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Launching Corporate Partnership with a National Event
In this video from a LinkedIn Live with Heather Nelson, you will learn about Sharif Mahdy and his experience through his work with 𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘒𝘪𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘋𝘢𝘺.

Navigating the Waves of Awareness Months for Effective Corporate Partnerships
Ever wonder about the glitter and buzz around Pride Month or any official awareness month and its impact on nonprofit-corporate partnerships?

Non-profits: Why you need a strategy?
For every nonprofit there is a time when someone says “we need a strategy”. However, often this means different things to different people.
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Corporate Fundraising
Marketing and Corporate Fundraising: The Power of Internal Collaboration
When marketing and corporate fundraising work well together, your organization’s messages are amplified, companies are thanked for their contributions, and you successfully raise both awareness and funds for your mission.
Building the BEST Corporate Partner Prospect List
Hands down, one of the most common questions we are asked here at BridgeRaise is, “how can I get more corporate sponsorship prospects into my pipeline?”.
3 Corporate Partnership Myths Hindering Meaningful Connection
Do you believe these three corporate partnership myths?
Partnerships
Top Corporate Sponsor Meeting Questions
Planning for your meeting with your corporate sponsor prospect is all about 2 things: the right research and the right questions.
4 Steps to Successful Corporate Partnerships
You’ve heard us talk about ‘sticky’ corporate partnerships: partnerships that will LAST, that will generate significant revenue and address multiple mutually beneficial business needs.
ESG and Charities: The Next Step in Building Corporate Partnerships
Being able to connect with companies in the areas that are mutually aligned is a perfect way to start the conversation around corporate partnership.
Sponsorships
Making Friends to Get Corporate Sponsorship
It’s about making friends. It is also about asking questions. Making the conversations and the emails about them and not about you. Making a connection.
Event Sponsorship & Activations – It’s more than a logo on a sign!
Events are a really great way to strengthen corporate partnerships and relationships, but you need to do it right! A simple logo or name on a sign isn’t going to cut it these days.
Top Power Questions That Will Make Your Corporate Sponsors Take Notice
Questions you need for an introductory meeting to ensure you learn what you need to know to fundraise money from your sponsor or corporate prospect
News
3 Things We Review In a Strategic Assessment
Here are three main items the BridgeRaise team looks at when we start a Strategic Assessment of your Corporate Partnership Program
Cold Outreach: The BridgeRaise Approach
At BridgeRaise, we are strong advocates of building corporate partnership programs using a relationship-first approach.
Corporate Fundraising & Your Corporate Prospect Contact Has Left. Now what?
Maybe you were mid-negotiation with a corporate prospect and about to close the deal. And they left the company. Now what?
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