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Golden Jubilee Trust

The Golden Jubilee Trust (GJT) was established as a charity in April 2000 as part of the Partnership's Golden Jubilee celebrations. Through the charity any Partner, regardless of age, seniority or length of service, can apply for a full- or part-time volunteering secondment with a UK registered charity for up to six months.

Vicky Crump, John Lewis Norwich, on secondment with the National Trust at Dunwich Heath Coastal Centre

Funded from the income of an initial investment by the Partnership of £5 million, the awards are made by a board of trustees who are careful to make sure that Partners skills are matched with the specific needs of the charity that is being supported.

Since it was founded in April 2000, the GJT has supported more than 440 Partners who have given over 180,000 hours to more than 400 UK charities, creating strong links with the community, through care of the elderly, youth education, environmental protection, the arts and many more. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the GJT, in 2010 the Partnership made a donation of £50,000 to the Trust which will enable an additional 10 secondments this year.

The GJT provides innumerable benefits, first and foremost to the charities it supports, by providing them with the resources and skills they need to meet their own objectives in serving the needs of the wider community. The work challenges and inspires Partners, giving them the opportunity to learn new skills, practise old ones, build personal confidence, and gain satisfaction and pride in actively supporting the local community.

The Partnership also recognises the benefits it brings to the business as it helps recruit potential Partners, motivates, develops and retains existing Partners, and brings in new skills.

Further information

View a video about the work of the Golden Jubilee Trust (Flash)

A guide detailing the work of the Golden Jubilee Trust, was published in July 2010:

view the interactive version of the Golden Jubilee Trust 2010 guide (Flash)
download the Golden Jubilee Trust 2010 guide (PDF: 5.3MB).

Read some of the GJT case studies .

View our GJT secondment data .

Recognition for the GJT

The Partnership was delighted that the GJT was a highly commended finalist in the Effective Giving category of the 2005 Companies and Communities Awards, hosted by the Charities Aid Foundation, and that in 2006, 2007 and 2008, the GJT received a Business in the Community (BITC) Award for Excellence 'Big Tick', as well as a high commendation at the National BITC Awards for Excellence 2006.