Companies and Trusts

It costs £2.6million each year ro maintain Hospice of the Good Shepherd services and we receive just 32% of our costs from Government funding, the rest we have to raise ourselves. The support we receive from businesses and trusts is vital. many projects and services are only possible due to this level of support.

Examples of projects

We beleive that an ongoing working relationship with Hospice of the Good Shepherd can be of mutual benefit and will help organisations to acheive their own objectives and enable the Hospice to provide dedicated care to patients and support to families.

We would welcome the opportunity to discuss sponsorship, volunteering, gifts in kind, employee fundraising, payroll giving and matched funding.

Please contact the Fundraising and Marketing Manager Amanda LeBretton on 01244 851811 or to email click here.

CHARITY OF THE YEAR ADOPTION

Companies are constantly looking for ways to support charities and it is becoming increasingly popular to raise funds for their chosen charity of the year.  This way the company can focus its efforts on local or national charities of their choice.

The Hospice has been established since 1989 and has an excellent reputation for providing specialised care to the local community.  Adopting the Hospice as your charity of the year is a wonderful way to engage employees and encourages team building.  If you decide to choose the Hospice you will be allocated a member of the Fundraising Team who will help you as much as possible, sharing fundraising ideas and building relationships with employees.

Please contact Amanda Le Bretton, Fundraising & Marketing Manager on 01244 851811 or click here to use our Online Response Form. Amanda would be delighted to come and speak to your staff and give a presentation about how you can make a difference to your local Hospice. 

Some of our corporate adoptions during 2008 include Bank of America, TWA logistics, The Mortgage Business, Yorkshire Bank, Cheshire Building Society.  

GIVE AS YOU EARN

GAYE enables your employees to donate a small amount of money to the Hospice of the Good Shepherd every month directly from their salary.  If your salary is under PAYE, you can donate using this method.  So a monthly donation of £5 will only cost you £3.90 but the Hospice will receive the full £5.  Please complete the GAYE form using the link below and return it to your salary department for processing.

GAYE form link

SPONSORSHIP

The Hospice organises a full programme of events throughout the year which you could endorse through corporate sponsorship.  This will generate publicity for you and increase your brand awareness.  We also produce a bi-annual news review and Hospice calendar, also advertising campaigns and promotion materials which require ongoing sponsorship.

GIFTS IN KIND

When a company donates gifts in kind it is a huge money saving resource for the Hospice.  This means that we do not have to buy goods or services and certain items can be used to generate further funds at events.  Sainsbury’s  donated all the refreshments for our 2007 Sunrise Stroll event.

RECYCLING

If your employees are interested in recycling items of unwanted jewellery or foreign coins this can raise funds for the Hospice.  Please call Helen on 01244 851811 to arrange for the items to be collected from your premises.