Our purpose

Purpose isn’t something we say. It’s something we do.

For Chameleon, being part of Bristol’s business community has always meant more than doing business here. It’s about people, relationships and knowing when the skills, experience and connections we’ve built can be useful beyond our own projects.

Community of Purpose

A partnership, not sponsorship.

Our relationship with Community of Purpose isn’t something we think of as sponsorship or traditional “giving back”. It’s a partnership that has grown over many years, built around a shared belief.

Where a young person starts in life shouldn’t determine where they can go.

Why it matters

For Patrick, it’s personal.

Patrick grew up as one of six children. When his father was forced to retire through ill health at just 36, family life changed quickly and money became tight.

He still remembers Bristol’s black cab drivers giving up a day’s work each year to take disadvantaged children to Weston-super-Mare. Three of his younger siblings went. It was a simple gesture from people who had something they could offer, but to his family, it mattered.

That stayed with him. When he met Community of Purpose founder Amy Kington and saw what she was trying to achieve for young people across Bristol, he recognised the need and knew he wanted to be part of it. That was around ten years ago, and the relationship has continued ever since.

Purpose in practice

What do we have that could help?

Sometimes that’s money. But it can also be time, practical skills, professional expertise, introductions, contacts, opportunities, experiences, or simply getting stuck in.

The project

Creating space for Community of Purpose.

Not-for-profit

Community of Purpose

A new office for a Bristol youth charity, designed and fitted out in three weeks.

Organisations like ours also rely on brilliant businesses who are willing to roll up their sleeves and use their expertise to help create environments where great work can happen. Every improvement to this space ultimately benefits the young people we exist to serve.

Amy Kington, Founder, Community of Purpose

Part of something bigger

We’re not doing this alone, and that’s the point.

Community of Purpose brings together businesses and people across Bristol who are willing to put something on the table:

Their time
Their talents
Their skills
Their networks
Their resources
Their opportunities
And yes, sometimes their money

We believe businesses achieve more when they’re part of the communities around them, and when what they’ve learned and built can create opportunities where there’s a need. We don’t have to solve everything. But we can ask what we’ve got that could make a difference, and then use it.