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.

ADVERTISE AN CONNECTION

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

Go Higher in Green Skills

We are hosting a Green Skills and Sustainability educational event for our Uni-connect and West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) learners in years 7 & 8. What we’re looking for: A workshop (approx. 1 hour) to engage and excite the learners about Green Skills and Sustainability. This would need to be repeated three times across the…

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Upcoming events for Enterprise Works, University of York

1.) Event title The University of York Enterprise Awards 2024 Website:   https://www.york.ac.uk/enterprise-works/university-of-york-enterprise-awards/ Date and Time: Wednesday 17th July 2024 | 18:30 Location: Merchant Adventurers Hall, York Newsletter Text: Calling all visionaries, trailblazers, and dedicated teams: the University of York Enterprise Awards 2024 are now open for entries! Do you embody innovation, resilience, or community impact?…

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The Belfrey Summer Ceilidh & Auction of Promises Fundraiser

Friday 7 June 7pm to 11pm Located in the beautiful York De Grey Rooms’ Ballroom, The Belfrey is delighted to host a summer Ceilidh with popular local Ceilidh band Hot Not Bothered. Tickets cost £30 a head and include barn dancing, a 2 course supper and drink on arrival, offering a fun night out in…

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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.

University’s All About Respect project secures Home Office funding to tackle sexual harm and hate crime among teenagers

Project to address harassment and unwanted sexual behaviour expands to include schools and colleges in York. York St John University…

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Ebor Lecture: Professor Rupert Read explores climate change emergency

Spiritual orientation, climate chaos and reconnecting with nature will all be under the microscope in the first Ebor Lecture of…

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TPE on track to break taboos around women’s health

TransPennine Express (TPE) has signed up to become an Endometriosis Friendly Employer, helping to drive positive change in the workplace.…

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