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In the world of boxing, strategy is everything. Each punch thrown is a calculated move, much like a game of chess. The ultimate goal is not just to strike but to outthink your opponent and deliver that final, decisive blow—checkmate. As we prepare for the upcoming BBFC Charity fight, this philosophy rings true. It’s about quiet preparation, relentless training, and the power of focus. Victory isn’t just about brute strength, but timing, patience, and precision. Stay tuned. The time to say checkmate is fast approaching. 🥊👊 #BBFC #BusinessBoxing #MoveInSilence #Checkmate #BoxingStrategy #CharityFight #MindOverMatter #StayFocused

🎁 Boxing Day: A Tradition of Giving Back Did you know Boxing Day started as a tradition of boxing up gifts to share with others? It’s a day to embrace generosity and community. This year, let’s honour its true spirit: 💙 Donate to a local charity. 💙 Share a meal or gift with someone in need. How are you giving back this Boxing Day? Share below! #BoxingDay #TraditionOfGiving #CommunityMatters #AussieBusiness #blubookkeepers #followers

"If you really want to be the best of the best, you have to treat every day like it's a whole new project. There are no shortcuts, no slacking off, and your commitment must be 100%." This mindset is at the core of what drives us at BBFC Charity. As co-founders, Manuel Wörner and Tristan Jones Percival know that building something extraordinary requires daily dedication, relentless focus, and unwavering commitment. Whether it's inside the boxing ring or behind the scenes of our charity initiatives, there’s no room for half-hearted efforts. BBFC Business Boxing Fight Club Charity is not just about boxing. It’s about pushing boundaries, creating real impact, and inspiring others to give their best every single day. Join us as we continue this journey, pushing towards excellence for a cause that matters. #BBFC #BusinessBoxing #CommitmentToExcellence #NoShortcuts #Leadership #ManuelWörner #TristanJones #CharityProject #BoxingForACause

Premiership Rugby has launched a tender process to find its first official charity partner for the 2025/26 season. This partnership offers a unique opportunity for a charity with national reach to collaborate with the top league of English rugby and its 10 member clubs across the Gallagher Premiership, the Premiership Rugby Cup, and the U18s Academy League. Premiership Rugby invites applications from charities whose work aligns with one or more of the following causes: Health & Wellbeing Children & Young People Tackling inequalities For more information, please click https://lnkd.in/eYP-u8xd.

A New Year opportunity for the right kind of charity! 2 year partnership with Premiership Rugby. You don't see these kind of opportunities come up often, and with such clearly thought out processes and documents, so one for many charities and fundraisers to actively consider. I've put some free tips and thought starters below from having approached these kinds of opportunities so many times in my career. Firstly, I would always recommend reaching out in the first instance when you see these kind of opportunities if they genuinely feel like a fit, so it's great to see this has been proactively offered by Laylla. Especially as the themes are so broad. These conversations have helped me so many times to decide whether or not it was worth pursuing an application. But what do you ask to help you get this clarity? Here's some ideas I've used successfully on scoping calls and internally: - What are your motivations for launching this new type of partnership? - What difficulties at [org/company] are you hoping this new partnership can help you overcome? - At the end of the two years, if you were sharing a story of impact from this partnership, what do you think the most powerful story would be? - Who is your main audience for this partnership? Who do you most want to see, and be influenced by it? - Is there a partnership you've worked on already, or one you've seen in the sports space, that you really admired? And why? Technical questions are trickier so think about the ones that would really help your cause to decide, but from my experience I'd look at: - Do you have any preferences for brand recognition amongst fans for your chosen charity partner? (ie do you want to make transformative change for a less heard of name, or do you want that instant recognition?) - Is it strongest to have a charity that crosses all your chosen themes, or one that laser focuses on a single theme? - Who, or what roles, are making up the decision making panel? You also need to satisfy yourself internally of a couple of points and ideally also discuss with the potential partner: 1. That the fundraising opportunities will produce a reasonable return (are there, for instance, opportunities to also be selected/invited by sponsors to their charity processes) - and what support you'd get from the partner to raise money (vs having to do everything yourself)? If you have 'ready to go' sports offerings (races, challenges) can these be promoted? 2. Gambling/alcohol - particularly as themes include children and health/wellbeing - your brand will be alongside alcohol brands that I can immediately see and a lot of high level sports involves gambling now unfortunately. How will you approach this with that in mind? Its well worth checking your ethical policies before proceeding further, or reaching out to your fundraising trustee to get their experiences. Good luck to charities going for this one! Exciting start to your 2025 🏉 💫

