The Community Matters Partnership is a social enterprise that encourages corporate companies to work together to enhance and support the community.

1. A social enterprise established to benefit the local community in all that we do through collaboration The Community Matters Partnership

2. Community Matters is a Programme that encourages corporate companies to work together to enhance their local community through employee volunteering and fundraising activities. What is Community Matters? Local companies finance the partnership and as Associates they join forces to support and enhance their local communities .

3. Community Matters is responding to the governments BIG SOCIETY We provide a platform for joint community activities between local companies and local communities

4. These Local companies are working together to support the local community needs..

5. Employees from Associate Companies come together to volunteer and fundraise for local projects. Employee Volunteering is the human link between companies and their communities. Employee fundraising is about having fun together whilst raising funds for our nominated charity of the year Employee Volunteering and fundraising:

6. Local volunteering Focus Days Green Day Senior citizens Young people Learning difficulties and disability Homelessness & Unemployed

9. Case Studies Volunteering Media and press clips Social and fundraising events The Website…showcasing all our joined up activities and promoting events…

10. The Intercompany pub quiz, coming together over a drink to raise funds for a good local cause.….just perfect

11. Fundraising Intercompany pub quiz MD challenge Company challenge day Intercompany rounders and summer BBQ Christmas hamper collection

12. Great companies working together, because to them the local community really does matter. How wonderful.