Corporate Partnerships
Partner with CDA and create lasting local impact
Cambridgeshire Deaf Association works with Deaf people and people with hearing loss across Cambridgeshire — building community, improving accessibility, and providing vital support, advocacy, information and hearing help.
We’re looking to build meaningful partnerships with businesses who want to make a real difference locally, while strengthening inclusion, accessibility, staff engagement and social value.
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Local partnerships in actionWhy partner with CDA?
A partnership that works both ways
The best partnerships are more than a donation. Here’s what working with CDA can do for your organisation as well as for our community.
Support a trusted local charity
Your support helps CDA keep delivering vital services for Deaf people and people with hearing loss across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
Strengthen accessibility and inclusion
We help your business understand Deaf awareness, communication access, BSL, and practical ways to make your workplace, services and content more accessible.
Engage your staff in meaningful ways
From fundraising events to Lunch and Learn sessions, we can help your team connect with a local cause in a practical, positive and memorable way.
Demonstrate social value and impact
Partnering with CDA gives your business a clear, evidenced way to show local social impact, inclusion and community commitment.
Reach a local audience
CDA has a large and engaged local following. Where appropriate, we can recognise corporate partners through our social media and communications.
Become a more inclusive employer
Working with CDA helps your organisation serve Deaf customers, colleagues and visitors better — and shows your staff that inclusion is taken seriously.
Our impact
The difference your partnership supports
In the last financial year, with the support of funders, partners and volunteers, CDA:
Ways to support
How your business can support CDA
Some partners give funds, some give time, some give expertise. All of it makes a difference.
Charity of the Year
Choose CDA as your Charity of the Year and unite your staff around a local cause supporting Deaf people across Cambridgeshire.
Payroll giving
Make it easy for employees to support CDA directly from their salary through regular, tax-efficient payroll giving.
Donations and sponsorship
Support a specific project, service, event, training opportunity or community activity through a one-off donation or sponsorship.
Staff fundraising
Take part in a CDA fundraising event, organise a workplace challenge, or create your own team fundraiser. See how to fundraise for CDA.
Mentoring, skills and pro bono
Share expertise in marketing, HR, IT, finance, legal or governance — or offer professional services, equipment, venues, printing or media support.
Awareness and reach
Help CDA reach more people by sharing our work, promoting fundraising campaigns, or backing an awareness campaign.
What we offer you
What CDA brings to your business
A partnership with CDA isn’t one-way. Here’s what we can offer your organisation and your people.
- Deaf Awareness Training — help your staff feel confident communicating with Deaf people and people with hearing loss. Find out more
- BSL video and accessible content — make your information genuinely accessible
- Lunch and Learn sessions — short, engaging staff sessions on Deaf awareness and inclusion
- Accessibility advice — practical guidance for Deaf customers, staff and visitors
- Promotion and recognition through CDA communications, where appropriate
- Places at CDA fundraising events for staff who want to take part
Partnership opportunities
What a partnership can look like
Every organisation is different. These are starting points, not fixed packages — tell us what matters to you and we’ll shape it together.
Charity of the Year
A structured, year-long partnership with staff fundraising, awareness activities, volunteering opportunities and shared impact reporting. We’ll agree a target together and support your team throughout.
Payroll giving partner
A simple way for your staff to support CDA regularly and help sustain our services. We can provide wording and materials to launch it with your team.
Event sponsor
Support a CDA event, fundraising challenge, community activity or awareness campaign — with recognition appropriate to the level of support.
Skills partner
Offer mentoring, business support, training, technical or creative support, or legal, HR and finance advice. For a charity our size, skilled support can be worth as much as funding.
Accessibility partner
Work with CDA to improve accessibility, Deaf awareness and inclusive communication within your own organisation — and help us share what works with other local businesses.
Something else in mind?
If you have an idea that doesn’t fit neatly into a box, we’d still like to hear it. Some of the best partnerships start with a conversation rather than a proposal.
How it works
Getting started is straightforward
Have a conversation
Tell us about your business, your people and what you’d like a partnership to achieve. No obligation, no hard sell.
Shape it together
We’ll put together a partnership that fits your objectives, your budget and the time your team can give.
Launch and share the impact
We’ll support your team throughout and report back on the difference your partnership has made locally.
Let’s talk
Interested in partnering with CDA?
We’d be happy to discuss what a partnership could look like for your business. We’re keen to build partnerships that are practical, meaningful and mutually beneficial.
Email office@cambsdeaf.org
Phone 01223 246237
