Our Partnership With Boden Ben Dreyer, CEO, Boden “FTCT is an amazing charity that we have been working with at Boden for the past 11+ years, helping many [Boden] families to get that extra bit of help.” Working Together Since 2012 With the support of CEO Ben Dryer, the partnership falls under the capable stewardship of People Operations Manager, Charmaine Higgins, who oversees both employee benefits and charity partnerships at Boden. Our partnership works in two ways: Our grants form a key pillar of Boden's employee wellbeing offer and are available to all staff with children. Boden support FTCT through corporate donations, seasonal fundraising and sample sales. Charmaine Higgins, People Operations Manager, Boden. "Boden have been working with FTCT for many years, however I have only just recently started working with the team and they have been fantastic! They are so passionate about the support they can offer to families and have really helped us expand the ways we can raise awareness of the wonderful work they do to our people." How promoting FTCT grants works at Boden: FTCT grants sit within Boden's employee benefit offer, alongside their EAP, discount and heath benefit schemes. Our grants are a permanent feature on the staff intranet and promoted periodically via staff newsletters. FTCT's team host a stand at Boden's annual wellbeing benefits roadshow at both their London Head Office and Leicester DC Translated information leaflets are available for staff at all sites, particularly the DC. How fundraising works at Boden: Boden give an annual charitable donation from their charity partnership fund. Charmaine hosts a monthly fundraiser 'Yoga With Charmaine' a class for staff at Boden House, using her skills as a qualified yoga instructor for good. Staff are encouraged to take part in seasonal fundraisers to support our bi-annual appeals, Back-To-School and Winter. FTCT has also been the beneficiary for contributions from Boden sample sales, held at Boden House. How we support Boden: Supporting our partners is key and we are committed to making our industry partnerships straightforward and impactful. Here's just some of the ways we help Boden to make their partnership a success. We provide Charmaine and the Boden comms team with pre-written copy, making promoting FTCT grants is quick and easy (less than 1 hour per month). We meet with Charmaine every 6 months, to check-in with bespoke impact reports on grant uptake from Boden staff. We send Charmaine annual impact reports to share with the charity partnership and senior management teams, demonstrating how Boden's donations helps families at Boden and the wider fashion and textile industry. Anna Pangbourne, CEO, FTCT "Our partnership with Boden is a great example of how our grant promotions can be fully embedded into a company's wellbeing programme and truly embraced into the company culture from top to bottom." Supporting Parents At Boden "We received great support and an easy service thanks to the amazing FTCT team." When Beata's son Izaak was due to start Secondary School, she reached out to FTCT for a school uniform grant.Read Beata and Izaak's Story Interested in becoming a partner? We rely on industry partners to support our vital work. If you're interested in discussing how FTCT could work with your company, please email [email protected] to set up an informal chat. Manage Cookie Preferences