We organised a webinar to support corporate fundraisers to make this year remarkable.
We had two expert speakers:
- Lizzie Smith, Senior Partnership Development Manager from RSPB.
- Peter Chiswick, Director of Corporate from Remarkable Partnerships.
Here are their recommendations to help you smash your goals in 2025.
- BE BOLD
This could be approaching a company with a bigger ambition or contacting the brand you think is ‘too big’ or ‘too scary’. It could even be challenging a prospect or partner to commit to something more – more impactful, more valuable, more engaging. What is the thing that will be truly transformational for your cause and your charity? Find your entrepreneurial spirit, be audacious, be bold.
2. INJECT THE WHY INTO EVERY CONVERSATION
We are all great storytellers. Think about when you’re preparing for an important pitch, you’ll spend weeks crafting the narrative, practising with your colleagues/friends/family and bringing the impact of your partnership to life. But it’s so easy to forget the importance of storytelling in the day to day. How can you make sure every conversation with your partner – whether it’s your regular catch up with a partner, a governance meeting, or comms planning session – keeps those stories alive, and leaves them with that same feeling of inspiration, hope and connection to your cause in every single conversation?
3. CREATE YOUR SQUAD OF CORPROATE PARTNERSHIPS CHEERLEADERS
Who are the people who can help you on this journey? Who can help you come up with creative, innovative and exciting propositions? Who can challenge you to be bold – even when it feels really uncomfortable and scary? Who can advocate for you at work, or with your partners, to help make sure you have the right support, resource, and airtime needed to make your partnerships thrive?
4. USE THE POWER OF VISUALISATION
Peter used the power of visualisation to drive sales success for Sony. He was working in a competitive electronics sector, and he used visualisation to transform goals into tangible results over consecutive years. It began at an awards ceremony, where his team won an award. After they received the award Peter asked his team where they wanted to be in a year’s time. They said back here receiving the award again. That vision energised the team to set ambitious goals, overcome challenges, and transform ideas into outcomes.
Here are three reasons why using visualisation is an essential tool for successful corporate fundraisers:
- Visualisation creates clarity by defining goals and the steps needed to achieve them.
- It drives motivation and belief, helping to overcome barriers by boosting confidence and maintaining focus.
- It energises your team around a shared vision, enhancing collaboration and purpose.
5. CREATE YOUR VISION FOR 2025
You can increase your chances of making this year remarkable by writing a letter to yourself. Start by putting the date at the top as 31st December 2025! Write to yourself about the following:
- Describe the brilliant results you have achieved this year.
- What challenges did you overcome?
- Who supported you during the year?
- Tell yourself you feel as you look back on your success?
- Identify the qualities that you showed to make this year remarkable.
CONCLUSION
We hope these recommendations support you to deliver your goals in 2025. It’s all about taking baby steps, every day, to deliver your vision. What’s the one thing that you will do today to make your year remarkable?
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Do you want to transform your corporate partnerships results in 2025? Then you might be interested in our ground-breaking new service Remarkable 10: https://info.remarkablepartnerships.com/remarkable-10
- Connect with us on LinkedIn: Jonathan Andrews, Georgina Oxlade and Peter Chiswick
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