Case Study

The Sleep Charity

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The Challenge

The Sleep Charity are a small charity with little fundraising resource, but huge potential. They were receiving lots of inquiries from potential corporate partners, but they were being led by the companies rather than doing what was best for the charity. Their lack of capacity often meant their relationships were transactional and significantly undervalued. For example, one company asked The Sleep Charity to assist in an audio show for them, and they only charged £3,000. This relationship could have easily been a five figure, long term partnership, given the right resource and focus.

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the Solution

Remarkable Partnerships started with coaching on what corporate partnerships could look like and building the confidence of The Sleep Charity team on the value they have to offer companies.
The first brainstorm was on Furniture Village, which led to the biggest ever partnership for the charity. The partnership launched in September 2021, creating the first ever national sleep helpline. This co-branding opportunity allowed both Furniture Village and The Sleep Charity to live their shared purpose: “building a nation that sleeps better.”
The charity are now much further along their journey of achieving what the charity was set up to achieve, because of that one intervention providing free, tailored sleep advice for people in the UK.
This experience built their confidence and showed them what is possible for corporate partnerships.
Remarkable Partnerships are proud to have become the corporate partnership team for The Sleep Charity. We are leading on their corporate partnership approaches, utilising their strong network of contacts and increasing the value of their partnerships.

In the three months, Remarkable Partnerships secured nine meetings with top prospects, converted five of these into new partnerships and strengthened existing relationships with corporate friends.

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The RESULT

Helping deliver better sleep programs across UK communities

return on investment
Strategic Partnership with MetroHealth
Helping deliver better sleep programs across UK communities
Expansion with DreamWell
Supporting children’s mental health through better sleep habits
Ongoing Support from SleepSafe Foundation
Building a sustainable future for better sleep across the UK
The Sleep Charity
Lisa Artis, Deputy CEO

Working with the Remarkable Partnerships team has given us a huge head start on corporate partnerships. As a small team, it can be difficult to know where to start, but Andy and Briony have come equipped with confidence, creativity and an incredible toolkit, leading to huge results in the first three months alone. If you’re thinking of investing in corporate partnerships, we couldn’t recommend anyone more!

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