Responsible Business Survey

Giving Back

We are looking to build a clearer picture of how London Bridge businesses are driving their social impact work and ways in which they are giving back. The findings will help us as Team London Bridge to better plan our work that enhances and supports businesses in achieving those aims.

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* 1. When it comes to making a positive impact locally, what does 'local' mean to you:

Ideally as close as possible to our office

Within the borough where our office is located

Anywhere in London

Anywhere in the world, where we have an office/ branch there

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Do you offer employer supported volunteering days?

Yes

No, don’t think we’d get senior leadership buy-in

Not yet, but we’re working on introducing this

Other (please specify)

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* 3. If yes, how many days per year does each employee receive?

4 or above

N/A we don't have employer suported volunteering days

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* 4. If yes, how does this tend to be implemented, tick all that apply:

We can choose where we volunteer and how we break down the days

We do one big team/ whole company day out

It has to be with the partner charity/ies that our business is connected to

N/A we don't have employer suported volunteering days

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Do you have a budget in place to help facilitate one-off team volunteering days (such as gardening, painting, etc)?

Yes

Why do we need a budget in order to volunteer our time?

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* 6. Do you offer skills-based support as part of your giving or volunteering:

No, never thought about that, but it's something we could explore

What would this involve?

Yes, our staff deliver training workshops regularly in our area(s) of specialism such as:

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* 7. Do you offer match funding for campaigns or fundraising challenges that your employees are taking part in?

Not yet, we're working on this

Yes, but only if it’s a fundraiser for our organisational partner charities

Yes, to any charity that our employees choose – there is a limit

Yes, to any charity that our employees choose – no limit to the amount that it match-funded

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Do you currently support charities with grants or informal financial contributions:

Yes, ad-hoc, as and when someone approaches us with a specific ask

Yes, we have a process in place, we put a call out and we select the successful grantees

Historically, we’ve always funded certain charity(ies) so we continue to support the same ones

No, we don't have a budget for this

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Would you offer any of your office space to a charity:

Haven’t thought about that YET!

Yes, for one-off only, maybe if they have a board meeting or some staff training and they need a slightly bigger meeting room

Yes, regularly, if they need to come and work from here we have some spare desks allocated for that

It's a nice idea, but don't think this would work for us

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Do you donate items to charities:

Office tech (laptops, phones, etc)

Office furniture (chairs, desks, etc)

Branded merchandise (tote bags, notepads, pens etc)

Haven’t done it yet but I’d be interested if there was an easy way to do so!

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Do you or colleagues tend to feel more generous at Christmas time or other key moments in the year, and look for opportunities to give back?

No, not really, colleagues' interest stays the same throughout the year

Yes, around this/these times of the year lots of people ask me for ways to give back:

Responsible Business Survey

Giving Back

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* 1. When it comes to making a positive impact locally, what does 'local' mean to you:

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* 2. Do you offer employer supported volunteering days?

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* 3. If yes, how many days per year does each employee receive?

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* 4. If yes, how does this tend to be implemented, tick all that apply:

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* 5. Do you have a budget in place to help facilitate one-off team volunteering days (such as gardening, painting, etc)?

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* 6. Do you offer skills-based support as part of your giving or volunteering:

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* 7. Do you offer match funding for campaigns or fundraising challenges that your employees are taking part in?

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* 8. Do you currently support charities with grants or informal financial contributions:

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* 9. Would you offer any of your office space to a charity:

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* 10. Do you donate items to charities:

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* 11. Do you or colleagues tend to feel more generous at Christmas time or other key moments in the year, and look for opportunities to give back?

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* 12. Have we missed anything? Are you giving back in a different way than the above, please list it here so we can inspire other businesses too!

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* 13. That's it! To help us get a sense of different sectors and business sizes, please leave your business name here:

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* 14. And if you wish to be kept in the loop with this survey's findings, leave your contact details too (name and email address):