Company donations

Changing attitudes, changing lives

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One in 103 people in the UK has epilepsy – around 600,000 – making it the second most common neurological condition after migraine. In the past, when little was understood about epilepsy, people with the condition often faced prejudice.

Thanks to Epilepsy Action and its supporters, these attitudes are changing. People with epilepsy may, however, still come across those who try to limit their opportunities in life through fear or lack of knowledge.

Epilepsy Action has set the standard for epilepsy-related advice and information and strives to continually improve the breadth and quality of service available. Our freephone helpline takes calls from 25,000 people each year, mainly from people with epilepsy, concerned about their diagnosis or parents of newly diagnosed children. The helpline is also, however, a valuable source of information for doctors and health professionals wanting the best for their patients.

Maintaining our success

Building relationships with companies enables us to reach more people with epilepsy who need our help and, by raising awareness, change the attitudes of more people who do not understand the condition.

A partnership with Epilepsy Action has excellent commercial advantages with many major companies motivating their employees and customers through fundraising-focused campaigns and initiatives. By tailoring the benefits to meet your company’s needs we can ensure that by entering a partnership with Epilepsy Action, your rewards can be as great as ours. Some benefits include:

Enhanced brand image and positive PR generation
Team-building fundraising opportunities leading to improved staff morale and development
Association with a cause that affects many of your staff and customers

Ways to support Epilepsy Action

Donations
Charity of the Year/Month
Payroll Giving
Sponsorship
Employee fundraising
CRM/Affinity
Gifts in Kind

Donations and Grants

This year Epilepsy Action needs to raise over £3 million to maintain and develop the current services we provide to people affected by epilepsy. Over 90 per cent of our income is in the form of voluntary contributions from companies and individuals. Epilepsy Action is a national charity, but we are small enough for your corporate support to have a real impact on the lives of people affected by epilepsy.

A charitable donation or grant from your company could help to fund:

Advice and information via our freephone helpline to people affected by epilepsy often worried and concerned having been newly diagnosed or whose children have been diagnosed with epilepsy.
A Sapphire epilepsy specialist nurse to deliver specialist support to adults or children within their own communities.
A social medical research project

We are grateful to all companies who have supported our work in this way.

If your company has funds set aside for charitable purposes, we would love to hear from you so that we can tell you more about the range of projects that need your support. We would also be happy to discuss any potential publicity of your support to maximise the PR benefits of your charitable giving.

Many companies support charities that their employees nominate. Does the company you work for support charities? If so, why not nominate Epilepsy Action.