What we do
Run by the City of London Corporation since 1998, City Action is a free volunteer matchmaking service for City-based companies and community organisations in the City and City fringe boroughs.
Take the journey...
We aim to take our members on a journey which provides them with opportunities to share skills and experiences. As skills sharing experts, we interpret the requirements of both parties and accurately match both sets of needs.
Our membership community
City Action raises awareness and understanding between City-based companies and community organisations by providing access to an exclusive volunteering opportunities database, a blog and hosting networking events. We also provide an accredited Partnership brokering service.
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Corporate Responsibility and the City of London Corporation
City Action is based within the Corporate Responsibility team at the Economic Development Office.
The team offers a range of tailored assistance and advice to businesses looking to adopt responsible business practices, engage with their neighbours, reach local customers or learn more about their local area.
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Please visit the Corporate Responsibility team website for more information.
Economic Development and the City of London Corporation
The Economic Development office has two main aims:
- To support and promote the competitiveness and growth of the business City by securing the best market, fiscal, regulatory and infrastructural environment in which enterprise and innovation can flourish.
- To enhance the capacity of the wider London region and nieghbouring communities through regeneration initiatives and corporate responsibility programmes.
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The City of London Corporation
With its roots in mediaeval times, the City of London is the oldest local authority in England. The historic and unusually diverse organisation has three main aims:
- To support and promote the City as a world leader in international finance and business services;
- To provide the highest quality local government services for the Square Mile;
- To provide valued services for London and the nation
Its responsibilities extend far beyond the Square Mile as it provides a host of additional facilities for the benefit of the nation. These range from open spaces such as Epping Forest and Hampstead Heath to the famous Barbican Arts Centre.
Please visit the City of London website for further information.
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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