About Connect
Connect can help your company’s Corporate Social Responsibility objectives
Connect promotes the active involvement of local businesses to improve their CSR activities within the local community.
We are the only organisation helping businesses work together, unite with local charities and schools and benefit from the rewards of giving back to the local community.
Did you know that 97% of people would think more positively about a company that contributes to their community?
We hold regular networking events which includes a great mix of both charities and businesses (so it’s not just about CSR, you can also reap the benefits of meeting like-minded businesses!).
Our next event is Tuesday 9th September from 8.30am to 10.30am at The JobCentre, Hemel Hempstead.
To book your place click here.
We can also introduce your company to many socially responsible topics, including giving your unwanted office equipment and furniture to local charities, offering your technical experience, volunteering activities and team building opportunities, environmental advice and the employment of disabled or disadvantaged people.
We also run various projects that your staff could get involved in with the local secondary schools.
- Giving a Gift
- Giving Financial Donations
- Volunteering
- Employing a Disabled or Disadvantaged Person
- Becoming a More Environmentally Friendly Company
- Offering Technical Support
- Dragons Apprentice Challenge
- Employability days at local secondary schools
- Generation Dacorum Schools Careers Fair
Benefits of being a member of Connect
Connect is a member organisation made up of like-minded local businesses and charities all committed to becoming more actively involved in their community. As a Connect member you’ll enjoy a wide range of valuable benefits, including:
- Stronger integration with the local community in which your business operates.
- Access to a collaborative network of forward thinking, innovative partners who share your commitment to making a positive local impact.
- Opportunities to build new business relationships through our networking events.
- Featured advertising on our website including a dedicated business profile and web links.
- Monthly updates and alerts about local events, initiatives and opportunities.
- Priority access to unique community projects such as the Dragons Apprentice Challenge and Employability Days.
- Discounted advertising rates on Radio Dacorum and via Shopmobility scooters.
- Opportunities to offer gifts and pro bono advice to local charitable organisations.
- Free publicity for your community involvement, boosting your brand’s reputation, public recognition and PR.
MEMBERSHIP PACKAGES. Choose the package suitable for your business. Membership can be paid monthly or annually for your convenience. For annual payments receive 1 month free.
By being a member of Connect you are not only helping our charity but you are also helping 250+ other charities and community groups which we also support through our CVS service.
£15 per month
Membership Benefits
- Invites to regular networking events at a discounted price
- Listing on our website with a direct link to your website
- Welcome in our monthly Newsletter
- Printed Certificate of Membership to display
- Connect logo to display on your website
- Dedicated Account Manager and point of contact
£50 per month
Membership Benefits, in addition to Bronze…
- Social media promotion of your company for launch of partnership
- Opportunity to host a networking event and do a short presentation on your business
- Employee engagement and volunteering opportunities
- Presentation about Community Action Dacorum to your staff
- A tour of Community Action Dacorum
- Sponsorship opportunities
£100 per month
Membership Benefits, in addition to Silver…
- Press release to promote the partnership
- 2 free tickets to our Christmas Lunch
- Invitation to annual event to thank you for your contribution
- Invitation to meet the CEO of Community Action Dacorum
- Annual review of partnership to demonstrate the impact of your support
- Branded Connect notebook and pen
- Discounted access to our training programmes
EXAMPLES of how your membership could support the work of Community Action Dacorum.
£15 can help …
- A vulnerable person and escort to have a day out on one of our day trips
- Two lonely / isolated widows to attend a sewing session at the sewing café
- A hire from the Library of Things
£50 can help …
- A 30 minute interpreted conversation to help someone understand consent in the hospital
- A trip to hospital in our Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle to have dressings changed
- A month’s supply of consumables for one of the Repair Sheds
£100 can help …
- Supply specialist headphones for a severely autistic presenter on Radio Dacorum
- A carer to attend a training course to help them into employment
- Collecting and reimaging 6 laptops to gift to digitally excluded people
- Cost of running the Repair Shed for a day so that retired men have somewhere to make and mend and socialise with others to help their mental health
- A year of shopping trips with Door2Store
Join Up and Join In
Not sure what package is right for you? Complete our online form to register your interest. We will then arrange a meeting to discuss how your business would like to be involved in the community and the membership package to suit you. We will guide you through the process and help you start making a positive impact in your community right away.