No matter how big or small your business or organisation is, through our Business Partnership programme, you can achieve your business objectives and make a difference in protecting and preserving Epping Forest and its irreplaceable biodiversity, culture and heritage now and for generations to come.
Through your annual subscription fee, a Business Partner will make a real contribution to:
- Inspiring and educating more people to visit the Forest responsibly
- Practical habitat management work in the Forest led by our Conservation Officers with groups of local volunteers
- Policy, planning and advocacy work to raise awareness of the Forest with decision-makers and policy-makers
Our Business or Community Partnership Types
With an annual subscription fee, we have three business partnership tiers that are suitable for organisations of various sizes.
- Birch Partners
- Beech Partners
- Oak Partners
- Hornbeam Partners (Community Partners)
You will find more details of each below.
Birch Partners: £200 per year
Entry level aimed at small/medium-sized enterprises.
Benefits:
- Partnership Certificate
- Shop window sticker
- Copies of our Trust in the Forest magazine
- Forest welcome pack
- Use of EFHT logo
- Listing as a Business Partner on EFHT website (over 100k page views a year)
- Social media profile-raising
Beech Partners: £500 per year
Aimed at mediumsized businesses. All the Birch Partner benefits, plus
- A feature in one of EFHT’s email newsletters (over 3K subscribers)
- A coffee/chat with EFHT core team member and photo opportunity for PR
- Additional copies of Epping Forest Big Walk Map for staff
Oak Partners: £1000+ per year
Aimed at larger enterprises. All the Beech Partner benefits, plus:
- A feature article in one of EFHT’s ‘Trust in the Forest’ magazine (3 issues a year, posted directly to over 1K members living locally), with the opportunity for a senior leader to be interviewed about your commitment to the Forest, and/or your approach to CSR and your ESG responsibilities.
- A talk about the Forest from an EFHT representative for your staff/customer/partners at an event of your choosing
- Discounted rate for your staff to become individual members of EFHT
Hornbeam Partners (community partners): £50 per year
For local community organisations, schools and small charities
Benefits:
- Partnership Certificate
- Shop window sticker
- Copies of our Trust in the Forest magazine
- Forest welcome pack
- Use of EFHT logo
- Listing as a Community Partner on EFHT website (over 100k page views a year)
- Social media profile-raising
By becoming an EFHT Business Partner, you will receive:
1. A Partnership Certificate & a shop window sticker to recognise and celebrate your commitment to the protecting the Forest
2. A Welcome Pack with information about the Forest to inspire your staff, customers and partners to get to know the Forest, including
- Copies of our ‘Trust in the Forest’ members magazine
- Copies of our Epping Forest Big Walk Map, a 14.1 mile (22.7 km) route that walks the whole length of Epping Forest from Mannor Park in East London to Bell Common in Epping with sections and public transport information
3. Partnership marketing:promoting your commitment to the Forest with new audiences. This will include:
- Use of EFHT logo in your marketing
- Inclusion on our website as a Business Partner
- Social Media profile raising: a shout-out on our social media channels mentioning and tagging your business/organisation.
- ..and more
Business Partnership Types:
Get in touch to become an EFHT Business Partner
If you are interested in becoming an EFHT Business Partner, or would like to find out more, please contact us here. Or, you can email us at admin@efht.org.uk, or call 020 85089061.
Business Partnership: compare the differences
| Tier | Birch | Beech | Oak | Hornbeam (community) |
| Annual subscription | £200 | £500 | £1000+ | £50 |
| Partnership certificate | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Shop window sticker | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Trust in the Forest magazine | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Welcome pack | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Partnership marketing: | ||||
| · Use of EFHT logo | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| · Partner listing on EFHT Website | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| · Social media profile-raising | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| · A feature in EFHT e-newsletter | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| · A coffee/chat with core EFHT staff and photo opportunity for PR | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| · A feature in EFHT’s ‘Trust in the Forest’ magazine (and associated website/social media publicity) | ✓ | |||
| Additional benefit for your staff/customers/partners | ||||
| · Additional copies of Big Walk Map and Trust in the Forest magazine | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| · A talk about the Forest from a EFHT team member at your event/awareness day | ✓ | |||
| · Staff discounted rate to become EFHT individual members | ✓ |
Get in touch
If you are interested in becoming an EFHT Business Partner or would like to find out more, please get in touch. Or, you can email us at admin@efht.org.uk, or call 020 85089061.