Fundraising doesn’t need to be complicated. With Football Frenzy, your booster club can fundraise  stress free. Just sell and profit, we handle the rest! #football #cheer #band #schools #spirit #FootballFrenzy #fundraising #marchingband #cheerleading #profit #schoolfundraiser #booster #PTO

At Ocean Marine Group (OMG) we have run an online sweepstake based on the outcomes of the games in the 6 Nations to raise money for charity and now in its 13th year. This year all funds raised will be donated to Jacks Den & the kids orientated Rugby Charity, The Wooden Spoon. Links to the charity pages in the comments. Follow this link to take part - its super straightforward and even easier to donate your cash. https://lnkd.in/eFEaUqzT For those who are really busy people and / or not odd shaped ball orientated, be a wonderful person, don't do the sweeper, just donate what you can. Long Version (Not for Very Busy People) Hello Sweepstakers, You may not believe it, but time has flown again and we are again launching the 2025 6 Nations Rugby Sweepstake fundraiser. The 6 Nations Rugby Tournament kicks off in just 2 weeks on 31st January - for many people is the best annual rugby tournament in the world. WHY WE DO IT We have run the Sweepstake for many years and the best guess we have is that this is the 13th year in a row that we have raised funds for charity. On average we raise circa £2500 / Year via the Sweepstake so in total the Sweepstake is estimated to have raised circa £30,000 for different charities. HOW TO TAKE PART Taking part in the Sweepstake is so easy. Predict the winners of each of the 6 Nations games on the website, make a wee donation and that’s it, simple. *Entries will close at 7pm on Friday 31st Jan TAKE PART IN OUR SIX NATIONS SWEEPSTAKE HERE: https://lnkd.in/eFEaUqzT PRIZES There is always a prize for the winner and also the person with the fewest correct predictions who receives a Wooden Spoon. Following each round of the five rounds of the 6 Nations we publish a League Table showing each participants progress and have a wee bit of banter and it has been known to have the odd spot prize. TIPS FOR YOUR PREDICTIONS The favourites for this year’s 6 Nations will be France or could it be Ireland or Scotland or England. Any of these four could, based on recent form, be victorious however I think France will just do it. Wales have not won in a game over a year and Italy do not quite have the fire power needed. Ireland could run France close, if Ireland beat France in Round 3 at home the title could be Dublin bound. England are not a settled side and seem unsure of how they want to play. Scotland look very good and have one of the best sides that they have had in a long time. Perhaps they will be the surprise of 2025? The bookies at this stage seem to have Ireland as slight favourites just ahead of France but wouldn’t it fantastic if Scotland could win by playing really attractive rugby and bringing back memories of 1990 when they won the Grand Slam. Here’s hoping. Good Luck & All The Best of Luck. Jay #etpm Ltd #Pirie & Smith Limited #Underwater Contracting Ltd (UCO) #Scottish Rugby #England Rugby #Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU)

