"It's beneficial to explore the relationships that you already have and of all the businesses that supported the Age UK emergency appeal, 3/4 of them were existing Corporate Partners. This highlights the importance of stewardship." Lizzie Bekhradnia Chartered Institute of Fundraising #CorporatePartnerships

"Cash enables us to be agile, but there are lots of ways to cultivate relationships. Charities need to create GiK shopping lists from a budget-relieving perspective to advise New Business teams." Charly Meehan Refuge Chartered Institute of Fundraising #CorporatePartnerships

"Small businesses are finding new ways to connect with their customers. Supporting local causes is a great way to achieve this and charities need to acknowledge this as a significant fundraising opportunity." Veronica Bamford-Deane Work for Good - Sales Fundraising Made Easy Chartered Institute of Fundraising #CorporatePartnerships

"The impact of donations, especially locally, is becoming increasingly more important. Charities need to find more technologically advanced ways, beyond impact reports, to share this with Corporate Partners." David Adair, PwC UK Chartered Institute of Fundraising #CorporatePartnerships

"CV-19 has meant that there are online communities of people that want to come together. Corporate fundraisers need to observe how people's habits are changing and adapt their fundraising offerings." Polly Agile Consulting London Chartered Institute of Fundraising #CorporatePartnerships

''I have continued to pick up the phone and talk to supporters and corporates, speaking about how Covid-19 has affected people's lives. Keep having those conversations on the phone with your donors'' Nicola O'Donnell sharing her advice Chartered Institute of Fundraising #corporatepartnerships

Lavinya Stennett and Natalia Dapena talking about how Covid-19 adapted their strategy at The Black Curriculum- taking their teachings online. Social media activism helped them to expand their audience and reach people about their cause Chartered Institute of Fundraising #corporatepartnerships

Rebecca Rawle, ActionAid UK talks about the positives of having exploratory conversations with donors, putting in a short zoom meeting to explore ways you can work with each other as opposed to setting up for a big 'one off' proposal meeting Chartered Institute of Fundraising #corporatepartnerships

After a short lunch break we're back in the digital room listening to the 'Keeping the relationship fresh to grow your corporates’ support' session! Looking forward to hear what the speakers have to say! Chartered Institute of Fundraising #corporatepartnerships

Ghadeer Shawareb, London Air's Ambulance spoke about the ''power of human contact, taking time to talk to colleagues & take socially distanced walks where possible with the team.'' All these helped them to adapt to the virus pandemic and become stronger in the process Chartered Institute of Fundraising

'A partner came on board just before the lockdown, meaning we had to quickly adapt the partnership framework' Georgina Brown, Save the Children talking about the way they had to adapt in light of the pandemic to ensure the partnership was still relevant for the changing times

'Thinking about how to give something back to corporate partners throughout the year is very important in growing corporate support, adding value such as pieces of research, ensuring that the donor is getting something back.' Nicky O'Malley RSPB Chartered Institute of Fundraising #corporatepartnerships

A big welcome to all of our speakers in the 'Ask The Experts' panel session in which a range of corporate fundraisers will explain how they would tackle a series of challenging situations common to the job and give advice! #CorporatePartnerships Chartered Institute of Fundraising

"Charities have had to remodel their work in response to CV-19 and there are some key #CorporatePartnerships that have been more involved than others. Fostering a sense of 'home team' and collective responsibility is key to success." Lucy Sharma The Outward Bound Trust Chartered Institute of Fundraising

"Don't forget the value of simple 1-2-1 phone calls with your #CorporatePartnerships. This virtual way of working can actually provide even more chances to build your rapport and understanding of their business decisions." Richard Radnor British Red Cross 🧡 Chartered Institute of Fundraising

"It's a great idea to involve your entire team (New Business and #CorporatePartnerships colleagues) when it comes to brainstorming sessions for how to expand your accounts into transformational partnerships." David Bedi King's College London Chartered Institute of Fundraising

"Ensuring that you are keeping in touch with previous #CorporatePartnerships can bear fruit in the long term. Charities must consider how to stay connected to these businesses, even if they cannot help them at the moment." Francesca Doria The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Chartered Institute of Fundraising

"Continue to have honest conversations to ensure that #CorporatePartnerships feel stewarded. There is value in regularly updating contacts about the charity's plans and try to create a wider network of contacts on both sides." Natasha Dubash Young Epilepsy Chartered Institute of Fundraising

A huge thank you to all of our speakers that joined us for the Chartered Institute of Fundraising #CorporatePartnerships conference today! An undeniably insightful handful of sessions.

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