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I am now an ambassador for and advisor to thirdbridge

7/5/2016

thirdbridge is an award winning social enterprise that helps companies and charities to connect and form partnerships to maximise the positive impact they have in society. We provide an online network to build connections between organisations, a platform for companies to manage and report on their CSR engagements and an advisory service to help organisations increase the positive social impact of their cross-sector partnerships.

Companies and third sector organisations can sign up for FREE to the online network, which is essentially a responsible dating service, but for organisations! Rather than finding love, we help organisations find their perfect match to help address the social and environmental issues that are important to them as organisations.

The thirdbridge network helps:

companies to increase their positive impact on society by developing strategic partnerships to tackle social and environmental issues that relate to their business activities – increasing their positive impact increases their profits.
third sector organisations get access to services, resources and expert support to help scale programmes and increase efficiency – increasing their access to resources increases the number of beneficiaries they can support.
professionals to share and develop their skills with third sector organisations through their company volunteer programmes, forming their own arrangements with charities, or changing their behaviours – increasing their involvement increases their wellbeing.

Why would a company be interested?

There are various internal and external pressures that are making companies consider their social and environmental impact – embedding a responsible business approach into the core of their operations, rather than a side line “CSR” activity. Some of these are listed below:

Customers are starting to make buying decisions based on social and environmental reputation of a company
Employees are increasingly making decisions on who to work for based on the social purpose and values of a company
Regulation is being introduced that is forcing companies to be transparent about their social and environmental impact
Employee volunteer programmes engage staff, boost morale and increase productivity
Skilled employee volunteer programmes are a proven route to a better skilled workforce at
a lower cost, which in turn boosts productivity
There are numerous opportunities for companies to gain access to new markets
Leading companies are already doing this – there is a risk of being left behind

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Proud to have supported Business in the Community at the 'West Cumbria Together' event on 14th April at Energus. See great video below!

I am now an ambassador for and advisor to thirdbridge

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