Ways to support us

 

Guideposts Trust establishes close links with businesses who like us want to make things happen in the local communities. We receive support from companies of all sizes, from various backgrounds and business sectors.

Supporting Guideposts Trust couldn’t be simpler and your organisation and staff can definitely help us in many ways.

 

Fundraising Events

 

Organising your own fundraising Event is a great way to put the fun back into fundraising. It encourages communication, planning and team work, and can be great motivation for your employees.

  

Some example of events :

Back in time - Come to work in 80s, 70s or 60s clothes. Everyone pays a small fee to take part.

Skills auction – Offer your skills and services to the highest bidder. You could offer to fetch your colleague’s lunch, type their emails, recycle their unwanted paper. All your fundraising efforts will help our continued work.

Who’s who? – Get everyone to bring in a photo of themselves as babies / children, then charge people a small fee to guess their identities.

Lift Toll Charge – If you work in a high rise building, introduce a ‘lift toll’ for a day and charge everyone pays a small fee each time they take the lift.

“Fast” Track – Get sponsored to give up coffee / chocolate bars / crisps for a month and to stay away from the staffroom vending machine.

 

Payroll Giving

 

For an employer, there is NO COST; we just ask that you allow us the opportunity to promote this employee benefit to your staff.

Payroll Giving is a simple and tax efficient scheme that allows your employees to donate regularly to Guideposts Trust directly from their salary.

Whatever the size of your business, Payroll Giving is quick and easy to put in place, requiring minimal cost or administrative resource.

 

For more information please follow this link : http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/businesses/giving/payroll-giving.htm

  

Corporate donation and Gift in Kind

 

We understand that that businesses might not wish to support us through staff fundraising or commercial partnerships. However we always welcome donations in other ways.

You can make a cash donation direct to our life changing work – it is simple and secure . Donations are always spent wisely where the money is most needed, but if you would like to make a large donation to support a specific project or area of work please contact us to discuss where you would like your money to go.

Supporting Guideposts Trust by donating products and discounts is also an easy and valuable way for your business to help. Gifts in kind are a great way to utilise your company’s assets and professional skills, achieving your corporate responsibility goals and demonstrating your commitment to our cause.

Gifts in kind can help save valuable resources and enable us to fundraise even more effectively, meaning that even more money can be spent on our projects and services.

Contact us on 01993849409 today and give a gift in kind.

 

Volunteering

 

Volunteering for Guideposts Trust  provides a great way for your staff to work together in making a valuable contribution towards helping us help vulnerable people in your local community .

As well as raising your company profile within the local community, volunteering with Guideposts Trust can help to build relationships within teams, boost morale, provides an opportunity for employees to interact with each other in a non-work setting and it can help to fulfill your corporate social responsibility needs. This in turn can have a beneficial effect on productivity as employees return to work feeling motivated and inspired.

There are various ways in which you can offer your professional skills or expertise in support of our cause. You can impart your knowledge via talks, giving us a new outlook on a specific topic or an insight into a particular area of work. For example one of your employee could donate his/her time and skills to help us develop new and innovative fundraising ideas.

You could also support us by playing a key role in making our events happen, working in one of our shops and even helping us to campaign for equal opportunities.

  

Promote health and reduce prejudice

 

Help us promote mental health and awareness

  

Hundreds of thousands of people at work more than often face prejudice and stigma because of mental health problems.

Although promoting mental health and awareness may not prevent people from developing mental health problems, it can be effective in improving employee wellbeing.

First they signal to employees the organisation’s commitment to mental wellbeing, and to eliminating stigma and discrimination.

 

The three most common problems are:

1 ) Ignorance (not having the correct information)

2 ) Stereotyping (labelling/jumping to conclusions based on prejudice)

3 ) Discrimination (behaving in an unfair way to disadvantage people because of their mental health problems).

 

As an employer you can make a real difference by empowering employees to care for their own mental health, and provide enough information to counter ignorance and prejudice.

And most importantly there is a need to ensure that behind the positive messages is a clear policy that discrimination is both unacceptable and unlawful.

 

Help us tackle the prejudice, misconceptions and discrimination faced by  people with learning disabilities who wish to work by promoting diversity in the work place and employment opportunities for them.

 

There are currently 8.7 million disabled adults in the UK – making up a large portion of potential employees and customers. Research suggests that people with learning disabilities have the same aspirations for employment as everyone else. However, we only need to look at the high unemployment rates amongst people with learning disabilities to realise that many employers regard people with learning disabilities as not having good employee potential. In reality, and given the opportunity, many people with learning disabilities have the same employment potential as everyone else.

Raising awareness and providing information about the Disability Discrimination Act is good, but not enough to tackle the prejudice, misconceptions and discrimination faced by disabled people who wish to work.

Face to face, direct contact is the only way to break down existing barriers and create an inclusive society and you can make a real difference by helping disabled people access opened, mainstream employment.

When you are able to support people with disabilities in the workplace, you will be able to bring out the best in all your employees.

Companies who are seen to employ people with disabilities are considered to be committed to equal opportunities and fairness. Staff morale and team development improves. Public opinion is positive towards companies which fit into this category.

You will consistently find that disabled people are as productive and reliable as nondisabled employees, tend to have better attendance records, stay with your company longer and have fewer accidents at work.

Many people with learning disabilities have the skills and abilities to succeed within employment, but are not being provided with opportunities.

 

 

 

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