Community Partnerships
Facilitating change together
Yorkshire Bank is one of many organisations that are committed to making a difference in the community. We work with a number of select groups to address shared issues of concern through our Community Partnership programme. Our current community investment priorities are numeracy and financial capability and one of our flag ship programmes is Count Me In.
Count Me In
Count Me In 123 is a numeracy programme aimed at the under 5 age group operating through Birmingham, Bradford, Hull, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Sheffield, Wakefield local authorities in England.
A community-based project targeting pre-school children, 'Count Me In' uses books and accessories to animate the learning process and strengthen mathematical concepts through story and rhyme. Accessed through libraries and Childrens Centres, parents and carers can take advantage of well-stocked 'Count Me In 1 2 3' learning bags which have been created for three specific age groups - under ones, two to three years and four to five years - and have also been developed in a number of ethnic minority languages including Hindi, Punjabi and Chinese.
Count Me In Primary
Count Me In Primary is an extension of Count Me In 123 and is aimed at children aged 5 to 11 years. It is currently operating through Leeds City Council.
As well as providing financial and practical support to the project, Yorkshire Bank's sponsorship also includes a team of local banking volunteers who will assist the Council's library staff in delivering the project through storytelling sessions and homework clubs.
Count Me In Web Game
Yorkshire Bank in partnership with Leeds City Council's Library and Information Service introduce the Count Me In online game (opens in a new window) . The game supports the bank's community programme on numeracy and financial capability and is designed to appeal to young people, although families with younger children could play it together. Find out more about the Count Me In Web Game
Please note: You will not be asked to input any personal data into this site and the only information will be your library card number and PIN as detailed above.
How we form our partnerships
As well as proactively seeking suitable community partners, Yorkshire Bank also welcomes approaches from charities or not-for-profit organisations that can demonstrate their ability to manage a community project and evaluate its success objectively.
We do not normally support:
- activities taking place outside Yorkshire Bank's operating area
- individuals and individual fundraisers
- capital projects
- salary expenses
- third party fundraising (i.e. advertising in charity programmes or gala fundraising events)
political or religious organisations
What we need to know
If your organisation satisfies these criteria and would like to consider a partnership there is no application form to complete. All we ask is that you send us a proposal setting out the following:
- a brief history of your organisation
- confirmation of charitable or not-for-profit status
- how your organisation is funded, including details of any other corporate partners
- a copy of your annual report/review and accounts
- the sponsorship fee and project costs
- benefits to Yorkshire Bank as sponsor and an outline of how you plan to acknowledge support from the bank
- supporting PR/Communications plan (outline only) - you may wish to include press cuttings of previous projects or partnerships
- details on how you plan to evaluate the impact of your project
How to contact us
Completed proposals should be sent to:
Jacqui Atkinson
Community Affairs Manager
Yorkshire Bank
20 Merrion Way
Leeds LS2 8NZ
Please note that Yorkshire Bank receives a significant volume of partnership proposals and we are unable to accommodate them all, no matter how much we might wish to do so. In view of the volume, we also regret that we are unable to discuss proposals by telephone or to meet with organisations prior to receiving a written proposal.
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