Civil Service World is joining forces with the Charity for Civil Servants in a new media partnership announced today. The collaboration will use CSW’s trusted voice across the civil service community to increase awareness of the range of support that civil servants can access through the charity.
As the Charity for Civil Servants approaches its 140th anniversary in 2026, the partnership will cement a joint commitment to supporting the professional development and wellbeing of civil servants.
CSW will use its media channels to increase visibility of CFCS initiatives such as fundraising and awareness campaigns. This exposure will give extra reach to CFCS in its mission to provide support to current, former and retired civil servants and their dependents, free of charge, across their whole lifetime.
CSW will run regular features to promote the support and services available from CFCS – which include financial assistance, mental health support, wellbeing resources and caring advice – alongside collaborative articles on workplace wellbeing and professional development.
There will be opportunities to jointly promote civil service community news as part of the partnership, while also making sure that civil servants across all grades and departments know how to find support from their charity should they need it.
Launching the partnership, Jonathan Freeman MBE, chief executive of the Charity for Civil Servants, said: "We are delighted to be partnering with the UK’s leading independent publication for civil servants. It will be a chance for us to show that the Charity for Civil Servants stands for civil servants, and stands with the civil service community across the whole of the UK.
“2026 will be a celebration of the charity’s 140th year. We know that civil servants, be that current, former or retired, really value the Charity for Civil Servants being at the heart of the civil service community. Partnering with Civil Service World gives us an important platform to tell the vital story of our historic mission.
“At the heart of this exciting partnership will be the chance not only to signpost civil servants to their charity, whether they’re facing a tough time or want to get involved, but also to this trusted publication.”
Suzannah Brecknell, editor of Civil Service World said: "Our mission as a publication has always been to support civil servants in their working lives – by sharing good practice, exploring the issues that matter to them and supporting communications across organisational boundaries. We are delighted to be working with the Charity for Civil Servants at a time when civil servants face great change, and the support which the charity offers matters more than ever.
“As the Charity for Civil Servants celebrates its 140th anniversary, it is a great example of how to combine strong heritage with a modern approach, and we are really excited to work together and let more civil servants know about the support and resources which are available to them when times get tough.”
Read our recent interview with CFCS boss Jonathan Freeman here
To support CFCS, or to access their range of services, go to: www.cfcs.org.uk