For Companies
We’re asking employers to bring the whole office together for just one wonderful hour to raise funds to support patients in your local hospice this April.
The concept is simple, employers are asked to give one hour of time to employees, on a date of your choosing throughout the month of April 2025. In exchange, employees are asked to donate an hour of their salary to the company’s chosen hospice.
Your Finest Hour For Hospice allows both businesses and employees to support their local hospice by simply donating an hour of your time. It’s an opportunity to take an hour out of our busy workdays to reflect and acknowledge what just 1 hour can do for your local hospice, whilst also appreciating the value and gift of time for yourself.
The hour your organisation gives to employees could look like gathering everyone for a pizza on their lunch break, an hour of yoga or simply an hour off to enjoy time with loved ones – it’s up to you! Your company’s reward for employees can be as simple as you like, the most important thing is that employees are treated to something special by the company in exchange for donating an hour of their salary to hospice.
The 24 Hospices nationwide that make up Together For Hospice need to raise approximately €20million each year. With the population over 65 set to triple over the next 30 years, demand for services continues to grow and in 2023 alone, hospice and specialist palliative homecare providers across Ireland cared for over 14,000 patients and made over 87,000 homecare visits. Watch our video here to learn more.
As a company you can register today and ask your colleagues to join you. Upon registering we will provide you with a digital pack containing;
- Event Ideas
- Email template to communicate your involvement with staff internally
- Social Media assets and suggested post content for communicating your involvement externally on platforms such as Linked-in.
- Etag for staff to promote your organisations involvement in the campaign.
- Thank You poster to acknowledge the fundraising efforts of employees.
- Hospice Posters highlighting your impact and where your funds go.
- When employees make a donation at finesthour.ie they will receive a personalised Your Finest Hour For Hospice donation badge that can be shared online.
By participating in Your Finest Hour For Hospice, you will be taking part in a wonderful cycle of giving from employer to employee to hospice, that will go on to provide vital support for hospice patients and their families.
Your time can be a precious gift.
Are you ready to sign up?
Here’s how:
- Register on behalf of your company by clicking on the Register My Company button and select the hospice your organisation wishes to support.
- Download your digital pack containing assets to support your company to participate and engage employees in the event.
- Choose a date in April for your company to give an hour of time to employees.
- Communicate your company’s plan to participate internally with employees using our email template included in your digital pack.
- Circulate your company’s personalised fundraising URL where employees are asked to donate an hour of their salary using our online wage calculator.
**Top tip! Donations can be made anonymous – simply choose to hide your name or the amount when making a donation.
