Becoming a Founder Patron
Our Founder Patrons are integral to OnSide Youth Zone Thames Gateway becoming established in Thurrock; they provide foundational financial support during the Youth Zone’s early years.
We want you to feel the benefits of collaborating: you’ll get up close with the work we do and you’ll see for yourself the amazing impact our charity will have; we’ll welcome your advice on how to reach the young people who need our support; perhaps you’ll mentor a young person, offer them work experience or recruit them into your business.
Founder Patron partnerships offer the chance for you to extend your involvement further should you so wish, and we will work with you to create a tailored programme of participation. Ultimately, we are working together to raise the aspirations and ambitions of future generations.
If you would like to know more about becoming a Founder Patron contact david.mellis@onsideyuothznoes.org for more information.
Founder Patron Benefits
In addition to changing thousands of young lives across Thurrock, other benefits include:
- Employee engagement: Providing meaningful opportunities to your colleagues, enabling them to give back can help build team relationships and increase employee satisfaction.
- Strengthen talent pipeline: By supporting young people to develop valuable life skills through life-changing youth work, you’re investing in Thurrock’s employees of the future.
- Brand building: Aligning your brand with an impactful charity like OnSide Youth Zone Thames Gateway shows your customers and stakeholders you’re a values-driven organisation, committed to making a difference.
- Recognition for impacting local communities: Youth Zones not only impact young people but are also a positive addition to communities. For every £1 spent on running the facilities, Youth Zones generate over £13 of wellbeing social value. 97% of local stakeholders say their area is better since their Youth Zone opened.
- Crediting: Including a plaque placement on the Founder Patron wall inside the Youth Zone, acknowledgement in publications, website accreditation linked to a unique organisation profile page.
- Insight: Regular reports and updates on the Youth Zone’s progress and successes.