Across the Divide has worked with a large number of corporate partners to provide innovative and engaging corporate experiences. With its well-managed outdoor events, employee engagment projects and challenges in the UK, its international charity challenges and extreme Adventure Racing series, Across the Divide can offer a wide range of Corporate Social Responsibility solutions.
All of our events have safety, thorough planning, preparation, and enthusiasm as their cornerstones. A high level of mental engagement ensures that your team returns invigorated; having become better problem solvers with a greater understanding of how to push boundaries and achieve more both as individuals and teams.
Across the Divide has over 13 years’ experience in delivering exceptional adventure challenges to the charity and corporate market. This is what we do, and we are the leading expert in this field. If you want to maximise your fundraising return, deliver real and measurable business benefits and provide a truly memorable experience for your participants, then Across the Divide are proven to be able to deliver.
Proven Corporate Experience
People learn best through experience
Amlin wanted to add a new element to their existing training provision. They were looking for a creative and thought provoking programme which would consolidate and build upon previous training and allow participants to put skills into practice on a real project. As well as fulfilling a learning and development need, Amlin wanted to move their CSR activities towards a more hands on approach.
They chose to work with Newlands Bishop Farm Solihull, a charity project that support adults with learning difficulties. To support the commercial development of the charity the participants installed an irrigation system for the allotment area, built a shelter for the farm workers and fitted out a farm shop enabling the charity to sell the home grown produce. The project allowed participants genuine opportunities to practice management skills and behaviours in a real setting and to receive constructive feedback.
The team goes to town
One of our most ambitious projects involved working with the team at Tamar to construct a new classroom at a township school in South Africa. To celebrate the company’s 10th birthday, they were looking for an extra special event that would give something back to the communities they worked in, and with a new office recently opened in Cape Town this was the perfect location. They wanted their entire staff team to participate in a shared experience and learn from working together on a demanding project.
As part of the learning objectives, Tamar created a project planning team to work alongside Across the Divide and we provided the support and facilitation to ensure the participants maximized this experience. The Tamar team also set themselves a fundraising challenge of £20,000 to buy materials. Across the Divide managed the project preparation which included overseeing planning permission, partnering with a materials supplier and engaging a local township building company to support the project. The Tamar and ATD team worked alongside the builders to deliver two modern classrooms, installing toilets, re-glazing 22 windows and fitting 14 new chalk boards. They also built a Jungle Gym playground, erected basketball hoops and painted a mural.
Tamar was presented a Highly Commended award at the National Business Awards for their Tamar Goes to Town project.
Hands- on approach to team development
We are proud to have worked with Skandia to deliver the ‘Power to Change the Future’ project. With a focus on team development and charity fundraising, this ambitious 12 month project involved working with nine regional offices to deliver community and charity projects all around the UK. Working with a team from each office, we supported their project sourcing and preparation and were also there to assist in the delivery of their chosen projects to ensure each was completed to a high standard.
The teams completed building and landscaping projects at a range of locations including 3 primary schools, 1 nursery, 2 community centres, 1 sailing club for disabled kids and challenging teenagers, 1 after school club and 1 hospice and contributed an amazing 1730 volunteer hours.