At Ocean Marine Group (OMG) we have run an online sweepstake based on the outcomes of the games in the 6 Nations to raise money for charity and now in its 13th year. This year all funds raised will be donated to Jacks Den & the kids orientated Rugby Charity, The Wooden Spoon. Links to the charity pages in the comments. Follow this link to take part - its super straightforward and even easier to donate your cash. https://lnkd.in/eFEaUqzT For those who are really busy people and / or not odd shaped ball orientated, be a wonderful person, don't do the sweeper, just donate what you can. Long Version (Not for Very Busy People) Hello Sweepstakers, You may not believe it, but time has flown again and we are again launching the 2025 6 Nations Rugby Sweepstake fundraiser. The 6 Nations Rugby Tournament kicks off in just 2 weeks on 31st January - for many people is the best annual rugby tournament in the world. WHY WE DO IT We have run the Sweepstake for many years and the best guess we have is that this is the 13th year in a row that we have raised funds for charity. On average we raise circa £2500 / Year via the Sweepstake so in total the Sweepstake is estimated to have raised circa £30,000 for different charities. HOW TO TAKE PART Taking part in the Sweepstake is so easy. Predict the winners of each of the 6 Nations games on the website, make a wee donation and that’s it, simple. *Entries will close at 7pm on Friday 31st Jan TAKE PART IN OUR SIX NATIONS SWEEPSTAKE HERE: https://lnkd.in/efisU8ts PRIZES There is always a prize for the winner and also the person with the fewest correct predictions who receives a Wooden Spoon. Following each round of the five rounds of the 6 Nations we publish a League Table showing each participants progress and have a wee bit of banter and it has been known to have the odd spot prize. TIPS FOR YOUR PREDICTIONS The favourites for this year’s 6 Nations will be France or could it be Ireland or Scotland or England. Any of these four could, based on recent form, be victorious however I think France will just do it. Wales have not won in a game over a year and Italy do not quite have the fire power needed. Ireland could run France close, if Ireland beat France in Round 3 at home the title could be Dublin bound. England are not a settled side and seem unsure of how they want to play. Scotland look very good and have one of the best sides that they have had in a long time. Perhaps they will be the surprise of 2025? The bookies at this stage seem to have Ireland as slight favourites just ahead of France but wouldn’t it fantastic if Scotland could win by playing really attractive rugby and bringing back memories of 1990 when they won the Grand Slam. Here’s hoping. Good Luck & All The Best of Luck. etpm Ltd Pirie & Smith Limited Underwater Contracting Ltd (UCO) #ScottishRugby #EnglandRugby #IrishRugbyFootballUnion

Supporting future champions in West Dunbartonshire🏊♂️ Persimmon West Scotland has donated £3,000 to West Dunbartonshire Amateur Swimming Club to help foster lifelong participation in swimming and build confidence among its 170 young members, aged 7 to 18. The club, run entirely by volunteers, provides daily training sessions for swimmers of all abilities – from beginners to Scottish Champions. Many members come from areas of high deprivation, making the club’s commitment to keeping costs low vital for ensuring access to the sport. Our donation will help fund the club’s annual championships and awards evening, keeping the event free for all members. It will also contribute to training qualifications for volunteer poolside helpers, paving the way for the next generation of coaches and ensuring the club’s sustainable growth. #PersimmonHomes

This weekend, I did something that felt completely out of my comfort zone—I stepped into the boxing ring for a white-collar boxing match. And let me tell you, it was a wild ride that packed a punch in more ways than one! 😅 A HUGEEE thank you to everyone who donated via my GoFundMe and raised over £1,245 for Greengate Trust & Yemaid! 💕 When I first signed up, it was all about raising money for a cause close to my heart. But as I got deeper into training, I realised that what I was gaining went far beyond the charity aspect. Pushing myself to do something I didn’t need to do—but wanted to—was a huge personal win. The feeling of empowerment that came from sticking to a training regime and getting to the end was great! There were moments in the ring where all the preparation I had done seemed to fly out the window. It was one of those moments where life reminds you that, no matter how ready you think you are, surprises can hit hard. The real lesson was that it’s not about avoiding those punches (because life will always throw some at you). It’s about how you adjust your stance, change your technique, and keep moving forward. One of the most rewarding parts of the entire experience was hearing my family cheering for me in the crowd. Knowing that I was showing them, firsthand, that stepping out of your comfort zone leads to growth in every area of life was an incredible feeling. In both boxing and life, preparation is important. But what’s even more crucial is the resilience to adapt when things don’t go as planned. There’s something so powerful in challenging yourself in all times of life regardless of the odds. (BTW the result was a draw and I LOVED every second of it!) #whitecollarfight