Companies
In 2003 the Chancellor announced that Government would
work with the voluntary and corporate sectors to promote
a culture of volunteering and giving.
The Corporate Challenge is a joint initiative between
Treasury and the Home Office which seeks to increase
corporate community involvement in three main areas;
- corporate support for employee volunteering;
- corporate support for and promotion of Payroll
Giving schemes; and
- corporate charitable activity.
The objective is to achieve a step change in the levels
of involvement, to encourage companies to view community
involvement as a package of activity and to share best
practice across the sector.
Following the publication of the pamphlet "Corporate
Challenge: Strengthening community involvement"
in July 2003, a network of over sixty "Corporate
Champions" has been established, to work closely
with Government to spread best practice across the sector
and to identify targets and measures of success for
the Challenge.
If you would like information on the range of existing
tax incentives aimed at encouraging charitable donations;
examples of best practice within the corporate sector;
information sources; or advice on how to get involved
in the Corporate Challenge, further detail can be found
on the Treasury
website or can be obtained by emailing: corporate.challenge@hm-treasury.gov.uk
The Guide to tax incentives for corporate giving is now
available on the Treasury
website
Email enquiries should be entitled ‘Volunteering
and Community Participation’ and be sent to:
public_enquiry.acu@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk |
