Businesses with an office base in the Square Mile of the City
can become a member of City Action.
Joining City Action's free membership service offers a wide
range of benefits:
- A dedicated Account Manager
for practical advice and ongoing support - A bespoke volunteer matchmaking service
aligns your company's values to volunteering - Exclusive access to our online volunteering database
a wide range of exciting options - Monitoring and evaluation of volunteer placements
ensures a quality experience for all - Free networking events
linking into the responsible business community
Marcus Jamieson-Pond, Addleshaw Goddard
Why should businesses get involved in the community?
City Action supports a wide range of businesses ranging from SME's to large corporations with their volunteering programmes.
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Our members have found many business rewards when supporting the local community:
- Fostering talent
improved employee retention and recruitment - Increased staff morale
the 'feel good' factor - Employee development
improved personal and professional skills - Better reputation and credibility
amongst community and clients
Colt and Friendship Works
Colt have been building their CSR programme from scratch since 2009. Selecting a charity partner was one aspect of setting up their community programme - the other aspect was introducing an employee volunteering policy which they introduced at the end of 2009. Colt operates in 14 countries and in 2009 each country was asked to work with its employees to select a charity partner for the next two years.
read moreOriel Securities and Blackfriars Settlement
Oriel Securities, a corporate and institutional stockbroking and advisory firm with 55 employees, became a City Action member in 2009. The company made a decision to partner with a community organisation that they could support in a range of ways and approached City Action for assistance with sourcing a suitable partner.
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