Corporate Support

Here at MFC Foundation we develop long lasting partnerships with companies across a wide range of industries, delivering clear business benefits for them and vital funds for our work in the community.

Our life-changing work wouldn’t be possible without the extraordinary generosity of our corporate partners who support us in a number of ways, including via programme sponsorship, donations, in-house fundraisers and adopting us as their charity of the year.

Ways to work together

We can tailor a mutually-beneficial partnership including any of the combinations below. There are plenty of ways to suit your organisation and objectives.

Charity of the Year

By choosing us as your charity of the year we can work together to build a bespoke calendar of engaging fundraising activities for your employees. Organise your own activities or take part in our fundraising campaigns like Middlesbrough 10K and Ali Brownlee 5K, there’s plenty on offer.

We’d love you to nominate MFC Foundation as charity of the year to your charity champions, senior managers and HR team.  If you’d like advice on how to do this, email our team and we can help.

Sponsorship

We have several high-profile events and campaigns, like the Great North Run, so there’s plenty of opportunity to shape sponsorship packages for a specific part of our work.

Cause Related Marketing

If your brand has a product or service that makes for a good fit with our cause, then a commercial agreement to donate a proportion of its profits to us could be a mutually beneficial partnership.

Payroll Giving

Payroll Giving is a great way for employees to make monthly donations to charity, straight from their salary, before tax is deducted. It’s easy for employers to set up and shows strong charitable support.

Strategic Partnerships

If your CSR strategy is aligned to what we do, there could be exciting opportunity to offer pro bono services, share skills or work together at a more strategic level. This could be about changing public behaviour or truly transforming the lives of people from all walks of life across Teesside. Speak to us if you think there is shared synergy in our core purposes that means we should look to team up.

Get in touch

Want to know more about becoming a corporate partner? Call our Fundraising Team on 01642 757676 or email enquiries@mfcfoundation.co.uk

We want to say a huge thank you to our corporate partners for all of their support in the past year.

Corporate Supporters

Oliver Swain Named As Community Captain For Premier League More Than A Game Initiative

MFC Foundation has named Oliver Swain as our Premier League Community Captain in recognition of his commitment and contribution to the game and society.

Over the last two weeks, the Premier League and clubs have celebrated More Than A Game, highlighting the positive impact of Premier League investment into communities and clubs at every level of football.

The Premier League is investing £1.6 billion into wider football and communities between 2022 and 2025 to support football at every level of the game across England and Wales. This world-leading funding into clubs, communities and facilities positively impacts and inspires millions of people.

As part of More Than A Game, the League is celebrating more than 100 Community Captains – individuals nominated by Premier League, EFL and National League clubs for their contribution to their local community via programmes funded by the Premier League.

Explaining why Olly has been chosen, Middlesbrough FC Foundations acting head, Craig McManus, said: “Olly’s attitude and commitment is exemplary. He very much has a ‘can do’ attitude with the community genuinely at heart.

“We’re developing our delivery in East Cleveland and his drive and incredible commitment through the power of Premier League programmes has helped paved the way for so many good things for people who are in need of a helping hand.

“He has proved a very popular choice among his peers and thoroughly deserved this award.”

Olly, the Foundation’s East Cleveland coordinator, has played a part in many Premier League-funded programmes, most notably Premier League Kicks Targeted, generally regarded as his core delivery.

He was presented with his award by Boro’s Delano Burgzorg ahead of Saturday’s game against Watford. On receiving the award, Olly said: “I knew nothing of this presentation, I’m so humbled by it. As a Boro fan I’m thrilled, this has really got me.

“I’m not sure I deserve it, there are so many people who do great things in our community. I’m just a part of what we do. But to say I’m so proud is an understatement.

“As a Foundation we’re indebted to the Premier League for funding many of our programmes, but on a personal level Kicks Targeted is so impactful, helping as it does young people who might not relate to much in their lives.”

Premier League Director of Community Nick Perchard said: “It is so important that we continue to recognise and collectively highlight the positive impact that work within local communities has, championing those at the heart of Premier League-funded initiatives. Success on the pitch enables the Premier League to share unparalleled investment into communities and football at all levels across England and Wales.”