A new initiative providing local businesses with valuable CSR opportunities is proving a great success for David Williams IFA (DWIFA).
In January 2022, DWIFA became the first Corporate Member of the Northampton Becket Rotary Club as part of a pilot intended to broaden the club’s membership appeal. Four volunteers from DWIFA put their hands up – with no arm twisting – to take part and 12 months on the scheme has been so successful that the club has just welcomed a second Corporate Member; David Smith Associates.
So how does it work and why has it proved so successful?
The idea is that individual Rotary Membership – which involves regular attendance at the club’s breakfast meetings at the Overstone Lodge Resort is shared across up to four Corporate Members representing the sponsoring local business.
Typically, one of the firm’s delegates will attend each week to listen to interesting speakers from a wide range of good causes looking for support, and once a month the team get together to communicate club activities back to the firm’s general workforce. This has led to DWIFA staff helping support numerous local charities through attendance at fundraising events or participation in ‘hands-on’ community projects such as refurbing a sensory garden for a local special needs school.
“The engagement across our business has been remarkable and in all honesty way beyond our expectations,” said DWIFA Managing Director Nick Beal. “I’m so proud of our people.”
The spin-off in terms of good publicity and associated CSR accreditation has also been extremely positive for the firm.
Corporate Rotary Becket (CRB) membership costs between £50 and £62.50 per month for the sponsoring business depending upon the number of your delegates (four max).
For anyone who would like to find out more about how a firm could become a CRB member to support the local community in a very positive and enjoyable way, someone from Rotary Becket would be pleased to arrange a quick chat over a coffee with no obligation.
To find our more or arrange a meeting to discuss, email david.sparrow@rotarybecket.org or visit the Northampton Becket Rotary Club website
