Case Studies
Case Studies
A team of Hospitality specialists took on the challenge of ‘adopting’ Westminster Boating Base (WBB) for a spell and proceeded with the plan to give the charity a complete overhaul. Their aim was to make a positive, long term impact on the future of WBB.
Case Study - Marks and Spencer at Westminster Boating Base
A garden makeover is so much more than just turning up and working on the gardens. It is like a mini project and tasks can be allocated across a team. It's fun and rewarding and above all, a great way to contribute to the local community.
Case Study - Marks and Spencer at WECH 2010
Two teams from M&S make a difference; one redesigning the garden and another fundraising wholeheartedly and taking families on a very special day trip.
Case Study - Marks and Spencer at Action for Children
A team of nine from M&S wanted to take part in a team challenge that would allow them to do something for the local community. They were introduced to a worthy cause for Elgin Day Centre whose staff kitchen and community room needed redecorating.
Case Study - Marks and Spencer at Elgin Day Centre
A team of four, working with charity staff, identified a project to support the change process in Age Concern Westminster’s retail operation. The project comprised 4 strands of activity designed to support the changes, and provide skill development opportunities for the charity’s staff.
Case Study - Marks and Spencer at Age Concern
The 'A' Team, a Marks and Spencer team of four, all with names beginning with 'A' took part in a team challenge.
Time for Paddington Case Study - Marks and Spencer at WECH
A joint workshop run by Time for Paddington and Time & Talents for Westminster for community organisations based in the North of Westminster.
The workshop will take place on Tuesday 11 May 2010 from 2.30pm to 5.00pm in Paddington.
The theme is Employer Supported Volunteering (working with corporates)
Employer Supported Volunteering Workshop
Factsheets
Time for Paddington is Paddington Waterside Partnership’s
Corporate Community Involvement programme. Established
in 2004, the programme connects companies to charities and
communities by brokering volunteering, skills, fundraising and
donations.
Time for Paddington Overview
The Primary Schools Reading Programme is an opportunity for volunteers to contribute to the local community by helping assigned student/s with reading and comprehension. Students are selected from across the school between Years 2 and 6, aged from 6 to 11 years old.
Fact Sheet - Primary Schools Reading Programme
On March 11, 2009 Paddington Waterside Partnership celebrated its second Corporate Community Award. We acknowledged the great achievements made locally by companies, connecting with local communities through Time for Paddington and the process allow us to measure the enormous progress since our first edition in October 2006. read more in our programme
Paddington Waterside Corporate Community Awards 2009
The value of business support in education has been recognised by the Government. The need for these two sectors to work in partnership with one another has been further espressed in a recent publication ‘Building Stronger Partnerships’ Employers: How You Can
Support Schools, Colleges, Children
and Families. Read the full document from the Department for Children, Schools and Families...
Building Stronger Partnerships
Before, during and after Team Challenges.
Tips for Team Challenges
Through the Young Enterprise Programme, Primary School pupils can learn about money, taxes and understand how and why individuals, families, communities and nations work together.
The model is that a business advisor works with a class on a variety of hands on activities to enable children to better understand the 'World of Work' through six module themes. Each module is for a different age group.
Fact Sheet - Young Enterprise Primary Programme
Westminster is an independent academy and a registered charity. It opened in 2007 in brand new, state-of-the-art buildings. These stunning buildings, equipped with the latest technology represent an impressive investment in the future of our young people.
Volunteering Opportunities Westminster Academy
Juggling volunteering with paid work can deter people from supporting charities. One way charities can address the issue is to make their volunteers aware of the Investing in Volunteers for Employers standards, launched this June and designed to support volunteers in employment, but can the newly launched standards for investing in volunteers make a difference?
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