BNP Paribas Foundation

ABOUT US

The BNP Paribas Foundation in Poland was established in 2006 to carry out tasks related to the social responsibility of Bank BNP Paribas in 3 areas:

• initiatives related to education: levelling of educational opportunities in vulnerable groups, long-term scholarship programs (including the “Class” scholarship program)
• initiatives to increase access to culture and art: including "Meetings with music" as part of a long-term partnership with the National Philharmonic.
• philanthropic initiatives for social solidarity: support for refugee youth, partnerships with non-governmental organizations, as well as initiatives promoting and strengthening employee volunteering at the Bank.

FOUNDATION'S ACTIVITY

Initiatives of the BNP Paribas Foundation in Poland:

• “Class” scholarship program,
• “Agrotalents” scholarship program,
• “Knowledge to the power” program in cooperation with the Ocalenie Foundation,
• Dream Up program in partnership with the Praga Południe Center for Culture Promotion,
• Competition for Social Projects,
• “I support all year-long”, a philanthropic program of the Bank’s employees
• Social campaigns: “Blood Donation Day” and ”Good Kilometres”,
• ”Meetings with Music” program in partnership with the Warsaw Philharmonic.

Joint initiatives of the Foundation and Bank BNP Paribas:

• ”You can count on me” - an employee volunteering program at Bank BNP Paribas,
• Bankers for the Financial Education of Youth (BAKCYL),
• #TrashChallenge, an eco-volunteering initiative,
• Employee volunteering as part of the “Noble Gift” campaign,
• Support for the Bank's Local Ambassadors,
• “Marrow Donor Days” social campaign.

COOPERATION WITH NGOs

The Foundation has been supporting the third sector for many years, cooperating long-term with selected expert organizations (characterized by a high competence level) in areas covered by the Foundation's statute.

The Foundation has also been a member of the Donors Forum since 2009. The Foundation is involved in the development of the third sector in Poland; it is a member of various coalitions and working groups. Representatives of the Foundation co-created, i.a. corporate foundation operating standards and standards for measuring the effects of social initiatives in the "We act for change" project. In 2020, the Foundation became a partner of the Corporate Foundations’ Forum for the fourth time.