Donate as a business

Relationships between small businesses and charities can be fun and should be mutually beneficial. It’s more than just about writing a cheque. When we start corporate charity partnerships we always aim to engage staff members and get them thinking more critically. That means drawing upon their skills and expertise to help Five Talents enhance our work and the work of our partners.

Microfinance is an enterprise solution to poverty and as such lends itself to corporate engagement. We currently have a number of organisations big and small who are involved via corporate and staff donations (including payroll giving); visits to microfinance projects to sharing skills and develop new ones; and the provision of professional expertise and specialist services.

While some organisations prefer anonymity, some of the companies, corporations, and foundations engaged in a charity partnership with Five Talents UK can be found on our thank you page. 

1% goes a long way

We’re advocates of the 1-1-1 theory that encourages companies of all sizes to donate 1% of their profits, products and time to philanthropic causes. Many of our donors are small business owners who recognise the importance of financial inclusion and the day-to-day struggle of small business.

We are also grateful to a number of organisations who have chosen to make larger corporate donations which have allowed us to seed entirely new programmes.  All of our projects focus on championing enterprise. As an organisation, we can offer UK companies the chance to help our members get their business off the ground. We invite companies to get involved via regular donations, pro-bono work opportunities, breakfast meetings, lunchtime seminars, trips overseas and fundraising events.

Find out how your support of Five Talents can bring value to your business, your staff and your customers by contacting us here.