Community Partners
Ways that you and your business can get involved in our lifesaving work
The Matthew Project charity has been empowering people to overcome issues with drugs, alcohol, and mental health for 40 years. In that time we have been supported by many local businesses, allowing us to continue our lifesaving work.
We are looking to develop our community partner programme. Why not pledge your support!
In return we will:
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Send you quarterly emails with information about what we've been up to and how you can support our work
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Provide you with a framed Community Partner certificate to display in your premises
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Share details of your support across our social media channels
If you would like to find out more about you can become a community partner, please get in touch with [email protected]
How can you support us?
"Loveday & Partners collaboration with The Matthew Project started in 2010 and has evolved and grown over the past fourteen years. We remain fervent supporters of all that TMP does and we continue to admire and respect the important work they do for so many vulnerable people in our community.
Their approach of giving their members the tools and training to re-join the workplace, making them once again stakeholders in our community is an extremely positive strategy for their members, their families and friends as well as the wider community.
Having become close to The Matthew Project and having a deeper understanding of the charity’s current needs, we have recently changed our approach to the support we give, as we feel that we can help more than financially, by helping to raise awareness among our colleagues in the Norfolk professional community, as we know that the charity seeks greater awareness and understanding of their vital work for their members.
We are proud to be associated with TMP and they have our continued support."
Deborah Bourassa, Director & Financial Planner, Loveday & Partners
Why not have some fun with your team and choose from one of the below fundraising ideas. Alternatively, get in touch to find out about upcoming opportunities to support our work...
Office Raffle – Dig out all those unwanted gifts and clothes you’ve never worn and organise an office raffle
The Great Bake Off – Run a bake off in your office or workplace and combine it with a bake sale, who doesn’t love a tasty cake?
Sponsored Local Challenge – Get a team together for a sponsored challenge such as a bike ride, run or walk (NB Blickling half marathon)
Fancy Dress – Pick a theme for a fancy-dress day and ask for donations with a prize for the winner.
Donate Your Pay – Ask colleagues to donate an hour of their hard-earned cash and see how much you can raise. You could even ask some of the managers and directors in your team if they would be happy to donate a day’s pay – it’s a great way to get them involved if they’re too busy to join in with other fundraisers.
Themed Dress Down Day – Hold a regular dress down day for your office such as Purple Fridays
Bring your pets to work day – Donate to bring your furry friends to work for the day. No ferrets allowed!
Curry night – Food is always better when it’s shared with others. Buy ingredients for a curry, cook it and turn your meeting space into your very own curry house. Charge an entry fee and auction off the hottest dish on the menu.
Quiz Time – Whether you host it in your workplace or find a local venue, quiz nights are a great social event in your office calendar and a great way to raise donations, maybe charge a small entry fee per team. Don’t forget to provide an awesome (or funny) prize for the winning team!
The Most Important Meal of the Day – Full English, continental or maybe something more exotic, hold a fundraising breakfast in your workplace.
Guess the Baby – Ask your colleagues to send you a baby photo of them and pin the photos up in your workplace. Charge a small entry fee for the chance to guess which baby is who. The person with the most correct guesses wins a prize – maybe a personalised baby grow?
Charity Birthdays – Why not consider swapping birthday celebrations for a charitable donation. So instead of buying cake and a card, give some money to charity in honour of the birthday person.
Office Cycle - Ask round to see who owns an exercise bike and get them to bring it into your office or workplace for a week. Set a target, maybe the distance of your nearest river, the total of all your team’s ages or the distance between your business premises. Encourage your colleagues to have a go and donate each time they cycle.
Thank you to our existing community partners for their ongoing support of our charity.