Strategic Partner Programme

At EIDA, our vision is for every employer to take effective action on domestic abuse. Join us to change workplace culture, tackle domestic abuse, and change lives.

Become an EIDA Strategic Partner and help us provide resources and share learnings with employers across the UK, particularly smaller organisations who would not otherwise have the resources or budget to implement their own workplace domestic abuse response.

If you wish to become a Strategic Partner, contact Ayesha Fordham, Membership and Partnerships Manager at ayesha@eida.org.uk

 

Paying it forwards

The EIDA Strategic Partner programme provides an opportunity for larger employers to leverage their scale and expertise, “paying it forward” to smaller employers, whilst also fulfilling some of their own environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives.

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) account for around three-fifths of employment in the UK private sector. However, EIDA hears regularly of the challenges posed by a lack of resources and funding, preventing many SMEs from recognising and responding to domestic abuse. EIDA Strategic Partners’ contributions will enable us to develop a range of materials for SMEs and support them with the resources they need to implement an effective domestic abuse response.

 

Benefits to your organisation

  • Invitations to exclusive roundtable discussions on challenging topics about domestic abuse.
  • A joint meeting with EIDA Beacon members once per annum.
  • An EIDA engagement event (a Lunch & Learn or Podcast) per annum, for use within your own organisation or to be donated to another employer.
  • A place on EIDA’s Foundation Programme.
  • Membership of our online forum with Beacon members to share ideas and learnings.
  • Use of the EIDA Strategic Partner logo.
  • Your logo on the EIDA website (if you wish to be recognised).
  • All the benefits of EIDA basic membership – access to our employer resources and tools, including a free domestic abuse policy template, employer case studies, survivor insights, the EIDA member Handbook which provides a comprehensive outline of an effective organisational response to domestic abuse, draft press releases, and invitations to all our webinars, and Networking events with other employers.

Our Strategic Partners

Lady Lucy French OBE, CEO, Fleet Street Quarter BID

“Fleet Street Quarter BID are enormously proud to be a founding Strategic Partner of EIDA. As a Business Improvement District, representing over 350 businesses in the western side of the City of London, we are encouraging the businesses we support, both large and small, to implement best practice domestic abuse policies developed by EIDA to safeguard workforces. By allowing conversation and change within the workplace to happen, we can help tackle this nationwide epidemic affecting 1 in 4 women and 1 in 6 men. The time to act is now and we would advise businesses to consider their internal policies, utilising the fantastic support of EIDA".

 

Slaughter and May

"EIDA’s work is incredibly important in educating people on the effect of domestic abuse. We are pleased to continue working with them as part of their new Strategic Partnership programme to raise awareness of domestic abuse."

 

Virgin Media O2

"VMO2’s Women’s Network are leading a company-wide initiative to expand our internal support for victims and their families of Domestic Abuse. We also intend to outline what Domestic Abuse looks like today helping perpetrators recognise unacceptable behaviour. In working with EIDA and their partners we can expand on our resources and support."

 

Nationwide

“We are proud to take a stand against domestic abuse to protect and support our customers, our colleagues, and our communities. Our strategic partnership with EIDA will help support our colleagues experiencing abuse, and we hope more employers will take a similarly proactive stance.

Of course, our social responsibility to help tackle abuse isn’t limited to Nationwide customers or colleagues – we have recently introduced safe spaces in more than 400 branches to support anyone who needs help. We’ve already seen the value this can bring to people who need help, so we encourage anyone who needs a safe environment to reach out. We also hope that other firms with a strong high street presence follow our example and introduce a similar scheme.”