About Us
"I would rather 10 years of £1,000 a year, than 1 year of £10,000"
This quote started the journey. An understanding that relationships are built over time. An understanding that the £1,000 a year could grow and increase benefits for the charity going forward with meaningful partnerships. But a deeper understanding that the business too need to benefit.
Businesses now are thinking more about the communities they work in. Corporate Social Responsibility is nothing new, but mutually beneficial partnerships seems to be a foreign concept to many partnerships. By creating this back-and-forth relationship, it encourages long-term support with both parties getting more custom, more positive PR and more income.
It isn’t just about donating money, it isn’t just feeling like “we have to do something”. It’s the wanting to do something, it’s meaningful, compassionate and supportive.
About us
Together CSR Ltd is built on the ethos of helping others. Charities, businesses, social enterprises, entrepreneurs, passionate volunteers. If you have an idea, a passion, a cause, or a need, we work with you to find the perfect solution and secure the outcomes you desire.
Established in November 2022, Together CSR has gone on to establish strong relationships with its clients and offer a personal and approachable touch to fundraising and CSR. It isn’t about short term business gains, but long term target acquisition for its clients. Many of the charities we work with want to be self-sustaining and self-sufficient. As a business, that doesn’t make Together CSR money. But that isn’t why we got into business – we work, within our ethos, to secure the outcomes you desire as the client. As our tagline says, we Create Lasting Impact.
How do we do this?
Creating long term strategy and targets for both us and the client to ensure a sustainable future. The ultimate aim is for the client to not need our services, that they can thrive without us. We work with them to get to that point, through:
– Creating the lasting partnerships with businesses who can provide support; be it with volunteers, services or financially, which creates a long-term relationship.
– Put in-hand and implement short, medium and long term fundraising goals which can be used to ensure that certain aspects of the work of the charity can be maintained, grow, and be sustainable.
– Work with the client to develop a diverse income stream that can be maintained without our input once the service has ended.
What are partnerships?
Most partnerships are called partnerships, but they are not partners. It is a unity of convenience. This is no-good long term for either party. What we do is find mutual benefit for each party involved. Why? If both parties are benefitting, the relationship is likely to continue. If both parties are benefitting, it is likely that they will also be accountable to one another. This is a partnership. A cheque once a year from a businesses CSR campaign is nice, but cannot be a sustainable approach for the charity going forward. Likewise a business selecting a new charity of the year, each and every year, does not provide the buy-in to the charity which can maximise their exposure.
Why Together CSR?
A holistic consultancy that brings together a strong team for each and every day that we are actioned for. Bid Writers, Event Managers, Researchers, Sector Experts, Business Entrepreneurs, Networkers – they all fall part of the day rate that we charge. Working this way allows the sharing of ideas, but also opens up to a wider network.
We have an extensive network of industry experts across a range of sectors providing us with the unique and expert insights to help give us and our clients the edge. Our team are members of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising, Fundraising Regulator and CSR Accredited, as well as with their respective Governing Bodies, enhancing the company’s reputation or providing ethical and expert advice and support.