We first launched our ongoing partnership with these two wonderful charities during our 2020 festive fundraiser, ‘ThumbsUpForResolution’. We chose these two causes to support, based on the struggles they had faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Alzheimer’s society was faced with the additional challenge that almost every dementia patient also fell within a high-risk category for coronavirus. The financial uncertainty posed by the pandemic also meant that the British Heart Foundation’s income was halved, forcing vital research to be put on hold. During the festive campaign alone, we managed to raise over £1,000 for each charity, after which we decided to form a longer-term partnership with each organisation.

Throughout our 20^th anniversary year, in 2020, we have supported both charities through an ongoing profit share donation, portioned from two of our most popular services. We donate £20 to our customers’ chosen cause, for each mediation service, or place booked onto our open access National Certificate in Workplace Mediation training course. We also carry ‘suggested donations’ in place of booking fees on our free events and webinars, and welcome corporate donations via our JustGiving pages.