CITY GIVING DAY2016 2016: What participants said 211 81 % took part 49 % OF went red OF Felt CITY GIVING DAY made a difference to inspire employees in charitable/csr activity 84 % Said CITY GIVING DAY helped promote charitable activity, volunteering and fundraising 100 % OF OF Would recommend CITY GIVING DAY to others OF 86 % Had senior management involved 65 % OF OF Involved charities and community groups MORE THAN 300,000 Raised for charities and community groups An excellent method of bringing the City together in a good cause. Susanna Winter, CSR Manager, Baker & McKenzie It s that sense that the City is a community. Robyn Wilson, The Don and The Sign of The Don Restaurant, Bistro and Bar There wouldn t be another single day with such focus on community programmes if it wasn t for City Giving Day. Clare Silverton, Corporate Communications Manager, National Australia Bank It s a good opportunity to meet other organisations and to share ideas about how to fundraise and how to work with good causes. Tim Boughen, Senior Underwriter, Ecclesiastical Insurance I would whole heartedly encourage more businesses to get involved next year. Lucy Walker, Head of Third Party Funds, Sarasin & Partners It s great to see so many people having so much fun here in the City. Martin Gilbert, Chief Executive, Aberdeen Asset Management City Giving Day has a tremendous track record mobilising the City to give back to the communities. Xavier Rolet, Group CEO, London Stock Exchange City Giving Day raises [the profile] of our charitable partnerships with corporates; absolutely vital to sustaining our service. London Air Ambulance For us it is one of the few days in the year when the entire company gets together, united around a good cause. Josh Rosario, Business Development Manager, City A.M. City Giving Day provides a fantastic platform for us to say thank you to the volunteers who are the people who really make it happen. Nick Wright, Managing Director Corporate Responsibility & Corporate Affairs, UBS 6 7
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2016: Thank You Reception 2016: Being innovative to save lives To celebrate the success of CITY GIVING DAY 2016 and to say thank you to all the companies that took part. MapSwipe is portable, meaningful and packs a great impact, whether it is five minutes on a bus or an hour with friends. That s why we encouraged all of our people to MapSwipe at City Giving Day 2016. Kindly hosted by our friends at EY, the reception was attended by the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress. During the evening we gave out seven awards to companies who we felt went the extra mile: BEST COLLABORATION GO RED HIGH POWERED ENERGY AFME Bank of China Clarksons Platou LEADING FROM THE TOP MOST INNOVATIVE INITIATIVE M&G Investments Linklaters LLP SMALL COMPANY, BIG IMPACT The Don Restaurant and Sign of the Don MATT SPARKES, Head of Corporate Responsibility, Linklaters LLP Making the world a smaller place Linklaters LLP THE LORD MAYOR S CHALLENGE Nomura 10 In a humanitarian crisis, the location of the most vulnerable people is fundamental information for delivering food, shelter, medical care and other services where they are most needed. Although it may be hard to believe, millions of people around the world are not represented on any accessible map. For the last two years, Linklaters offices around the world have been supporting MapSwipe (created by The Red Cross, MSF and the Humanitarian Open Street Map team) to allow volunteers to create maps using satellite imagery. Anybody can get involved with this project as long as you have a smartphone that allows you to download apps. 11
2016: Companies working together 2016: Bringing the community together In 2016 a number of organisations collaborated together to fundraise for their nominated charities and to raise awareness of their charitable giving. By collaborating, these companies brought a real sense of community to CITY GIVING DAY. The day provided a great opportunity for our staff to get to know each other better and to support two fantastic charities. A Long Long Lunch - The Don Restaurant The Don Restaurant took over St Swithins Lane to host The Long Long Lunch in partnership with three of the City s best restaurants; Coq d Argent, 1 Lombard Street and Hispania. Generously supported by some of their regular suppliers, the event started at 12.30pm in St. Stephen Walbrook Church, with a glass of Charles Heidsieck champagne, canapés and music, followed by the Long Long Lunch itself - a splendid three-course meal for over 100 people with each restaurant taking responsibility for one course. The diners also enjoyed wines from Trinity Hill, Nespresso coffee and macaroons from Ladurée all whilst being served by enthusiastic catering students from Carshalton College. City Giving Day brings everyone together, everyone has fun - it s fantastic! GEORGES DUGARIN, The Don Restaurant Getting to know the neigh-bears - Aberdeen Asset Management and Bank of Ireland EMMA SWADEN, UK Internal Communications Associate, Bank of Ireland UK 12 Aberdeen Asset Management and Bank of Ireland teamed up to raise money for their respective charity partners; Barnardo s and London Air Ambulance. Employees from both companies put on a cake sale and competed with one another in a static cycling challenge, where they were cheered on by their colleagues and by representatives from Barnardo s and London s Air Ambulance. Together, both organisations raised over 1,000 and were thrilled to see staff come together for City Giving Day. 13
