Centred around four key areas, enterprise, employability, the elderly and the arts, this is frequently delivered in conjunction with Forever Manchester funding panel.
2019 sees us celebrate 30 years of partnership with The Halle Orchestra, cementing one of the most enduring business partnerships with a cultural organisation in the UK.
Brother continue to be one of The Halle's most significant sponsors and we continually look to revitalise our relationship. We are sponsoring some of The Halle's most important education programmes, such as The Halle Impresarios, which works with students aged 14-16, giving them valuable insight into the world of business.
In June 2018, we took part in the Race for Life in aid of Cancer Research. This cause and charity is close to all of our hearts and we feel very proud to have raised £1527. We all worked really hard and it was an amazing experience.
Our partnership with Forever Manchester continues with our corporate fund of £25,000, participation in Forever Manchester Week, support of Forever Manchester women network and Forever Manchester football tournament. These activities provide or help to raise funds and generate awareness of the community foundation and its work.
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce presented us with their Social Value Award in recognition of all the hard work and time dedicated towards a great cause (Forever Manchester).
We have seen the huge benefits to be gained from working to achieve an Investors in People standard, so we now act as Investors in People champions, assisting other companies on their own journeys. One activity is supporting Royal Mail with their Graduate Programme. We provide business case materials and facilitators for a two-day workshop with their graduate intake. Participants have the opportunity to learn from learning and development company, Creating People, regarding learning techniques and problem-solving mind sets.
Care for the elderly is a cause close to Brother UK and too often is underfunded and under-resourced. We’ve been supporting The Grafton Centre through funding and colleague volunteering.
"Our centre relies on the support of businesses as we have no professional support and limited staff, the help we receive from Brother UK is important now more than ever. Enabling us to continue to do what we do in our local community, we appreciate everything you do."
Gaynor Hannon - Community Centre Manager
At our annual Christmas charity day In December 2018, we raised an amazing £5,093 in aid of Ronald McDonald House Charities. The day involved colleagues decorating their departments and taking part in festive activities. Our Market Development team contributed an amazing £2,000 by committing to run, cycle or walk 2000 kilometres in 12 days. The team smashed their target and were proud or their achievements.
