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Your vital role as a sponsorship seller
If your organisation or event is seeking corporate partners, you have a responsibility to be able to communicate the value and benefits of being associated with you to potential sponsors. [...]
Why do companies sponsor charitable events?
What do you think motivates companies when it comes to considering sponsorship of your NFP event? Do you know their ‘hot spots’? Knowing what drives businesses to partner with you [...]
How to Find the Perfect Partner for your Organisation
Finding the perfect partner is the hardest part of implementing a successful corporate partnership strategy. Of all the companies that are out there, which ones are interesting in aligning themselves [...]
Can my small charity get sponsors?
The answer is always yes! Every NFP is the perfect marketing partner for the right company. There ARE things that you will need to do that will make gaining sponsors [...]
2013 Sponsorship Outlook
Every year for the last 28 years, IEG (a US-based firm specialising in sponsorships) have published a report that looks back over the last 12 months of sponsorship spend globally [...]
The End of Demographics: How Marketers Are Going Deeper With Personal Data
How well do you segment your membership database? The better defined your membership groups are; the more attractive you are to corporate partners. Jamie Beckland is a Digital and Social [...]
Difficult Conversations
We all go through periods of needing to have ‘difficult conversations’ with people. Whilst the thought of it often leaves a rather unpleasant sensation in the pit of our stomach, [...]
10 Fundraising Mistakes That Can Be Fatal To Your Organisation
Every not-for-profit organisation’s number one challenge is to increase their levels of funding in order to implement their vision and build loyalty, sustainability and resilience. In her free e-book, Dr [...]
The importance of treating your Not-For-Profit like a business!
Successful businesses and great not-for-profits share more things in common than you might think. Both exist to create value and solve problems, despite the fact that each one may go [...]
When creating a sponsorship proposal, what should your positioning statement sound like?
There are alot of things that people put into a sponsorship proposal, and there are alot of things that shouldn’t be included! Try and keep your proposal as short and [...]