Course content:

Exploring – Matching - Partnering

This course looks beyond the traditional view of business support being purely financial. It shows you how to move the focus towards building mutually beneficial relationships that can bring wider support opportunities.

• Business support, the traditional view
• Transactional vs relational
• Exploring successful partnerships
• Identifying mutual benefits
• Defining your ‘ask’
• Matching shared values
• Due Diligence
• Spotting partner opportunities
• Attracting interest in your story
• Making the approach
• Exploring skills-based volunteering
• Beyond the business sector

This three-and-a-quarter hour course will be delivered in a very interactive way with lots of discussions and small group work. There will be plenty of breaks and time to reflect and ask questions. All the techniques covered are applicable to working with businesses and corporates, but also donors, supporters and volunteers.

 This course is suitable for anyone working with a charity, social enterprise or community group, no prior knowledge is needed.

Cost

Building Valuable Relationships programme

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Increase Support Opportunities

A programme of five comprehensive modules takes you   through the key   stages   of developing rewarding relationships. Essential for  those seeking  to  attract  corporate  partners  and grow donor support. You will gain skills and confidence to attract new relationships and develop deeper connections with your existing network.

These courses are suitable for anyone working in a charity, social enterprise or community group. No prior knowledge is needed.

Each interactive workshop is designed to build up a body of knowledge. They are:

 Charities and Businesses working together (Corporate Partnerships)

• Connect, Engage & Grow

 Keeping relationships on track

• Networking with Purpose

 Using LinkedIn to engage and connect