2016: Inspiring the next generation 2016: Involving school partners Several companies used CITY GIVING DAY as an opportunity to engage with local schools - sharing their knowledge, supporting reading schemes and running mentoring events, to name just a few. Inspiring the next generation - UBS UBS s established Community Affairs programme supports education and social entrepreneurship initiatives in our local communities. UBS celebrated City Giving Day in 2016 by inviting primary school pupils to our offices to learn about different careers in the firm. The volunteering event was organised with our community partner Inspiring the Future and we had a total of 168 primary school children from four primary schools who met with 67 UBS employee volunteers. Completing the deal - Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton On City Giving Day 2016 Cleary Gottlieb officially launched its involvement with the National Literacy Trust s Words for Work programme, which brings businesses and schools together to empower young people towards successful employment. We invited 30 students from Twickenham Academy to take part in a number of activities aimed at introducing them to aspects of law firm life and developing their presentation, interviewing and problemsolving skills. Students were able to interview 12 volunteers from areas of the business and take part in an office tour that required them to complete a fictional deal involving the sale of part of a business. 14 It was an enjoyable challenge to articulate what I do in a way that could be easily understood and linked back to fundamental skills. I felt that the pupils were walking away with new knowledge and insight, and building confidence as the conversations progressed. UBS EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEER We were overwhelmed by the number of volunteers we had for the day and the level of engagement from the students of Twickenham Academy was fantastic. ALLANAH CORDINGLEY, Human Resources Advisor, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 15
2016: Going around the world 2016: Pledging to do more Some companies used CITY GIVING DAY as an opportunity to run events at all their offices both in the UK and further afield - bringing their businesses together with a common goal. Around the World - Capital Group On City Giving Day 2016 Capital Group hosted a number of events to highlight its charity partnerships and volunteer opportunities for employees. The highlight of the day was a European cross-office cycle challenge with teams from London, Geneva, Milan, Madrid and Luxembourg. The European offices clocked up kilometres on their commutes, in their gyms or socially after work. Collectively 2511kms were recorded and 3,164 raised for charity. The Big Pledge - Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) In 2016 the FCA worked in collaboration with Benefacto to design and deliver an innovative pledge site for City Giving Day. The aim of our online pledge site was to encompass the four themes of our Corporate Responsibility Programme - Diversity & Inclusion, Community Engagement, Environment and Charity. The site was a huge success with 559 people pledging to do something good over a threemonth period, and on City Giving Day itself we raised 1681 for our official charities. One of the most exciting things about our approach to City Giving Day is that the impact of the day is measurable. 16 Next year the cycle challenge will aim to go global incorporating teams from Capital Group offices in the US and Asia. MAEVE MURRAY-SMITH, Corporate Charitable Giving, Capital Group TRUDI MORGAN, Community Engagement Manager, Financial Conduct Authority 17
2016: Unsung heroes 2016: Baking up a storm CITY GIVING DAY is the perfect opportunity to recognise your unsung heroes, those members of staff who work tirelessly to support charities by fundraising, volunteering or mentoring. Recognising Heroes - AFME For City Giving Day 2016, AFME co-hosted a celebratory event with Citi to recognise the contribution of individuals from AFME Board member firms who have made an exceptional contribution to a charity or community group. The event was designed to spotlight the hard work of such individuals - whether inspiring colleagues to participate in fundraising activities, or supporting deserving organisations long-term. Among the member firms with individuals receiving certificates for their contributions were: Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, BNY Mellon, Citi, Crédit Agricole, Credit Suisse, Lloyds Bank, Nomura and UBS. It s fantastic to be able to recognise some of the unsung heroes doing great community work in our member firms. SIMON LEWIS, Chief Executive, AFME Employees at companies across the City channelled their inner Mary Berry to produce an array of mouth-watering cakes for CITY GIVING DAY! Ready, steady, bake! - National Australia Bank City Giving Day provided National Australia Bank with a great opportunity to raise funds for community outreach in London with all funds raised being shared evenly between their dedicated London community partner, St Joseph s Hospice, and the Lord Mayor s Appeal. Staff across the whole branch really got involved, especially with our bake sale which was quite competitive in nature! 18 MICHAEL SAADIE, General Manager, NAB London Branch 19
2016: Paint the City red! 2016: Challenge the Lord Mayor From ties to dresses and socks to scarves, lots of companies chose to celebrate CITY GIVING DAY by wearing something red. On CITY GIVING DAY 2016, the Lord Mayor visited 11 businesses around the City where he was challenged to cycle the length of the Panama Canal (as part of a team on a static cycle!), to play Operation watched by a London Air Ambulance crew member and to take part in a table tennis match against two boys from Greenhouse Sport, a youth sport development charity. Why don t you challenge the Lord Mayor in 2017? Tell us your ideas! 20 Wearing red and not the usual dark business clothes really united and changed the atmosphere of our office. CLARE SILVERTON, Corporate Communications Manager, National Australia Bank 21