Barclays.comCommunity Investment support
Investing in the communities in which we operate is an integral part of Barclays Citizenship strategy. We’re using our skills, time, money and expertise to support community issues.
In 2010, we invested £55.3m and supported 62,118 employees in our community programmes, reaching more than 1.5 million people around the world.
Community investment
| 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |
| Total community investment |
£55.3m | £54.9m | £52.2m | £52.4m |
| Employees receiving support for fundraising, volunteering and giving | 62,118 | 58,415 | 57,361 | 43,718 |
| Charities supported by Barclays | 8,214 | 7,727 | 6,918 | 7,140 |
Fundraising
| 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |
| Total amount raised by employees through matched fundraising (a) | £18m | £16.3m | £14.6m | £12.8m |
| Total number of fundraising events receiving matched fundraising | 12,805 | 11,844 | 10,694 | 9,501 |
| Total number of employee fundraisers | 15,205 | 13,828 | 12,894 | 8,990 |
Volunteeering
| 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |
| Number of employee volunteers | 34,774 | 36,476 | 37,023 | 25,880 |
| Number of volunteering grants given | 5,738 | 2,418 | 2,644 | 1,815 |
| Bank hours to support employee volunteering activities | 208,336 | 157,780 | 154,813 | 94,746 |
| Employees' personal hours given to support Barclays volunteering activities | 150,573 | 109,131 | 100,818 | 68,935 |
Giving
| UK and South Africa | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
| Amount given by employees through payroll giving | £2.1m | £2.0m | £3.2m | £1.4m |
| Amount matched | £1.3m | £1.2m | £1.1m | £0.9m |
| Number of people taking part in payroll giving | 22,064 | 13,453 | 13,167 | 12,145 |
Total Community Investment
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2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
| UK | £27.4m | £27.6m | £38.9m |
| Europe | £1.6m | £1.8m | £2.0m |
| Africa | £17.9m | £14.9m | £7.9m |
| Americas | £5.7m | £4.6m | £3.0m |
| Asia Pacific | £2.3m | £3.2m | £0.6m |
Our Exclusions
Barclays has a community investment exclusions policy which identifies types of initiatives and causes that we do not fund. The community investment budgets can not be used to support:
Political parties or political bodies
Promotion of religious beliefs (we do consider projects led by religious organisations provided the whole community benefits)
Sponsorship of individuals
Rotary, Lions Clubs and other third-party giving organisations
Hospital costs
Medical charities including medical treatment and research
Capital appeals (for example, for buildings)
Educational institutions (unless the donation provides direct support to a disadvantaged group)
The arts (unless the donation provides direct support to a disadvantaged group)
Microfinance loan fund capital (donations can be used to support the establishment and operation of community-motivated microfinance programmes, but can not be used as capital for on-lending direct to clients).
