Charity of the Year
If you are interested in applying to be our charity of the year partner please read the information below to ensure you meet the criteria.
Criteria
- You must be a UK charity with national coverage who can provide us with a dedicated Account Manager.
- This year we are aiming to raise around £750,000 for our charity partner and you should provide information on a specific project that we can fund. In the past we have provided a playroom, a 3-year arts programme and a helpline.
- We have over 1,400 branches and 9 key locations across the country. You should be able to provide innovative fundraising campaigns and volunteering opportunities for both branch and head office sites, preferably with a regional focus in some or all of the following areas: Belfast, Bradford, Camden, Glasgow, Leicester, Liverpool, Milton Keynes, Sheffield and Teesside.
Proposals should be no more than 3 sides of A4 and should include the information as described above. Applications for 2013 can be submitted from 1 May to 5pm on 30 June 2012 and should be emailed to: Community@santander.co.uk Any late entries will not be considered.
The Selection Process
- 6 charities will be chosen from the applications and invited to present in August
- 4 charities will be short-listed to go forward to a staff vote in September
- The winning charity will be notified in October
Due to the high level of applications we receive we are unable to provide feedback on charities that do not go through to selection.
Please note we do not support:
- Charitable advertising
- Sponsorship of individuals or third party fundraising initiatives
- Single religious or ethnic groups
- Charities outside the UK
- Specialist school status