Leeds Building Society is on the search for a UK wide charity partner for the next three years.
It is looking for a charity to raise funding for and link up with to provide volunteering and other opportunities for staff from April 2024.
The successful charity must not already be a partner of another building society or financial services firm in the same way and should “closely align to the Society’s purpose of putting homeownership within reach of more people”.
Over the three years the building society aims to raise a minimum of £300,000 through the fundraising partnership.
“We are excited to start the search for our next charity partner and find an organisation which can help us in delivering our purpose of putting homeownership within reach of more people,” said the building society’s head of strategy and responsible business Vanessa Roberts.
“We’re looking for innovative and creative links to our purpose, which might mean partnering with charities who support people at risk of homelessness, or who experience barriers to home ownership due to their circumstances or background.
“Our colleagues and members are amazing fundraisers and volunteers, and we have a lot to offer our next charity partner.
“We see this as a true partnership and look forward to hearing from charities with their ideas.”
Education partner
In addition, Leeds Building Society is looking for a financial education partner to support vulnerable young people at risk of financial crisis. This will be for an initial one-year period with potential to extend. The successful applicant will deliver financial education sessions with 14- to 25-year-olds in the Leeds area.
Roberts added: “For our education partner, we’re looking for an organisation to help us deliver impactful support to vulnerable groups of young people, such as care leavers, those excluded from mainstream education, at risk of homelessness, or who may be experiencing fuel or food poverty.
“Through the partnership, we plan to deliver a financial education programme that is preventative, rather than reactive, to prepare and support vulnerable young people who might not always have a strong support network to fall back on.”
The deadline for both partnership opportunities is 31 August.
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