2021 APPLICATION LONDON, UK
20TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR
Friday 10 September
On Friday 10 September 2021 BGC Partners will mark the 20th Anniversary of the World Trade Centre Attacks by holding its 17th Annual Charity Day to commemorate the colleagues lost. Since 2004, we have supported hundreds of charities and we are proud to have raised over $170 million globally. Our Charity Day each year is a much anticipated event for all employees and partners of BGC. We again hope to build on the success of previous years and continue to make a real difference to many people’s lives on a day that pays respect to those we have lost. We would be delighted for you to apply to be one of our 2021 charities, but before you do so please take some time to look at our Charity Day website where previous year’s videos and photos are displayed (links below). BGC Charity Day has evolved into an exciting, uplifting day! Celebrity attendance (participation in person or virtually) is extremely helpful as it substantially adds to the spirit of the day and ultimately drives the business. High profile personalities can raise significant sums by trading with our clients, raising millions of dollars for our charities around the world.
www.bgcpartners.com/charity-day www.youtube.com/bgccharitydayvideos
Your application should be completed and returned to us by: Friday 28 May. 2020 AMBASSADORS INCLUDED:
Andy Cole, Former Footballer Carlton Cole, Former Footballer Cherie Blair, CBE QC, QC and Wife of former PM Dame Julie Walters, Actor Damian Lewis, Actor Daniel Sturridge, Footballer Danny DeVito, Actor Darren Gough, Former Cricketer David Moyes, West Ham Manager David Walliams, Comedian\Actor\Writer Davina McCall, TV Presenter\Journalist Dennis Wise, Former Chelsea Legend Dwight Yorke, Former Footballer Eric Dier, England & Tottenham Footballer Francesco Molinari, Golfer Gabby Logan, Sports Presenter Harry Kane, England Captain & Tottenham Striker Holly Willoughby, TV Presenter and Personality Jack Wilshere, Bournemouth Football Player Jodie Comer, Actor José Mourinho, Spurs Football Manager Jude Law, Actor Kelly Osbourne, TV Personality Keira Knightley, Actor Mason Mount, Chelsea Footballer Nile Rodgers, Musician Penny Lancaster, Model and TV Personality Roberto Martínez, Belgium Football Manager Rod Stewart, Musician Sir Mervyn King, Former Governor of Bank of England Stephen Fry, Actor\Comedian\Author Tony Blair, Former PM Tony Cottee, Former West Ham Legend Tyson Fury, Boxer Will Greenwood MBE, Former English Internation Rugby Player APPLICATION FORM COVER PAGE PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS INFORMATION WITH YOUR APPLICATION
NAME OF CHARITY: REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER IN THE UK:
CHARITY REPRESENTATIVE CONTACT DETAILS Name: Telephone:
Email:
WEBSITE ADDRESS:
HEAD OFFICE ADDRESS:
MOST RECENT ANNUAL INCOME FROM DONATIONS:
DETAILS OF ANY STATUTORY / GOVERNMENT FUNDING:
BREAKDOWN OF INCOME SPEND AS FOLLOWS: • % of charitable spend: • % of fundraising: • % of other costs: Please feel free to include any additional (brief) notes to support this information
Please tick the box to confirm the charity will accept payment by stock or cash
ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS • Please include mission statement / nature of charity’s work • Application should be no more than 2 to 3 pages long • Details of specific projects the charity is looking to deliver in 2021 / 2022 and the funds required • Name/s of celebrity patrons / ambassadors who have confirmed that they would support your charity on the day (if diaries allow) if your application is successful. Please also state whether their support would be virtual or in person if government guidelines permit • • A prospect list of other celebrity patrons / ambassadors with whom you have a current relationship and who would be a potential ambassador if you were successful
CHARITY DAY APPLICATION SUBMISSION Please email your application to the Charity Day team at: [email protected] by Friday 28 May FAQ
WHO IS BGC PARTNERS? BGC Partners is a pioneering global brokerage company serving the financial services and real estate markets delivering world-class products to our diverse customer base on a daily basis. Our Financial Services business provides a full range of trade execution and broker-dealer services.
WHAT IS CHARITY DAY? Charity Day is held every year on 11 September, or the closest working day to it, in memory of the 658 colleagues lost in the World Trade Centre attacks in 2001. It is a day on which we commemorate those no longer with us by raising funds for charitable works worldwide.
HOW DO WE RAISE THE MONEY? All BGC revenues worldwide on Charity Day, together with those of our sister companies GFI, Aurel, RP Martin and Sunrise Brokers are donated to selected charities, as are all broker commissions for the day.
HOW DOES THE DAY WORK IN THE UK? Usually the UK Charity Day takes place at the BGC and GFI London offices with celebrity ambassadors visiting the trading floors throughout the day and meeting the 1000 brokers working there. Celebrity ambassadors that attend on behalf of the charities are invited to take part in trades by speaking to clients over the phone.
Due to the global pandemic, Charity Day 2020 was held virtually with celebrity ambassadors taking part in video calls with our brokers and clients. It is likely Charity Day 2021 will be hosted virtual once again, but we are keeping a close eye on the evolving government guidelines and hope by September we will be able to welcome a small number of guests to our Canary Wharf office.
WHAT IS EXPECTED OF THE CELEBRITY AMBASSADORS? We request that each celebrity ambassador: - dials into our Virtual Green Room for approximatley 1 hour between 8am - 5pm on Friday 10 September - takes part in video calls with clients hosted by us (for 5 minute cheery chats) - takes part in internal interviews (please see our Charity Day videos for examples) - uses their own social media platforms to promote the Charity they are supporting as well as the BGC Charity Day in the run up to and on the day itself by tweeting, re-tweeting, following and sharing etc. - takes part in interviews with selected media present on the day (if they are happy to do so)
WHAT ABOUT THE NON-CELEBRITY ATTENDEES? The BGC Charity Day is a fun day. We very much enjoy welcoming our charities and their beneficiaries to our offices, however it may not be possible this year.
We would like to encourage the selected charities to still get involved with the event virtually by joining in with video calls, sending good luck messages, internal interviews and supporting the event on social media channels.
HOW ARE THE DONATIONS CALCULATED? The Charity Day donations are allocated by BGC’s senior management. Many factors are taken into account from the annual revenue of the charity to the way in which the charity and their celebrity ambassadors engage with the day. It is BGC’s aim to distribute the Charity Day donations within 12 months of each Charity Day by way of either cash or stock transfer.