Get exclusive benefits for your business whilst making a greater impact in engineering by helping to support engineers and their families.
For over 130 years, we’ve been by the side of engineers and their families to ensure they never have to face life’s challenges alone. Our life-changing support helps thousands of people in the engineering community each year to improve their financial, mental, and physical wellbeing – whether they’re experiencing financial hardship, mental health crises, illness and disability, or struggles with neurodiversity.
Here’s how we supported engineers in 2022-2023:
£2.2m
spent on the community
2,432
services provided
1,589
people supported
53
countries reached
By becoming a Foothold Supporter and pledging a minimum of £1,500 each year*, you can help us be there for the people who power your business, whilst accessing exclusive benefits to help you meet your CSR and ESG goals.
*Suggested minimum donation of £1,500 based on a company size of 30 people at £50 contribution per employee.
We may not know much about engineering, but we do know engineers. As a Foothold Company Supporter – for a suggested donation of £1,500* a year – your business will get access to our expert online support, to help you improve your employees’ wellbeing, drive enhanced performance, and build social value into your supply chain.
Alongside access to our Wellbeing Hub and monthly webinars, digital resource packs, social media coverage, and team-building opportunities, examples of benefits we could provide for your business include:
Most of all, supporting Foothold will help boost morale in your organisation, as your teams contribute to making a real difference for engineers just like them.
*Suggested minimum donation of £1,500 based on a company size of 30 people at £50 contribution per employee.
Thousands of people choose to support our life-changing work each year, and we also have collaborations with major companies in the engineering sector such as Matchtech and Neptune Energy. By becoming a member of our supporter community, your organisation will be helping to fund vital support for engineering families facing hardship.
Pledge to become a Foothold Company Supporter today and help us continue to be there for the engineering community – giving them a foothold to help them up, when life knocks them down.
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Although we are independent charities, Foothold and The IET both work to support the world of engineers and engineering.
We value all the fantastic support we get from our dedicated community - your help goes a long way.