Ideas For Deepening Relationships With Corporations

Businesses and corporations can be wonderful donorsteam-building aspect and give the employees more
to any nonprofit organization. They sometimes havebenefit than they expected. Be sure to capture each
multiple sources of resources they can share withperson's name and address so you can thank them
you, like corporate foundations, volunteers, andand add them on your mailing list. Take photos of
publicity. The better job you do at cultivating athem in action so you can put the photos in your
relationship, the more access you'll have to thenewsletter and share with the company for inclusion
resources of the business.in their newsletter, too.o Provide volunteer activities
Businesses that support your organization are justemployees can do in the breakroom. Get creative
like any other donor - you should develop aabout things you need done and see if any can be
relationship with them and stick with them in gooddone at the company's location, like writing thank you
times and bad. And make sure to get to knownotes to donors or renewal donors to lapsed
several people at the business, so if one persondonors.o Let the business know how their support
leaves, you'll have other contacts.has impacted your mission over the years. Provide a
Make sure that you give the business a goodsummary of the number of lives that have been
experience with your organization so they'll want tochanged because of their donations.o If they're a
continue to support you.really good corporate partner, periodically take a
Here are some ideas to deepen corporatebasket of home-made goodies to share with the
relationships:o Invite employees to volunteer at yourstaff in the breakroom. Treats and a hand-written
facility. This is a great way to give a front-line viewcard are a great way to let folks know that you
of your work and involve many individuals from theappreciate them.
business. Sometimes these activities even take on a