Join the Chuf family...
Join the Chuf family...
Heart defects are diagnosed in around 1 of every 133 births in the UK, which is an average of 14 babies each day in the UK, with many diagnoses also made later in life. Thanks to research and medical advances, more than eight out of ten Heart Heroes now survive into adulthood. Sadly the NHS cannot fund everything that is needed to make our Heart Heroes’ journey the very best it can be, which is why Chuf provides top-up support that makes a vital difference to families when they need it most.
Your business can become part of something wonderful, enabling life-changing care and supporting Chuf to fund state-of-the-art, innovative equipment, services and roles that are proven to improve the lives of children and families treated on the Children’s Heart Unit at the Freeman hospital and the six other hospitals that care for Heart Heroes from all across the UK.
There are lots of different ways to get involved, whether through strategic Corporate-Charity partnerships, nominating Chuf as your Charity of the Year or chosen charity, engaging your teams in staff volunteering or even making cash, product or service donations.
Working with Chuf makes it easy to demonstrate your company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) goals all whilst supporting life-changing healthcare in the Northeast and beyond!
Teamwork makes the dream work! Chuf loves working in partnership with companies who care about the same thing as we do; improving the lives of babies and children who are born with or who develop heart conditions. Whether for a short project or a longer commitment, there are lots of benefits to charity partnerships with Chuf.
-Boost staff morale, wellbeing and provide teamworking and fundraising opportunities
-Chuf can help you to identify and achieve your CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) objectives, providing opportunities to put your company values into action
-Reach new audiences and increase revenue with cause related marketing and positive PR
-Build your profile and networks withs dedicated support from Chuf’s dedicated Corporate Fundraising manager
-Be instrumental in improving the lives of children living with heart conditions
-See tangible outputs; you’ll see where your money has gone, how that has helped achieve your goals and the charity’s, and what real impact that has on the lives of our beneficiaries
No two partnerships are ever the same, so to get each relationship right, we want to understand your business needs. Get in touch and we can talk through ideas you might have; what you want to achieve, how Chuf can support you and your team to make a huge difference to young people’s lives. We’ll look at how your business can maximise on a charitable partnership with Chuf, as well as what is realistic and manageable.
Chuf work with a wide variety of organisations in lots of different ways, so whether you want to choose Chuf as your Charity of the Year, look at sponsorship opportunities or have a fundraising event in mind, we can offer guidance and support. Simply get in touch with us on 0191 281 3166 or contact our Corporate and Trusts Fundraising Manager Alicia at alicia.clovis-mothalib@chuf.org.uk to discuss how we can help get your workplace involved.
If you’d like to know more about how your business can get involved and how we’ve worked with companies in the past, click on the tiles below:
What would your support really mean for our heart heroes?
Funds raised through our corporate partnerships can make a actual, practical difference to our Heart Heroes’ lives, allowing us to assist them and their families when they need it most.
Chuf provides a range of support, that delivers demonstrable impact. From the little things that aid comfort and make positive memories on the ward, to costly lifesaving equipment, pioneering new research and services that improve quality of life beyond the hospital walls.
Together we can keep cardiac care in the North of England at the cutting edge through both medical and holistic intervention.
Some tangible examples of the things that Chuf’s corporate supporters have helped to achieve in the past and that your funding could support into the future include:
To help you explore the different types of partnership your business could enjoy with Chuf we’ve developed a Corporate Supporter Pack. Just register your company’s details and you’ll receive a downloadable pack with information, guidance and tips on how to get your workforce involved.
Chuf will be hosting a series of Business Networking Events for our corporate supporters. This is a great chance for companies to meet, chat and swap business details.
It’s also an opportunity for Chuf to offer some VIP insight into the valuable work that our corporate partners are helping to support.
To register for the next event click here.
Volunteers help make our events run smoothly, support necessary tasks and get a chance to see the charity in action.
Corporate partners can support Chuf with people power and in return we can facilitate some heartfelt ‘feel-good’ experiences that also add measurable impact that helps meet those ESG and CSR goals.
We are fortuate to have long-running relationships with companies whose employees repeatedly come along and lend Chuf their time and skills- but with a growing number of events, we’re always looking extend the Chuf family of volunteers!
From administrative tasks in the office, prepping for large events, donning costumes and entertaining children; our corporate volunteers are invaluable.
If your business would like to get involved with corporate volunteering opportunities at Chuf, drop us an email at: events@chuf.org.uk
Whether it’s physical donations of new toys and craft materials for the Chuf playroom, treats and goodies for special occasions or parent Christmas hampers, hygiene products for our emergency washbags, or even prizes for our events, we’d be delighted to work with your company.
It might be that you could offer services or facilities to help the Chuf charity team on a practical level, perhaps providing a venue, entertainment, catering, goods or printed materials to help us run a planned Chuf event. All of this support could save Chuf from spending valuable funds, meaning that they can be directed towards the things that simply can’t come free.
Reaching out to discuss your thoughts around product and service donation is vital, as it allows us to have transparent conversations about what is actually needed and what isn’t. This helps to ensure that gifts-in-kind you plan donate are put to good use.
