Raise Your Hands

Ease your way into the working week with a cuppa and a read of this. Thanks to Philanthropy Impact for the opportunity and our Trustee Nicholas Burlington for his expertise.

Huge congratulations to Create Charity's Nicky Goulder, who has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours List. So well deserved and we are so proud to work with this fabulous charity who support the most vulnerable members of our society to access the arts and all of its benefits. Congratulations!

Let's talk about ending the year on a high... ...in 2024 we have donated more than half a million pounds to our charities! This is a magnificent milestone for us and it couldn't have been achieved without our spectacular community of supporters - donors, fundraisers, Dot Impact partners, Midnight Madness players, and trustees - embracing the shared belief that in order for small children's charities to thrive and make the greatest impact on young lives, they need a champion. So, on behalf of everyone at Raise Your Hands and all the incredible charities we fight for, thank you and Merry Christmas.

🙌 Christmas joy shout out to Marshall Wace 🙌 Last week the wonderful team took part in their fourth consecutive year's gift wrapping event for Chiva - the only charity in the UK supporting the health and wellbeing of children and young people living with HIV. It was a brilliant turn out, with 100 presents gifted; the perfect way to end 2024's Dot Impact company volunteering events.    Marshall Wace - what a way to wrap and roll!   If you want to do something incredible for your employees and help vulnerable children in the UK in 2025, contact us to find out more about our Dot Impact programme. #socialimpact #employeevolunteering #smallcharity

A brilliant team of volunteers from Lumyna recently spent an evening supporting mums and young children at Happy Baby Community as part of our Dot Impact programme. The team put together boxes of basic items to support women who have fled violence or trafficking and are seeking protection in the UK while pregnant or caring for their babies. We love to create events like these for our charities and Dot Impact partners. Thank you Team Lumyna! #dotimpact #smallcharities #socialimpact

The latest issue of Philanthropy Impact has landed and we are thrilled to be mentioned in a piece by Nicholas Burlington on how asset managers can expand their commitment to social philanthropy. You can read the issue here: https://lnkd.in/eue3T3aK

A festive RAISE YOUR HANDS 🙌 to the London team from Stenham Asset Management; they embraced their inner elf last week, sourcing and wrapping a huge pile of Christmas presents for children being supported by Happy Baby Community. Founded in 2013, Happy Baby Community provides a safe space for mums and their children to access welfare advice, English classes, antenatal and postnatal support, therapy and mentoring. Thank you Stenham! To find out how you can elevate your company's corporate giving and volunteering opportunities, check out our Dot Impact programme here https://lnkd.in/gNwj3_th

We know that social objectives are essential for many companies. Staff at all levels want to feel that their work leaves a positive impact on the world. But understanding the charitable sector requires time and resource, and monitoring a charity’s impact isn’t straightforward. Our Dot Impact programme enables companies to scale their charitable giving, engage their staff and demonstrate meaningful social impact to stakeholders. We do the: - due diligence - provide bespoke reports for internal accountability - annual monitoring - data-driven impact reporting, tracking against wider sector performance, and - create bespoke employee volunteering opportunities. We connect companies with exceptional small charities working to improve the lives of children and young people in the UK. Want to find out more? Head to https://lnkd.in/gNwj3_th

Do you know what unrestricted funding means? It means we trust our charities to spend the money we grant where they see best – delivering frontline support for marginalised children. And our donors trust us. We've done the due diligence and vetted all our charities to ensure donors funds are being spent effectively. We believe in a charitable world based reciprocity and trust. Join us and donate today at https://lnkd.in/eNivzuFy

Staff volunteers at MV Credit recently put their lunch break to good use by wrapping Christmas presents for children being supported by Jessie May – a charity that provides specialist nursing care for terminally ill children in their own homes. This volunteering event is just one of several organised throughout the year for our Dot Impact companies. We’d like to extend a huge thanks to everyone on the MV Credit team who took part, we know that the gifts brought a huge smile to the faces of all the children. If you want to know more about how our Dot Impact programme can mobilise your company giving, head to https://lnkd.in/gNwj3_th #InternationalVolunteerDay #RYHadvent #smallcharity