Episode 6 | Beyond Donations: Building Sustainable Partnerships with Black-Led Charities

Описание: Many reports show that Black-led charities face systemic funding challenges, often forcing them to work harder, stretch further, and prove themselves repeatedly just to survive.

In Episode 6 of our BMMUK Roundtable, we shift the conversation from short-term donations to long-term, meaningful partnership.

This episode explores how businesses can move beyond transactional giving and instead embed social impact into their daily operations — supporting charities with skills, infrastructure, strategy and sustained collaboration.

In this episode, we discuss:

Why donations alone can create unsustainable cycles
How businesses can offer pro bono expertise in areas like finance, IT, communications, governance and impact reporting
The importance of employee engagement that builds real capacity, not just one-off volunteering days
Why charities are not “begging for handouts” — but delivering measurable impact and vital services
The need to reframe donations as investment in communities
How impact reporting, monitoring and evaluation are essential — yet resource-intensive
Why partnerships must last beyond Black History Month or Mental Health Awareness Month

Our panellists challenge common misconceptions about the charitable sector. Modern charities are highly skilled, multi-layered organisations operating on limited resources often delivering services that would leave critical gaps if they disappeared.

This conversation is a call for corporate organisations to:
✔️ Understand the real, human impact behind the work
✔️ Collaborate year-round, not seasonally
✔️ Offer expertise alongside funding
✔️ Build relationships rooted in shared responsibility

Because this work is not about painting a wall.
It’s about strengthening systems, supporting communities, and in many cases, saving lives.

Watch Episode 6 and join us in reimagining what sustainable, ethical partnership truly looks like.

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