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Last week, I spoke at CharityConnect’s Connections  event, to help CEOs and Fundraisers explore fundraising as an integrated organisational ethos supported by all staff. Cross-departmental cooperati...
Glenn Oakes
Hi everybody. It's been a while. Hope you're all well. The new site looks great. Risk Assessments on corporate partners!! How are you guys conducting those when there is no event, people or physical...
Rob Grant
The charity for which I fundraise has recently secured a lease on a high street location.  It's not a charity shop it's a community hub from which to deliver health and well-being projects!  We are c...
Clare Samways
Hello Everyone, I run a newly registered C.I.C. for refugees. I need donation of used and decommissioned IT hardware to our C.I.C. What is the best way to get companies and NHS to donate their used a...
Ogero Ovie
As part of our fundraising we have decided to offer sponsorship for an event. So I need to put together some type of Sponsorship agreement.  I'm not talking huge amounts of money at £5K each, but tho...
Maria Johnson
Can anyone recommend any upcoming webinar's or courses in Corporate Fundraising? Preferably free to low cost.
Aimee Russell
Is anyone else struggling with potential corporate partnerships post pandemic and actually being able to talk to the right person rather than just send an email. I'm finding that some companies don't...
Sarah King
I am not quite sure if the title of my post is clear.... let me try. And first, say I have read a number of very interesting posts and linked documents (including the resources re: due diligence from...
Bernadette L
We have too much money sat doing nothing in a low interest deposit account - we were fortunate to get paid in advance for a few projects.  I'm sure that it could be earning more returns and wonder if...
Geoff Roberts
I'm looking into the offering our small charity can make to local businesses in the form of sponsorship packages.  Any tips, any pitfalls to look out for I'd be grateful for the hive minds advice....
Claire Carter
Good morning and thanks for an excellent platform for charities to gain help and insight - hugely appreciated... I just wanted to ask everyone -  have you had any success with the best way of keeping...
Tim Neil
Hi all,  I was wondering how many of you have a formal partnership agreement in place when you become a charity of the year with a corporate? I know that these are needed when there are commercial ar...
Dan Hall
Hi Everyone, As a development officer for a small charity my role is varied somewhat. My current project is to secure some local commercial/corporate partnerships. This is an exciting new challenge b...
Nick Thomas
Hi Everyone, I work for a local charity and have had discussions about a partnership with an independent coffee shop. They have kindly agreed to give an amount from every hot drink sale to us. In ret...
Nick Thomas
Hello everyone. I'm looking for a list of top Corporate Foundations (I know, probably slightly pie in the sky). Has anyone seen a recent resource? Thank you!
Katie Le Billon
Hi,  This is my first time using this site so please excuse me if I'm not following the correct format etc.  Probably like most other charities right now, we are trying to become a more sustainable o...
lauren barrett
Hi all I came across NotFound.Org, a European Union-funded project which encourages website owners to place a small snippet of code onto their websites Error 404 pages. The snippet of code then displ...
A CharityConnect User
I'm part of a volunteer team piloting givto.org - a way people can give to a different local charity each month with a single direct debit. We are piloting in Yorkshire and recruiting charities (and...
Penny Coulthard
Hi We are looking into our opportunities to earn from things we already do.  There are many questions, ideas and research to do, and while we can do bits internally, it would be great to see if there...
Beckie Lang
Hi Everyone Many a charity shop has been inundated with new donations and all the major charities use online marketplaces You may though be a small charity, yes with a shop or considering a pop-up Ha...
David Morgan
How have you priced and build corporate sponsorship packages?  We are a not-for-profit providing free, expert help to victims of cybercrime in the UK. We are growing quickly and are focused on how we...
Rory Innes
This article in the I newspaper raises some interesting points. 'What does a Nando’s wrap have to do with fighting malaria?': how corporations are co-opting charities: https://inews.co.uk/news/long-...
Neil Fairbrother
I found a dozen, but can you help me add even more to the list and, if you've approached any, how well did it work out for you?  This is one of a huge range of resources from the free  Charity Excell...
Ian McLintock
I was wondering if anyone has any advice for freshening up a Corporate Advisory Group. We are still in the early stages and have had the group for a year. I'd be really grateful to anyone who has any...
Georgia Dessain
As a relatively small charity, Brighton Fringe, relies heavily on the support of our corporate partners.  We found that this year particularly has been difficult as companies tightened their purse st...
Karla Hancock
I have recently taken the corporate fundraising portfolio into my other fundraising activities. I have been attending a few local business persons breakfast and lunches and, while I have had good con...
Richard Norton
Hello all, We are a new charity whose aim is to help smaller charities reach their potential by gaining extra funding. We have designed software that is basically a matchmaking service for charities...
Joanne Cox
I'm sure that my office is a familiar sight to many of the people on this forum...chock-a-block full of Christmas donations and toys. We're a very small charity - there's four of us that work here, t...
Emily Hughes
Hi Everyone We are currently developing a stewardship plan to support the companies that give at a lower level, but still require a good experience from working with my organisation. This group won't...
Lizzi Hollis Butcher
Anyone going along to the launch next week? I'll be there as one of the first companies to sign up to the platform
Simon Hickman
I’ve been in my employment for 2 months now as a corporate fundraising manager which I’m really enjoying. One corporate company that is in my region has raised a fantastic amount of money for the cha...
A CharityConnect User
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