Launching Corporate Partnership with a National Event

Discover strategies for building corporate partnerships with insights from Sharif Mahdy.

Are you considering a national initiative to bring on more corporate partners? If yes, in this video from a LinkedIn Live with Heather Nelson, you will learn how from Sharif Mahdy and his experience through his work with 𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘒𝘪𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘋𝘢𝘺.

In Fall 2022, The Students Commission of Canada (SCC) took over 𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘒𝘪𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘋𝘢𝘺 from The Learning Partnership.

It was a great opportunity in a lot of ways, but one key way was the opportunity to build further corporate support for The Student Commission of Canada.

Over the next year, we (BridgeRaise and SCC) worked together to build on the success of the event, and also make it align more closely with SCC, while building corporate partnerships.

In this LinkedIn Live, we discussed:
1. Why it seemed like a great opportunity?
2. How it supported building a corporate partnership program?
3. What were some lessons learned when reaching out to companies?
4. What are some opportunities identified for the future?

About Sharif Mahdy:

Sharif Mahdy is the CEO of the Students Commission of Canada (SCC) and the Centre of Excellence for Youth Engagement. Sharif has been with the SCC since 2010 and is accountable for ensuring the cultural and financial sustainability of the organization. Sharif is also accountable for the long-term strategic visioning and operational excellence of the organization.

Sharif has an Honours Bachelor of Health Sciences from the University of Western Ontario. He also has a Masters of Arts in Leadership degree from Royal Roads University. Sharif is also the Volunteer Chair of the National Alliance of Children and Youth (NACY): a national charitable organization that brings organizations together in a collaborative network dedicated to enhancing the well-being of children and youth in Canada. Sharif sits on several non-profit Boards including the Catalysts Circle, the Child Development Institute and Mentor Canada.

Connect with Sharif: LinkedIn

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