Corporate Partnerships
Partnering with Helen & Douglas House has the potential to create significant life-enhancing impact for local terminally ill children and their families. Help us raise vital funds to continue our work whilst delivering business and brand results that matter to your customers and employees.
With a presence in Oxfordshire (78% prompted brand recognition), and the surrounding counties, we are looking for partners which can help us to deliver impact where it is needed most. Our team will support you in building a bespoke partnership that resonates with your business and ensures that together we can be there for more children and their families.
Corporate Partnerships
Partnering with Helen & Douglas House has the potential to create significant life-enhancing impact for local terminally ill children and their families. Help us raise vital funds to continue our work whilst delivering business and brand results that matter to your customers and employees.
With a presence in Oxfordshire (78% prompted brand recognition), and the surrounding counties, we are looking for partners which can help us to deliver impact where it is needed most. Our team will support you in building a bespoke partnership that resonates with your business and ensures that together we can be there for more children and their families.
Want to find out more?
How we can work together
There are many ways you and your staff can make a huge difference to the children and families who we care for at Helen & Douglas House.
Strategic Corporate partnerships
We work with companies to understand their objectives and build mutually beneficial partnerships with shared purpose at the core. This could include working together to increase the public’s awareness and understanding of children’s hospices to aid unmet need or supporting our sector leading research and innovation in further children’s palliative care.
We provide vital care and support for the whole family. If you’re interested in funding a specific role or service, we’d love to hear from you, and to co-create something bespoke.
Make Helen & Douglas House your Charity of the Year or long-term charity partner
Nominating Helen & Douglas House to be your company’s chosen charity is a meaningful and impactful way to support local terminally ill children and their families – that works for your business, your employees and your customers.
It’s a brilliant chance to get staff involved in fundraising and challenge events, boosting employee engagement and morale.
You can organise your own activities or get involved in our exciting calendar of challenge events.
Hold an event in aid of Helen & Douglas House
From golf days to gala dinners, events are fantastic opportunities to engage your suppliers and customers to support an important local cause. We are on hand to provide advice and resources as needed.
Cause Related Marketing (CRM)
Support us by donating a percentage of your profits from a product or service, or, help us to increase visibility and engagement through your platforms and networks. CRM is a simple and effective way to demonstrate your commitment to your local children’s hospice and elevate your brand image and loyalty.
Simply make a donation
If you’d like to donate to help fund our services, you can do so here. Share your company name so we can send a thank you letter or certificate for you to share with your team.
Support in-kind or pro-bono
Sometimes there is an opportunity to donate your skills, expertise or products to help us achieve our strategic goals and deliver our day-to-day service.
Event sponsorship
Sponsor one of our hugely popular events to raise your brand’s profile, such as our colourful flagship event Bubble Rush or hilarious annual Comedy Gala.
Why partner with Helen & Douglas House
As a Helen & Douglas House partner, your organisation will benefit from a range of valuable opportunities, all while helping us raise vital funds and awareness for local terminally ill children and their families who rely on our care. These include:
Help achieve your CSR and ESG goals.
Build your brand purpose and celebrate the impact of our partnership through social media and PR opportunities.
Drive customer or client engagement and loyalty by demonstrating your commitment to your local community.
Inspire and unite employees, increasing employee engagement, retention and morale.
News, updates and stories about the families we support and the impact of our work for you to share internally.
Talks to engage and educate your employees on what children’s palliative care really means for the whole family, how they can help spread awareness and support others.
Corporate charity support made easy! We have a history of working with companies to meet corporate aims through charitable support. We work with you to agree on the best activity to meet these shared objectives, and our excellent Corporate Partnerships Team will offer creative thinking, advice, and materials to make this support meaningful and impactful. From providing information about our service and the impact of your support to share with your team and key stakeholders, to fundraising packs and event planning expertise, as well as access to challenge events such as the London Marathon – not forgetting guidance on charity regulations and compliance.
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Meet some of our corporate partners
Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team
“While we race across the globe, our local community is incredibly important to us. We’re incredibly proud to support Helen & Douglas House and have seen first‑hand the difference they make.”
Mercedes F1 Team
GHM Communications
“Every business in Oxfordshire knows what an amazing charity Helen & Douglas House is. The relationship just goes from strength to strength. Our team gets to try new things, challenge themselves and support a charity that’s become intrinsic to our values.”
Mary Parker, HR Manager at GHM
Redrow South Midlands
“We have enjoyed supporting Helen & Douglas House, knowing that every effort helps provide care, comfort, and compassion to children and families who need it most. Our team have benefitted from understanding the wonderful work Helen and Douglas do and really enjoyed raising funds at our events. The support from the team has been exceptional; they have guided us through every stage and consistently attended events to assist us.”
Redrow South Midlands Team
Drain Technology
“We’ve been proud to support Helen & Douglas House for nearly four years. The charity means a lot to our team, both personally and as an important part of our local community. As a local business in Oxfordshire, we see first-hand how vital the care they provide is, and we’ve always felt really supported by their brilliant team. Throughout our partnership, it has been rewarding for our team to help make a meaningful difference to local families who need the care and support of their local children’s hospice.”
Paul Ferrito, Drain Technology
Latest partnership news:
Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team select Helen & Douglas House as their charity partner
Find out about our charity partnership with the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team.
Oxford City Football Club partnership with Helen & Douglas House
Find out about how Oxford City Football Club has supported Helen & Douglas House.
An unforgettable morning at Le Manoir auz Quat'Saisons
Four families who come to Helen & Douglas House were welcomed to to Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons for a magical morning at the Raymond Blanc Cookery School.
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£3,544
Could support a sibling aged 4-10 years old for two years, which includes 1:1 sessions, residential trips and opportunities to meet other siblings with similar experiences.
£6,000
Could provide the hospice with essential medical supplies for two months
£14,971
Could fund oxygen equipment for all of Helen House for a whole year.
Help care for local children, like Nathan
Nathan was born in 2011 and was diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome shortly after birth. This rare genetic condition is severely life-limiting and causes medical complications including low muscle tone, insatiable appetite, severe balance issues and narcolepsy. This means that Nathan requires 24/7 care.
Despite these challenges, Nathan’s life, and medical journey, has been filled with joy, resilience and unwavering support from his family and the dedicated team at Helen & Douglas House.
“Helen & Douglas House were there from day one. Explaining things when I couldn’t understand, for a hug when we were low, for pain management after his long stay in intensive care and reassurance when we had to make hard decisions. From food packages to a shoulder to cry on, they are there every step of the way. I couldn’t do it without them.”
Jenny – Nathan’s Mum
FAQs
How can my business start supporting Helen & Douglas House?
There are many ways! Just get in touch via the contact form to set up a time for an informal discussion with the team.
How do I ensure my fundraising and donations are compliant?
In line with the Fundraising Regulator and HMRC’s guidance, we create a ‘ways of working’ agreement for every partnership to ensure expectations are clear on both sides. We will also advise and provide signposting on how your fundraising can stay compliant.
Can we use the Helen & Douglas House logo?
Logo use will be written into our ways of working agreement. To remain compliant with HMRC a small Brand License Fee (+ VAT) is charged to enable use our ‘supporting’ or ‘in aid of’ logo only. This is a requirement because the supply of our logo and brand is regarded as trading by HMRC and outside the remit of charitable activity.