If you think your company can support Chuf with a gift in kind donation or prizes for future fundraising activity please contact: events@chuf.org.uk
If you’d like to chat about services that could help us email: info@chuf.org.uk
Many businesses don’t realise a Commercial Participation Agreement must be in place before you can publicise your intention to raise money for charity through your sales.
Chuf teamed up with Work for Good to make it easy for companies to donate a small percentage of their profits to charity without spending lots of time or energy on the legal and ethical requirements.
You can just choose Chuf as your charity on their platform, give them a few details and they solve the rest. It’s easy and only takes a few minutes to set up, meaning that you can be safe in the knowledge you’re doing your bit for Chuf all whilst being legally compliant!
Find out more here.
Some companies offer a match-funding scheme to support their employee’s fundraising activity. This means that a member of staff can do their own fundraising for a charity that matters to them and the business will match the amount they raised, doubling the individual’s money for their charitable donation.
Does your work place have a matched giving scheme that could aid your fundraising for CHUF?
Some larger organisations have a charitable fund, that staff can apply to on behalf of their favourite local charity. There may be a simple application or a process of staff nominations or voting. It’s worth checking whether your company has something like this in place as it can be an easy way of supporting your chosen charity or bringing the causes that matter to your employer’s attention.
For the last three years during Heart Month CHUF has partnered with local businesses, who have pledged their support to CHUF through sales of heart month special sweet treats throughout February. Individuals and businesses can get involved by ordering goodies from these companies, who then donate a share of the profits to CHUF.
CHUF highlights our Heart Month partnership on social media channels, allowing supporters and followers to order their treats in February, safe in the knowledge that they’re also helping to raise vital funds for the charity.
To find out more about our 2023’s Heart Month partners: Cake Stories, Dreamworld Cakes and WL Distillery and to see what tasty delights they have on offer simply Click Here
If your business would like to get involved with Heart Month 2024, please get in touch with our Corporate and Trusts Fundraising Manager on: events@chuf.org.uk for an informal chat.
As a legacy of the CHUF’n’builders project, JT Dove have gone onto support CHUF for over 5 years and have raised in excess of £100k!
Their charity efforts sees all JT Dove sites across the North East getting involved, with events being held throughout the year. By involving their customers, the business makes charity fun for all. So far there’s been golf days, a charity van wash, charity boxing matches, sponsored walks, Great North Running, bike rides, bake sales, and even body waxing!
In their 150th year they smashed their £100k goal and celebrated with a black tie ball that acknowledged the support of employees, suppliers and clients. CHUF couldn’t be more grateful for such dedicated support.
Steve Robinson, Managing Director at JT Dove says: “We wanted to raise a meaningful amount of money for a charity where that money would make a real, tangible difference. CHUF is based in Newcastle so it’s close to our hearts, and it helps so many young children across the UK that working with them is a pleasure!”
The CHUF Champions Challenge is a partnership initiative that brings teams of aspiring entrepreneurs from across organisations together, to turn ideas and enthusiasm into vital funding for CHUF.
The CHUF Champions Challenge is an opportunity to develop new skills as a team; a chance to inject some fun and energy into your workforce outside of the normal routine, whilst benefiting from dedicated support from CHUF and raising much-needed funds for a great cause along the way.
The CHUF Champions Challenge see new trainees, experienced team members and senior managers all working together to achieve a common goal. Check out our dedicated CHUF Champions Challenge page for more information
CHUF’n’Builders formed in 2014 after John Hodgson (Vaughan Engineering) read about Chuf in the news.
John’s idea was to bring together members of the construction industry, who may normally be in competition with one another, to raise funds for a great cause. The response from the sector was fantastic with 7 different companies getting involved who raised over £50K for Chuf! A massive thank you to Vaughan Engineering, Robertson, Ryder Architecture, CAD21, JT Dove & Kinetic Engineers!
Having joined CHUF’n’Builders in 2015, JT Dove are still supporting the charity and in their 150th Anniversary year, raised over £100k for Chuf.
They’re now approaching ten years of support and are heading towards an incredible £250k of funds raised!
Spicers of Hythe are working in partnership with CHUF(Children’s Heart Unit Fund) in 2021 to provide an incredible promotion that benefits North East Businesses and Heart Heroes alike!
The business wanted to create a special offer that would help North East businesses purchase luxury christmas gifts for their valued staff and clients, whilst also benefitting a much-loved charity on their doorstep! So, for every hamper ordered, North East businesses will recieve a 15% discount and Spicers of Hythe then donate 10% of the cost of each hamper to CHUF.
Spicers of Hythe offers a huge variety of delicious gourmet hampers and gifts including ‘free-from’ sets, to suit a wide range tastes and requirements.
The promotion runs from 18th October to 19th November 2021 and all businesses need to do is use the code CHUF2021 to get their discount and ensure CHUF recieves a donation on every gift purchased.
CHUF hopes that this charitable partnership will flourish and go on to provide support for Heart Heroes well into the future!
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