Charitable giving

We are people who like to help charitable causes both financially and in a practical way. Our only requirement is that we make a real and tangible difference to those we are helping. We support a number of charities through fundraising, volunteering our time or simply making a donation. The Norton Rose Charitable Foundation – funded entirely by donations from our partners – enables us to help charitable organisations and causes all over the world.

Making charitable donations is not just the preserve of our partners. We have an active staff charity committee which donates time and resources to coordinating the many fundraising activities our staff get involved in. The two organisations collaborate closely, with the Foundation often match-funding the fundraising efforts of employees. Our focus in the last year has been on integrating our international offices’ charitable giving and fundraising, with the result that we now have an established network of representatives across the Group.

Barretstown, an international charity which provides a programme of therapeutic recreation for children with serious illnesses and offers support at times of bereavement, is our principal charity. One of our Staff Charity Committee members used part of her sabbatical to assist as a cara (volunteer carer) on two weekend camps; she was invited back by Barretstown to help with another camp in 2009. Other staff are also making plans to go there in the next 12 months.