Measure

The Benchmarking tool allows for organisations to measure their social impact in 4 key areas: Education, Economy, Environment, and Community. Your responses will be presented in an easy-to-understand visual manner. It’s important to be honest, once your visual has been generated, you’ll then be able to compare your results against other companies.

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Creating Connections

Creating connections is a great way for you to being working on your social impact. This function will allow you to promote your activities to the Chambers network of contacts. Not-for-profits, charities or individuals aiming to promote a good cause can request help from these businesses by emailing connection opportunities or requests to marketing@wnychamber.co.uk.

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Awards and Reward

Annually, the Raising the Bar Awards is the highlight of the business calendar. This is our way of rewarding you for your hard work; making social impact happen. We want to see you making real change in your local area by: taking part in charity work, supporting and investing in the community, or partnering with other members working on similar projects.

ENTER OR ATTEND THE AWARDS

Promotion

Share your stories with Chamber members and the wider business community with articles published on the members website, with potential inclusion in the Chamber quarterly magazine. Anything from successfully completed programs or updates on a project your working on, we want to promote and share your work.

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Social Impact Stories

Appeal for Santa’s helper to switch on Britain’s Biggest Lemax Winter Village

The team at a South Leeds garden centre are on the lookout for someone to help Santa switch on the UK’s biggest single display of Lemax collectables next week. With a display covering 52m2, the Winter Village at Tingley Garden Centre features over 600 miniature pieces, thousands of lights, interactive elements and a unique festive…

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Leeds Apprenticeship Recruitment Fair 2026

Leeds Apprenticeship Recruitment Fair Wednesday 11 February 2026, 1- 7pm Leeds first direct arena We are delighted to confirm that the very successful Leeds Apprenticeship Recruitment Fair will return to the Leeds first direct arena on Wednesday 11th February 2026, contributing to a range of activities being held during National Apprenticeship Week February 9th-15th 2026.…

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Opportunities Event for young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities to explore next steps in employment or education

Young people from the York area who have Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities and are in Year 9 or above are invited to the annual ‘Preparing for Adulthood Opportunities Event’, with their parents and carers, later this month. Approximately 30 employers, education providers and support services from across the region will be exhibiting at the…

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Social Impact for Business

Raising the Bar is a Chamber-run business initiative. Our focus is to help develop, implement, and sustain social impact programs in our regional area. The West and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce aims to bring our members together, to partner up and go above and beyond to serve the community you operate in. Whether this is done through fund raising, donations or employee volunteering opportunities, we want to see the change you’re making.

From Bronze to Silver: Heart of Yorkshire Education Group Excels in National Diversity Accreditation

The Heart of Yorkshire Education Group has been awarded the Investors in Diversity Silver accreditation by the National Centre for…

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York & Scarborough Hospitals Charity to host golf day for breast cancer unit

York & Scarborough Hospitals Charity is hosting its first ever charity golf day this autumn to raise funds for York…

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Details of Council’s first Passivhaus homes for shared ownership released

Details of shared ownership homes at Duncombe Square have been released today (27 August), meaning that the 200 people who…

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Friends of York Against Cancer Campaign Launched

York Against Cancer, an independent charity helping people affected by cancer in York, North and East Yorkshire, have launched their…

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Yasper takes on oarsome brief for £57m charity rowers

Leeds-based PR agency Yasper has signed up to support a charity rowing initiative, aimed at raising £57m over the next…

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Impact Hub Yorkshire launches first zero-rate product to the UK social investment market

A new zero-rate funding product has entered the UK social investment market. The product, which is the first of its…

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