WCIT Charity Review WCIT Charity Review of 2018 | Page 5

WCIT CHARITY REVIEW FUNDRAISING 05 An impressive year of fundraising by our ever generous membership Total amount raised in 2018 £148,215 As well as this financial generosity, our members provided thousands of hours of pro bono time. The Board of the Charity and the Court wish to thank very warmly each and every one of you who has contributed funds and/or pro bono time to all the wonderful projects that we support. Charitable giving is at the heart of our livery activity and we would love every Company member to be a donor to our Charity. Committees, Continuous Committed Giving Panels and (CCG) 70% their members make extremely valuable contributions of (including Gift Aid of £17,819) pro bono time, which is not Another fantastic year of fundraising from the very generous membership enabled CCG included in (our Continuous Committed Giving scheme) this financial to increase to over £98,000 – an amazing analysis achievement. £98,229 CCG is a great way to support us. It gives us forward visibility and confidence in our income, and this allows us to manage our commitments and grants effectively. The inspirational Lyke Wake Walkers raised £9,668 by walking 40 miles, in one go, across the North York Moors – through the night! The Entrepreneurs Panel raised a fantastic £10,000 at the Enterprise Awards, and the Events Panel contributed a superb £2,265. Panels and Committees making a surplus contributed other large sums this year, including a generous donation of £1,000 from the Equality Committee and £1,260 from the annual WCIT Golf Day, plus many others. Other donations 13% £26,374 (including Gift Aid of £2,766) We received two thoughtful legacies from our much missed members, Sir Brian Thomas Neill and Mr Dennis Blackwell. Other personal and business donations contribute to the third leg of our fundraising. Some members prefer to make occasional one-off donations or give to our Charity through workplace giving schemes. We also received two very generous restricted donations from Dame Stephanie Shirley CH and The Martin Laing Foundation. These sums include Gift Aid of Events and WCIT Panels fundraising 17% £23,612 Panel, Committee and members’ activities are the second key part of the Company’s charitable fundraising activities. £20,585 Donations and fundraising ideas For more information on joining CCG, making a donation or organising a fundraising event, please contact [email protected].