the week of 08 September 2014. The vote will close around two weeks after that. Mid-October: the new charity partnership launches We intend to launch the new charity partnership to staff globally in mid- October 2014. It will run for two years from that date. For more information about the partnership, please contact: Daisy Wakefield, daisy.wakefield@allenovery.com 4 Allen & Overy 2014
Allen & Overy LLP One Bishops Square, London E1 6AD United Kingdom Tel +44 (0)20 3088 0000 Fax +44 (0)20 3088 0088 www.allenovery.com In this document, Allen & Overy means Allen & Overy LLP and/or its affiliated undertakings. The term partner is used to refer to a member of Allen & Overy LLP or an employee or consultant with equivalent standing and qualifications or an individual with equivalent status in one of Allen & Overy LLP's affiliated undertakings. Allen & Overy LLP or an affiliated undertaking has an office in each of: Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Antwerp, Athens (representative office), Bangkok, Beijing, Belfast, Bratislava, Brussels, Bucharest (associated office), Budapest, Casablanca, Doha, Dubai, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Jakarta (associated office), London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Mannheim, Milan, Moscow, Munich, New York, Paris, Perth, Prague, Riyadh (associated office), Rome, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Warsaw, Washington, D.C., Yangon. Allen & Overy 2014 5