The goal of this post is simple: learn from my mistakes! I have been doing corporate sponsorship deals for charities, private companies, and associations and not for profits for a long time and I have had some great successes but I have also had some disastrous corporate sponsorship deals gone wrong.
7 Things to do to Prepare for the Holidays… and still bring in sponsorship dollars! The holidays are a weird time! A mixture of excitement for some time off with family, daily invites to networking holiday parties and the pressure of year end all rolled into one. As you get closer and closer to the holidays people start to put things off to “the new year,” a magical time in the distant future where all of your tasks lie waiting. Here are nine things that you can do in December to keep the momentum going for your sponsorship program:
I’ve heard it – heck, I’ve said it! Event sponsorship is boring! There are only so many things you can sponsor, so many ideas, so many ways to reorder an event sponsorship proposal. Today’s post is focused on some of the cool event marketing and sponsorship activation ideas that I’ve seen recently.
This week I’ve invited my friend and networking genius Paul Nazareth to share some networking strategies with you! Paul has worked on both sides of the table, for sponsorship seekers and corporate grant makers, and knows what he is talking about.
Welcome to part two of my series all about sponsorship and events. By now you have realized that this series is not about how to close sponsorship leading up to an event, for that you will want to head to my series focused on cause marketing essentials. For an even quicker overview, have a look at my infographic on the sponsorship journey.
I was inspired to write this series focused on fundraising event sponsorship after working on an incredibly successful gala last week. It was my organization’s fourteenth annual event and saw double-digit sponsorship revenue growth for the second year in a row.