CORPORATE VOLUNTEERING DAYS

 We help businesses achieve their ESG goals by producing tangible benefits to the environment, community and staff wellbeing all in one. 

Each workshop has the following immediate ESG impact:    

E: 10,000 waste plastic bags are diverted from landfill (400 bags are used to make each mat)

S: 25 rough sleepers receive hygienic, insulated bedding made by your staff

G: Staff mental health, team connections and morale all benefit from “giving back” as a group
 

The running order of the day is typically:

• Introduction, the Who/What/Why of Nest, key facts about homelessness and plastic waste in Australia, and how the staff will be positively impacting these issues during the workshop
• Forming teams to circulate around the following activities:
• Cutting, stripping and joining the plastic bags to make plastic yarn
• Weaving the sleeping mats on the loom
• Sewing and waterproofing sleeping bags from recycled tarp (optional)
• Sewing sleeping bag inners from recycled fabric (optional)
• Wrapup and photo session for your company to use internally/on social media
• POST WORKSHOP: Nest sends a followup to the company outlining exactly to whom their sleeping mats went, and where possible some personal stories of the lives they touched.

WE ARE FLEXIBLE and can tailor programs to suit the length of time you have available. Our recommended length of time (so that everyone gets time to make a full sleeping mat within their team) is 4hrs, but we have also done 90min guest spots at company offsites which dont produce full sleeping mats but which give the employees a taste of the experience. We are very happy to work in with you.

Workshop costs are:

15-30 People:  $2000
31-50 People:  $3000

*Rates above are for workshops run at the client’s venue.
*Our charity does not currently charge GST.

 YES. Your workshop fee is fully tax deductible as Nest is an ACNC registered charity with DGR tax status (MAKE A NEST LTD, ABN 26 667 860 764).

INCLUDED:

• All equipment (weaving looms and tools)
• Plastic bags (we encourage staff to bring waste plastic bags in from friends and family for the session, as we love to extract as much plastic waste from   the environment as possible. Each person will need approx 100 bags, so we also have thousands of recycled bags which have been donated to us which we can bring along to supplement on the day.
• Structured workshop session to guide staff through the weaving process, answer     questions and share stories/ information about Australia's homelessness and plastic      waste issues, and how your staff are making a real difference during the workshop
• Personal Impact Feedback are provided a week after the session (ie. once the mats have been distributed, letting staff know who exactly received their mats and the backstories of the recipients where possible) so the staff get a real sense of the personal impact they have made.
• Certificate of Impact, and shareable social media files you can use to share your good work and proudly display your commitment to ESG and giving back.
• Team building opportunities during the workshop as we place staff into mini-teams to work on interconnected tasks.

We are extremely grateful for the time your staff are giving up to help us and we can understand this question. Our workshops are a key fundraising initiative for our charity, without which we couldn't do the good we do in the community. We respect that you have many options for where to invest your ESG dollar, so we strive to make our workshops a win-win for the company and the staff as well as for the charity. 

We hope that the following gains represent value which befits the cost of the experience:

• The positive mental wellbeing effects on the staff after our workshops are palpable, helping employee satisfaction and retention. 
• The community holds great respect for companies who give back to vulnerable members of the community, engendering brand loyalty and customer retention
• Involvement in this waste reduction initiative is a great way to publicly demonstrate the company's commitment to the environment and sustainability

This investment in us means we can continue and expand our impact. We hope you see this as a fair exchange of value, and enjoy the experience as much as we do.

 100% of the workshop fee goes straight to the charity.  The trainer (Julie Tattam) is a volunteer and does not charge for her time.

Maximum class size is 50 people.
Our preferred minimum class size is 20 people.*
*This preferred minimum helps us ensure we maximise our benefit to the homeless community by
 focussing on classes where a cost-efficient number of mats will be made during the session.
 However we are flexible and happy to discuss smaller numbers.

 We offer a discounted rate if you are able to provide either/both of the following :

• $100 discount if you can provide 2 staff members to assist us with bump in/setup (before the workshop) and bump out (after workshop).
• $100 discount if you are able to offer onsite parking for one vehicle 

Repeat Booking Discounts:

We offer the following repeat booking incentives:   

• 5% discount on all repeat workshop bookings for your company
• $50 VISA gift voucher (FBT exempt) if you refer Nest to a friend (for a corporate impact/team day) which results in a confirmed workshop booking in another firm.
   

All we need is: 

• a room than holds the size of your team, seated on chairs, with a small space around each person to stack plastic bags and set up a small loom (20cm x 70cm) loom. 
• At least 1 chair per person plus 2 extra chairs 
• Ideally 3 tables (approx. size of trestle tables) 
• Nice-to-haves but not essential: Whiteboard and markers
   

 Yes absolutely. We have done this with great success in the past. It is particularly useful for including your remote workers and interstate/international staff in the program. Zoom workshops are 50% of the cost of in-person workshops

We travel all over the Sydney Metropolitan area for the above fee. We are very happy to do regional or interstate workshops however the travel expenses would be born by the corporate. We are also very happy to run our workshops via Zoom.
 

 We encourage staff to bring in as many bags as possible from home (to extract the maximum waste from the environment as possible). Each staff member needs approx 100 plastic bags on the day, so Nest has a large amount of donated plastic bags in stock that we can bring along to supplement on the day.

Yes this can be a really impactful addition to the event.
 

We have found that the ideal time for our 4-hour workshops is 1pm-5pm. This is so that:

• the workshop does not cross a lunchbreak
• Nest has time to set up the space (from 11am) before the start of the workshop, and can be packed up and bumped out by 6pm
• Many clients like to finish the session by moving on to informal staff drinks, so a 5pm finish is convenient

We ask that you pay by Direct Deposit. In exceptional circumstances we can accept credit card payments via Paypal. An 8% surcharge is incurred to cover fees and handling for all credit card payments.
 

 We also run branded Corporate Sleepout events. Talk to us about how we can tailor this experience for you.

Please contact us to look at availabilities and select a date.
 

A 50% deposit is required to secure the workshop date (invoice will be sent once your date is selected). The remaining balance is invoiced upon completion of the workshop.