Excellence in Community - Volunteering LIC
Bank of Ireland – BizWorld
BizWorld Ireland is a not-for-profit organisation that promotes entrepreneurship skills for young people through workshops in primary schools nationwide, with pupils learning about entrepreneurship and enterprise in fun and creative ways. Bank of Ireland’s partnership with BizWorld has provided the charity with access to communities across Ireland and with an enthusiastic and educated army of volunteers which has enabled many more primary schools to get involved and for BizWorld to quickly grow the scale and reach of the programme.
Since the partnership began, 150 Bank of Ireland colleagues throughout the country have been trained as tutors by BizWorld CEO and educator, Fiona McKeon, enabling them to run two-day workshops with primary students. Through Bank of Ireland’s involvement, the partnership will deliver 250 workshops to over 3,500 primary school children in the 2016-2017 school year.
Bord Gais Energy - Bord Gáis Energy, Focus our Energy - Christmas FM Project
In October 2015, Bord Gais Energy (BGE) launched a three year partnership with Focus Ireland pledging €1.2m. In addition to the company donation each year BGE support Focus Ireland by volunteering at their events, hosting company-led events and fundraising.
In December 2016 Christmas FM selected Focus Ireland as their chosen charity and fundraising was achieved over their monthly broadcast by a dedicated text line, on-line pledges and in branch donations from listeners. BGE facilitated a 12 hour radiothon day with 100% of listener donations going directly to Focus Ireland. 62 volunteers from Bord Gáis created an in-house call centre to facilitate the radiothon fundraising day.
BGE and Focus Ireland smashed the fundraising target of €100,000 raising a massive €180,000 for Focus Ireland via the BGE call centre on the day. This was the highest ever donation day total ever achieved via Christmas FM.
Earth's Edge - Explore Experience Evolve Programme
Earth’s Edge is Ireland’s only fully licensed adventure travel company. The Explore Experience Evolve volunteer programme was designed to utilise the unique skillset of their staff of outdoor professionals. Earth’s Edge partnered with Warrenmount Presentation, a disadvantaged girls school in Dublin 8, to take three groups of students hiking in Glendalough. The programme was designed to promote confidence, well-being and fitness amongst the students. As students were selected for the programme based on their attendance and good behaviour, it was a useful tool for teachers to motivate students. The students, teachers and Earth’s Edge staff involved in the project all enjoyed the programme despite the wind, rain and snow! As well as being a fun day out for the students it was a new experience for most of them too.
KPMG - KPMG’s Family for Literacy (KFFL)
KPMG Ireland has committed to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) and has mapped out the Corporate Citizenship/CSR agenda against the SDG’s. Their primary focus is in relation to Goal 4 – Quality Education. As part of the continued evolution of their Corporate Citizenship agenda they’re e continuously looking for new ways to broaden their commitment to Lifelong Learning. KFFL is a sustainable volunteer programme that benefits local communities and has a collective impact on their people and the larger KPMG family of alumni, retirees, and recruits as well as our communities. The programme was developed to: improve literacy rates in local communities; reaffirm the firm’s commitment to and desire to impact positively on youth and education; and provide an opportunity for KPMG’s people to positively engage and contribute to their communities.
