Generating Corporate Support
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Generating Corporate Support
Lewis Flax
April 25, 2012
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Today’s Speaker
Lewis FlaxPresident
Flax Associates
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Sam Frank, Synthesis PartnershipAssisting with chat questions: April Hunt, Nonprofit Webinars
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Today’s Host
Lewis Flax is President of Flax Associates, a firm that
assists nonprofits in generating corporate support through
sponsorship and partnership efforts. Clients include mission
based nonprofits and associations, and we focus on
developing and implementing the strategy, structure, and
outreach in order to increase corporate sector revenue.
Further information is available at www.flaxassociates.com
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Event Attendance
Memorable?
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Fundraising Efforts: Approach
• Repeated requests –
sponsorships/solicitations
• Partnership relationships
• Impact on specific activities
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Today’s Webinar
• Nonprofit perspective?
• Corporate viewpoint
• Involvement
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Corporate Perspective: Outreach
• Repeated requests for support
• Corporate objectives?
• Likely response
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Differentiation
• Understand their objectives,
and then position our offerings
• Tailor responses / customize
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Critical Factor # 1
We need to understand their ________
first and then position our offerings so we
meet specific __________ .
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A Shift in Approach
• ‘No Sale Zone’ outreach
• Objectives and current activities
• Strategic plans
• Successful campaigns
• Other partnerships/relationships
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Many Requests
• Standard offerings
• How handled and by whom?
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Corporate Processing
• Review of offering
• Types of questions
• Strategic vision
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Transition UP?
• Strategic questions
• Introductions and connections
• Relationship vs transaction
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Critical Factor # 2
In order to obtain higher level ________,
we need to connect with corporate
_________ on a _________ level.
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Positioning
• Questions
• Goals and objectives
• Customized responses
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Critical Factor # 3
Secure _________in your organization by asking _________ related to their current efforts.
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Third Party Validation
• Reference point
• Connection
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Different Approaches
• Consumer products?
• Service business
• 80/20 rule
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Limit Prospect Base
• Connections
• Appropriate industries/companies
• Limit this type of outreach to top prospects
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Critical Factor # 4
Remember that ________ of our business should come from _________ of our clients.
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Involvement
• Others involved
• Promote others engaged
• Spur interest of competitors
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Mentality
• Frequent questions
• Spur interest
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Critical Factor # 5
A key element of corporate interest involves other ________ that decide to _________.
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Crafting Outreach Documents
• Perfection?
• Final product
• Seek input
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Engagement
• Seek feedback
• Opinions valued
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Critical Factor # 6
Seek ______ in developing ________
from prospective _____ or ______.
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Lewis Flax
Flax Associates
(202) 266-2655
www.flaxassociates.com
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