Professional services firm Deloitte has delivered just under £1m of funding and pro bono work to three health charities in its first year of its national charity partnerships.

Mind, Prostate Cancer UK and Alzheimer’s Society all benefitted from the three year partnership which began in June 2013. Deloitte said it has managed to raise over £640,000 in funding for the three charities, as well as providing £350,000 worth of pro bono support.

The three charities were selected by Deloitte employees, based on the impact it could make over the three year partnership.

David Barnes, managing partner for public policy at Deloitte, said: “Through our pro bono work, Deloitte’s people have already helped the charities to tackle some key organisational challenges. This will continue throughout the two years ahead.

“For many employees there is a personal connection to one or more of the charities and the incredible efforts that are made to raise money is reflective of the strong connection our people feel to the causes.”  

Over the last year, more than 3,100 of Deloitte’s employees have been involved with volunteering activities.

The first 12 months saw fundraising by Deloitte support the recruitment of an additional Infoline advisor for Mind, which will enable the charity to take an extra 8,000 calls a year from people in urgent need of advice and support.

It has also enabled Prostate Cancer UK to deliver its Search and Rescue programme, which has helped the charity to identify 300,000 men in at risk groups.

The fundraising has also helped Alzheimer’s UK deliver research projects for dementia care, cure and prevention, as well as facilitating its review of the National Dementia Strategy for England.

Deloitte’s pro bono work included reviewing Prostate Cancer UK’s financial processes and reducing its costs and helping Mind develop a smartphone app to provide support to people seeking mental health support online.