• 67% of the workforce in the charity sector are women.
• The sector also provides a growing source of employment for women, having created an additional 120,000 jobs for women over the past decade, to become the source of one in every 25 jobs filled by women in 2022.
• It also provides volunteering opportunities to 31% of women across England, which fosters skills, nurtures relationships and communities, and yields a myriad of wellbeing benefits.

Supporting Charities

• Charities tend to work with patrons & partnered business fundraisers which make their networks extensive
• They regularly host business networking type events to promote the plight of their work to current and prospective funders
• They tend to be very active on social media so can act as great champions of your work
• You could offer a pro-bono session to a charity in return for an opportunity to speak at an event
• Consider local: Youth Charities, Hospices, Care / Mental Health charities, Social Enterprises