As a new company going to market in some of the toughest financial climates experienced for years, we know first hand how decisions and actions taken by the private sector can have profound effects on the health and wellbeing of the economy and the public. Because of this, KnowledgeMill strives to operate in a way that does not just serve our business interests, but also those of the wider community.

We believe having a strong corporate social responsibility is key to promoting economic growth in a time of falling revenues and squeezed budgets. Every year KnowledgeMill volunteers time to support community programs and to contribute our professional expertise to not-for-profit organisations.

The Fredericks Foundation specialises in providing microfinance loans and business support to the financially and socially excluded. To combat specific problems caused by the recession in 2009, it has also launched a new loan product of up to £10,000 for business start-up finance and £20,000 for existing businesses with a track record. This year, the Fredericks Foundation is launching a new CSR programme in London in partnership with the Capital Community Foundation.

We also give time up for GiveCamp – weekend-long event where technology professionals from designers, developers and database administrators to marketers and web strategists donate their time to provide solutions for non-profit organizations. Since its inception in 2007, the GiveCamp program has provided benefits to over 150 charities, with a value of developer and designer time exceeding $1,000,000 in services!