Asking your employer to fund your membership

We encourage you to ask your employer to fund your place on a Branch cohort. Branch delivers value to employers by helping their people return with confidence.

The majority of women are successful in securing full funding from their organisation. We’ll help you make the request.

Common Routes to Funding

Branch members typically secure funding through one of these routes:

Manager discretionary budget

Some managers have small budgets to support team performance and wellbeing.

Learning & development budget

Many organisations offer an annual training allowance, which can be used for professional development.

HR or People team request

Some women make a direct request to HR, particularly if their organisation has wellbeing or inclusion initiatives..

How to ask

We recommend requesting funding through a short email or conversation with your manager or HR team.

The cohort has a total time commitment of around 6 hours over lunchtime, making it easy to participate alongside work.

Branch can be positioned in a few simple ways, depending on who you're speaking to.

  • Branch helps women navigate the transition into working motherhood while maintaining their professional identity and forming new networks.

  • Return-to-work support: The programme provides practical tools and peer support to help women return to work with confidence.

  • Branch supports women to manage the transition back to work in a way that supports long-term performance and retention.

Download our Funding Request Guide

We’ve created a short guide to help you make the request, including:

  • Email templates you can send to your manager

  • An employer brochure explaining Branch

  • FAQs focused on employers

Still have questions? Please get in touch with us using the contact form below.