Corporate partnerships

How your company can get involved with Guide Dogs

Together we can transform lives

Every day, 250 people begin to lose their sight. And, with this number set to double by 2050, these people could include your customers, colleagues, friends or family.

Our services make a remarkable difference in the lives of people affected by sight loss who we help. This is only made possible thanks to our amazing supporters, such as companies like yours. Our valued corporate partners come in all shapes and sizes, from charity of the year partnerships through to strategic flagship partnerships. What's common with all our associations, is the passion and commitment to transform lives.

You can help us make a real difference. There are a lot of opportunities for you to get involved when you choose us as your charity partner that will support your corporate social responsibility objectives. From fundraising, sponsorship, pro bono, cause-related marketing or volunteering opportunities. Our partnership team will help you along the way and show you the impact of your support.

Toyota employee fundraisers celebrate in front of a Toyota car

Charity of the year

Toyota staff stand in a group outside the Toyota office before doing a marathon walk

Get your staff involved

Yellow Labrador guide dog Jonny lays by a bag of Royal Canin food

Other ways to support us

Yellow Labrador Retriever guide dog Robin wearing a Guide Dogs bandana

Our amazing dogs

Two Citi employees walking through the Citi lobby with a Guide Dogs poster in the background

Build a strategic alliance with us

We can create a unique strategic partnership, built around your long-term objectives and based on shared value and impact. As a flagship partner, you can be at the forefront of purpose-led initiatives that create value for society and benefit your business.

Flagship corporate partners

Get involved in our accessible art trail!

An exclusive opportunity for your business to get involved with Paws on the Wharf, our accessible art trail, coming to Canary Wharf and the Tower Hamlets borough from 25 March to 17 May 2024.

By supporting our trail, you can help drive important conversations around accessibility and inclusion. It's also the perfect way to inspire your customers and colleagues in this exciting event where you'll reach new audiences and raise your profile.

More about Paws on the Wharf

Our top FAQs

Thank you so much for choosing us as your next charity of the year partner!

Please get in touch with our corporate partnerships team by emailing corporategiving@guidedogs.org.uk or calling 0345 1430 192.

We'll provide you with a dedicated account manager and set up a call or meeting to chat through ideas, answer any questions you have and set the partnership off to a great start.
Yes! We have a wide range of staff fundraising resources available for our corporate partners, including fundraising packs, posters, ticket templates, bunting and collection devices. There is a helpful employee fundraising booklet with ideas on how to take part and a calendar of exciting campaigns to get involved with. We provide each of our corporate partners with a dedicated account manager so that you have a single key point of contact for support and advice.

We also have a wonderful speaker service, which we offer digitally or in person. You can invite a local volunteer along to chat with your staff about Guide Dogs and the life-changing services we provide. Many of our speakers are guide dog owners who will share their inspiring stories about how their dog has transformed their life.
Many thanks for considering us as your next charity partner. There are so many ways that you and your team can get involved, including employee fundraising, staff volunteering, cause related marketing initiatives, corporate sponsorship, gifts in kind and pro bono support.

Please email our team at corporategiving@guidedogs.org.uk or call us on 0345 1430 192.

We'll put you in touch with a member of our fundraising team to discuss hoe you'd like to get involved. They'll provide you with more information about working with us as a corporate partner and answer any questions you may have.

Find out how your team can help make a difference

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Some of our current and previous flagship corporate partners

Citi

We were proud to be the Citi London Charity Partner for 2020-2022. During this time, Citi employees raised over £416,000 to help transform the lives of more than 178 people with sight loss in London. They also sponsored a guide dog puppy who is now transforming the life of her human partner.

Swiss Re Foundation

Our corporate partnership with Swiss Re Foundation is helping fund dedicated hospital-based staff to support families with a child affected by sight loss at the point of diagnosis. The Swiss Re UK team is also getting involved in employee fundraising and staff volunteering to further support the partnership.

Royal Canin

We're proud to have Royal Canin as a valued corporate partner who is supporting us with initiatives including the provision of food for our dogs, nutritional advice, sponsorship and awareness activities that promote our life-changing services.

People's Postcode Lottery

We have a unique and fantastic relationship with the players of People's Postcode Lottery, who have raised more than £6.8 million for Guide Dogs since 2018.

Toyota

Our corporate partnership with Toyota began as a Charity of the Year partnership but successfully continued for two further years including sponsorship, consultancy, employee fundraising and volunteering.

Barclays

Together with Barclays, we've raised over £100k through regional quiz events and the VIP reception at our Christmas Wishes concert.

Corporate partner affinity logos on a white background including Pets at Home, M&S, Virgin Red, Giveacar, Paypal and Ebay for Charity

Other corporate partners making a difference

All our corporate partners play a vital role in raising funds and awareness for our life-changing work. We work in collaboration with our partners to ensure that we achieve shared value and impact.

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