At Beacon Foundation, we recognise that Australian businesses today face many challenges. In today’s competitive environment, companies that can differentiate themselves by forging stronger links with their business partners will hold a significant advantage.
What if these business links were not only consistent with your business objectives, but also attractive to your employees, delivering that ‘feel good’ factor?
Beacon is a progressive Australian not for profit organisation, intent on forging strong and mutually beneficial relationships with Australian businesses such as yours.
Together we can tailor programs which help young people onto positive pathways and may increase your competitive advantage and build stronger links with your customers and suppliers.
Here are some of the ways our partners work with us:
Financial support - direct financial contribution.
Support a specific Beacon program, school or community.
Support for Beacon through our Partnership Managers who are the backbone of Beacon’s community based programs.
Staff Volunteering and Mentoring - participate in Beacon activities such as:
Industry tours – students and teachers undertake a hands-on tour of a business site to learn more about a specific industry and careers available within it
Business Blackboard – staff visit the classroom to share their knowledge with students, matching real life situations to the school curriculum
Mock interviews – students engage with business volunteers in a mock interview to refine their job interview skills.
Work experience – many of our business supporters provide real experiences of the workplace for Beacon students.
Click here for many more engagement opportunities.
Workplace giving – which encourages employees to donate a small contribution from each pay packet to Beacon. You could consider matching your employee’s contribution. We are happy to work with you to establish a workplace giving program.
Pro Bono Contributions - expertise, intellectual property, ITC or R&D capability.
Raising our profile – help raise awareness of Beacon’s valuable work.
Introduce Beacon to your supply chain partners
Place Beacon’s distinctive red logo on one of your products, in your company newsletter or on display in your workplace.
Invite Beacon to a networking event or host a boardroom luncheon
