Corporate Partnerships

Eating disorders can affect anyone, so partnering with First Steps ED can demonstrate that your company cares for its staff, customers and their families. By working together to build awareness, raise funds and start a conversation around mental health, your team and stakeholders will help transform lives affected by eating disorders and poor body image.

Each of our partnerships are tailor-made to suit what works best for your business. We want our partnership with you to be flexible giving you the chance to share what you do best and using your services, employee time, knowledge and financial support to make an impact in the lives of people with eating disorders.

What will a partnership with First Steps ED involve?

Sponsor our events, workshops, and fundraising initiatives
Employee fundraising getting your teams involved in our campaigns or with Eating Disorders Awareness Week
Invite our team to your team meetings to share their journey of recovery
Employee Giving options through CAF
Receive specialist training on eating disorders for your employees.
Campaign with us to create change
Donate to our specialist services such as Befriending, Parents and Carers or our new ARFID services

The benefits of partnering with First Steps ED

Showcase your Corporate Social Responsibility values to employees and customers
Support your employees suffering directly or affected by an eating disorder in their family
Access CPD-accredited training for professionals
Engage in our workshops to learn more about what we do
Raise your profile through local and national PR
Build team spirit by working to support First Steps ED
Receive support from our fundraising team

At David Wilson Homes, we make a conscious effort to have a positive impact on the communities in which we build. We’re very pleased to hear that our donation will make a difference to First Steps ED, and hope that it enables the charity to improve and maintain the fantastic services it provides to those struggling with poor body image and eating disorders.”

Mark Cotes, Managing Director at David Wilson Homes East Midlands