Why do businesses get involved?
BCP's ProHelp project matches business people with professional and business skills to community projects and organisations seeking specific kinds of support.
‘ProHelp gives us the ability to offer our services and consultancy without restrictions. The community gets to benefit and we get to build our professional reputation." Nick Cristoforu, Neo-creative"Getting involved in ProHelp was mainly a feel-good thing, but it became a useful training exercise as well. It gives newer staff a project they can get their teeth into and they can take it right from the beginning all the way through to the end." Alex Cowell, Cubeworks
"ProHelp is an excellent way of getting to understand the communities in your area and to network with like-minded professionals who can all work together for the good of the community in which they are based." Giles Ings, DRP Architects
"I bumbled into volunteering, felling like it would be ‘a good thing to do'. Since then, I've loved the experiences I've had – it feels seriously good to help real people with their worthwhile work. Everyone should find some time to do something because it's good for you, good for them, it's good for our community and good for the wider world." Will McInnes, Nixon McInnes Web Design
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Nido go wild in the Jungle at Honeycroft
Nido marketing recently spent the day at Honeycroft under 5's Centre painting a jungle themed mural onto three walls. Honeycroft gave the team of volunteers the opportunity to help improve the lives of some children by literally making their day brighter by decorating an area of the centre.
ems Volunteer Day at The Springboard Project
Eleven employees of Horsham-based workplace health, safety and environmental consultancy, ems, spent a day painting and renovating the play area of a local charity, The Springboard Project.
Sparkhouse counsel Relate
As a high profile organisation and leading source of counselling for couples and families in the city of Brighton & Hove, Relate recognised the need to review its strategy both in terms of service delivery and planning and as an employer.
Brighton Community Compost Centre get their heads around finance
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