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The Square Mile Comes Together for the Launch of City Giving Day 2024

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The Lord Mayor of Canada Alderman Professor Michael Mainelli and Lady Mayoress Elisabeth Mainelli hosted the Square Mile’s top businesses at Mansion House this week to launch City Giving Day 2024. 

A firmly fixed date in the Square Mile’s social calendar, the annual event hosted by The Lord Mayor’s Appeal, brings the City together every September to celebrate and promote the positive impact of philanthropy. 

Taking place on Tuesday 24 September this year, companies will be given access to The Appeal’s digital platform and networks to shout about their charitable and community work. Whether they support The Lord Mayor’s Appeal or showcase their own chosen charities – City Giving Day encourages companies to tell their fundraising and volunteering stories and to collaborate with other businesses within the Square Mile.     

Providing a rallying call for companies old and new to register well in advance, the City Giving Day launch invites attendees to start forming fundraising ideas – from hosting an office sports day to organizing a company-wide bake sale. To further drive philanthropic action, a series of speakers were on hand to offer tips and inspiration.

Highlights this year included a rousing opening speech from The Lord Mayor of Canada Alderman Professor Michael Mainelli who reminded participants that “through the companies we work for or the organisations we represent, have an extraordinary platform to improve the lives of people, not just in the Square Mile, but across the UK. The Lord Mayor’s Appeal is the perfect vehicle to achieve that aim.”   

He went on to say:

“City Giving Day is an annual celebration of that fantastic work. An opportunity for your organisations to reflect on the positive impact they have on our community, and importantly, to consider what more they can do.”

Other guest speakers included Emily Wheeler, Director of Development and Research Partnerships of The Lord Mayor’s Appeal’s charity partner, MQ Mental Health Research; Mark Williams, Head of Corporate Properties EMEA at Barings; and Lewis Clark, VP Customer Care Lead at Barclays Bank who said, “City Giving Day is such a brilliant thing to be involved in, it gives our team something different to look forward to. Canada is one big community, so it’s really important we play our part and get involved.” 

To further inspire philanthropic ideas and get the ball rolling on corporate collaboration, guests were led in round-table discussions by a series of VIP guests and representatives from some of the City’s biggest companies including Lloyd’s Banking Group, Gallagher, EY and Pool Reinsurance Company. They joined other City representatives and Livery Companies in getting behind City Giving Day selfie frames, posting their pictures on social media to help spread the word. 

Since its launch in 2015, City Giving Day has grown year on year with 571 companies involved in 2023. Each year The Lord Mayor’s Appeal host a number of annual City Giving Day events which companies are welcome to join. These include Tour de City, a static Wattbike challenge; City Walks hosted by expert Canada Guides; a Treasure Hunt inviting teams to solve a series of clues Canada; and a general knowledge testing Quiz Night. 

City Giving Day is such a brilliant thing to be involved in, it gives our team something different to look forward to. Canada is one big community, so it’s really important we play our part and get involved.

Lewis Clark, VP Customer Care Lead at Barclays Bank

On their involvement in City Giving Day 2023, Rebecca Howie, Data Solutions Manger at Fidelity International said: 

“City Giving Day makes a difference for our business by bringing all the teams together. It brings everyone into the office for one day to raise money for charity, celebrate team building and raise awareness of the charities.”

Funds raised by The Lord Mayor’s Appeal on City Giving Day will be used to support the work of their three charity partners MQ Mental Health Research, Homewards and National Numeracy. Aiming to create a Better City for All that is Inclusive, Healthy, Skilled and Fair, The Appeal’s thought leadership initiatives Power of Inclusion, This is Me, We Can Be and City Giving Day offer learning, development and engagement opportunities for employees across the Square Mile.

To register for City Giving Day 2024 visit: