Match Funding

 Dear Parents/Carers,

 

You will hopefully be aware of the hard work that is being done to raise funds for Bishop Challoner Catholic College. We wanted to take this opportunity to inform you about the Match Funding scheme and how a little bit of your time could raise well needed funds to support our enrichment activities.

 

What is match funding?

Match giving or match funding is a simple way of maximising the fundraising efforts of our school’s parent’s. It is an informal albeit corporate arrangement between a company and their employee. Not all companies offer matched funding but those that do will pledge a sum of money relating to the amount their employee has raised for the school. If you work for an organisation that has a match funding policy, any money we raise could be matched by your employer. These policies vary from a fixed monetary contribution right through to matching the total amount raised by the event.

 

How can you help?

We would be grateful if you could investigate if your employer is able to match fund. We understand that banks, building societies, supermarkets, utilities, accounting firms and large corporations are likely to offer match funding, but these schemes are not exclusive to the major corporate giants. If you work for an independent company, they may be interested in charitable giving through match funding too. Your contribution would then be limited to just an hour of your time, helping at any event during the year, and then submitting the paperwork. Your help doesn't have to be during an event - it could be a simple preparation job that could be done at any time to suit you, for example folding quiz tickets or wrapping attendance prizes.

 

How can we help?

Head of Outreach, Gerald Noone is assigned to this and he will complete as much of the paperwork required by your company as possible.

 

This is a simple way to raise money which in turn benefits the school and your children!

 

If you are able to help us in this way, please let us know on g.noone@bishopchalloner.bham.sch.uk

 

Thank you for your support.

 

Dr Coughlan

Principal

 

Below is a list of companies that we are aware offer match funding schemes. For those not on the list, please contact your Human Resources department to enquire if such a scheme exists.

 

Abbey National Accenture Alliance & Leicester American Express  Anglian Water Argos Arla Foods Asda Aviva	Marks and Spencer Mars Microsoft Midland Bank Midlands Electricity Mitsubishi Morgan Stanley
BAA Bank of England Barclays Bank Boots BP Bradford and Bingley British Gas BT	National Grid Transco npower Norwich Union O2 Peugeot Philips PwC
Camelot Group Capital International Research Carlsberg Tetley Centrica Citibank Cooperative Bank Debenhams DHL Ernst & Young Ford Halifax HSBC IBM	Rolls Royce Royal and Sun Alliance Royal Bank of Scotland Royal London Mutual Insurance Royal Sun Alliance Sainsbury's Shell Siemens Sky Broadcasting Southern Electric Stagecoach
Johnson & Johnson J P Morgan & Co Kellogg’s KPMG Legal & General Littlewoods Lloyds TSB	Tesco Texaco Thames Water Xserve