Fundraising and philanthropy

FUNDRAISING & PHILANTHROPY

The fundraising team continues to grow a vibrant, enthusiastic community of supporters and donors. Here’s a snapshot of the fundraising and philanthropy year.

Bring the Colour to the children’s emergency department

Over £174,000 was raised by our Bring the Colour to the children’s emergency department fundraising appeal to refurbish the children’s emergency department at University

College Hospital. New furniture, play equipment, decoration and lighting will create a warm and welcoming space to help young patients feel more at ease and will help to alleviate the anxiety and worry of a visit to the department.

Charity ambassadors

A network of staff have been recruited as UCLH Charity ambassadors to spread the word about the Charity, encourage participation in events and identify what services

need. The ambassadors are often out and about, in their charity t-shirts, raising the profile of the charity, on top of their day jobs.

“The UCLH charity is a really important enabler, helping to provide the above and beyond for patients and rewards for our staff.”

Sarah Evans

Deputy divisional manager for medical specialties and a charity ambassador

THANKYOU

We were delighted to secure the following grants:

£1M

The Wolfson Foundation

to support immunotherapy research

£500,000

The Kusuma Trust to support the stem cell transplant unit in the Grafton Way Building

£100,000

Jane Goodman Charitable

Trust for the Grafton Way Building

£50,000

The Howard de Walden

Estate for research into Long Covid, plus a further grant to support staff

£120,000

The J Davey Foundation

to support proton beam therapy and to support staff in the Macmillan Cancer Centre

£16,260

Donation from Susan Menashe towards the purchase of a stem cell liquid nitrogen freezer

Interactive wall mural in the below ground staff room at the GWB, funded by the Howard de Walden Estate

NHS Charities Together

Funding from NHS Charities Together (with funds from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport) of £53,000 has provided continuity for the UCLH youth volunteering programme. Established in 2019 with funding from UCLH Charity and the Pears Foundation, the programme has recruited over 183 youth volunteers. Their time accounted for 25% of volunteer hours during the pandemic when the service played a key role in supporting staff and patients and their loved ones. This funding is enabling the programme to continue to flourish and develop.

Corporate partnerships

The donation of giftsin-kind to UCLH Charity has enabled us to boost morale and lift our clinical teams throughout some of the most difficult and challenging times. We would also particularly like to thank the companies below for their kindness and generosity:

Jo Malone Estee Lauder Elemis Birchbox Nursem Aesop SPECIAL THANKS TO

Amazon for bringing a ‘trending machine’ containing their predicted top 10 toys to the play room at University College Hospital. Patients had the opportunity to choose a gift of their choice. Our neighbours, Hasbro, who donated and wrapped over 100 toys for the children and young people spending Christmas as inpatients with us at UCLH. T2 who brought their fantastic T2 truck at Christmas, donating festive teas to UCLH staff working at vaccination centres. Birchbox who sent a box of luxury skincare goodies to members of staff to combat the January blues!