1. Business in the Community in Northern Ireland
Hilary Hanberry – Volunteering Manager

2. Our three big goals in NI

3. Engaging in the Place where you operate
Raising the aspirations and achievements of
children and young people
In terms of Place, this is the Place where you operate – your local community – and our aim here is to engage every business to impact positively within its community.
Engagement with communities and the issues they face can provide companies with an insight into the hearts and the minds of their employees, their customers and their stakeholders. Getting involved in the community and making a positive impact is part of a modern business approach to reducing risk as well as a fundamental aspect of being a responsible business.
We focus on three issues here:
Education and young people
Deprived communities
Helping small firms and social economy organisations grow responsibly

4. One hour a week Term time Cluster/individual
Raising the aspirations and achievements of children and young people
500+ business volunteers helping children improve their reading every week
One hour a week
Term time
Cluster/individual
On the SME side, we have a Connections Programme, funded by ESB Independent Energy, which has so far brokered support for over 500 small firms through mentoring matches and best practice seminars on a range of topics.
In terms of young people and education, we are also trying to change the way work experience happens in Northern Ireland by working with employers to make it much more inspirational and relevant – for both the student and the employer.

5. Providing work experience Flexible
Raising the aspirations and achievements of children and young people
Careers talk
Hosting an open day
Providing work experience
Flexible
On the SME side, we have a Connections Programme, funded by ESB Independent Energy, which has so far brokered support for over 500 small firms through mentoring matches and best practice seminars on a range of topics.
In terms of young people and education, we are also trying to change the way work experience happens in Northern Ireland by working with employers to make it much more inspirational and relevant – for both the student and the employer.
Work experience to inspire 10,000 young people

6. Raising the aspirations and achievements of children and young people
Aiming Higher
Helping young people in care move into employment, education or training
On the SME side, we have a Connections Programme, funded by ESB Independent Energy, which has so far brokered support for over 500 small firms through mentoring matches and best practice seminars on a range of topics.
In terms of young people and education, we are also trying to change the way work experience happens in Northern Ireland by working with employers to make it much more inspirational and relevant – for both the student and the employer.
One hour a fortnight
Flexible

7. Engaging in the Place where you operate
Regenerating the most deprived areas in NI with
a focus on employer-supported volunteering
In terms of Place, this is the Place where you operate – your local community – and our aim here is to engage every business to impact positively within its community.
Engagement with communities and the issues they face can provide companies with an insight into the hearts and the minds of their employees, their customers and their stakeholders. Getting involved in the community and making a positive impact is part of a modern business approach to reducing risk as well as a fundamental aspect of being a responsible business.
We focus on three issues here:
Education and young people
Deprived communities
Helping small firms and social economy organisations grow responsibly

8. Regenerating deprived communities through employer-supported volunteering
Digital Assist
Tackling digital exclusion for people across Northern Ireland – Silver Surfers Day/Connect-Ability
1 hour/1/2 day or full day
Flexible

9. Prohelp
Providing help and assistance to a wide range of community/voluntary organisations eg developing a marketing plan
2 hrs/20 hrs
Dependant on request from group

10. Questions?

11. Transforming business
transforming communities