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FAMOUS FLOPS (AND A LESSON IN HOW TO AVOID ONE)

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The Edsel's story serves as a cautionary tale about the importance of readiness and doing your homework. Embarking on a corporate partnerships strategy without prior preparation can also result in failure, even for an established non-profit. Non profits that fail at corporate partnerships often do so for the same reasons.

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READY, STEADY WOAH HOLD YOUR HORSES!

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When embarking on a corporate partnerships strategy, it’s critical to know that there are two levels of readiness. Often when non-profits and social enterprises consider commencing a corporate partnerships strategy, their first action is to ask the board for contacts within the business sector.

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LESSONS FROM A POP TART

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If you’re not Organisationally Ready to forge mutually beneficial corporate partnerships, no amount of hard work will make you Partner Ready. Discover your Readiness Score today, by clicking here. A presentation, just like a joke, can fall flat if the necessary time has not been invested. 1] [link]

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LESSONS LEARNED FROM A GIANT ‘LIQUORISH ALL SORTS’ SCULPTURE

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Standing back, admiring my Alice-in-wonderland-esque sculpture, it dawned on me that the path to success – whether it be a giant liquorish all sorts sculpture or winning a corporate partnership – is very much the same. To win corporate partnerships your organisation must be prepared.

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Anything Can Happen

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And yet, when it comes to winning corporate partnerships, I witness some non-profit boards set unrealistic targets, fail to provide training or a roadmap to follow, sending out ill-prepared fundraisers to negotiate with corporates at the wrong time of year. Success rarely happens in any field without hard work and preparation.

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KNOW THYSELF – THE PATH TO WISDOM

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The SWOT A that our students have just completed is a Corporate Partnerships SWOT A , and the benchmark for them is their Corporate Partnerships Intention. Want to know if your organisation is ready to implement a corporate partnerships strategy? Take our Readiness Q&A to find out.

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WHAT NON-PROFIT LEADERS CAN LEARN FROM BARBIE

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Consider how corporates can help you reach the younger generation. Take risks, be innovative and show leadership in corporate partnerships. The donors of today will not be there in a decade. Hailey Cavill - Jaspers