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The Queen’s Gambit and corporate partnerships

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There are also lots of parallels to be drawn with corporate partnerships. Understanding how to play corporate partnerships is very similar to understanding chess. Let’s look at some of the parallels between chess and corporate partnerships: You need to understand the rules. Why do we bother? You’ll burn out.

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5 partnership practices to leave behind in 2024

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But it’s best not to build it with a corporate that offers no financial support behind it. If you’re contributing your brand, reputation and expertise then the corporate partner should appropriately reward you for it. Which leads me to the next practice that bedevils corporate partnerships.

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5 secrets to pricing partnerships

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Negotiating the value of corporate partnerships is like the bathroom scene in the film Pretty Woman. It’s easy for a charity to underestimate the value it brings to a corporate partnership and settle for less than it’s really worth. Is it a local partnership in one location, state or community or national?

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Keeping it fresh

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It’s a challenge for charities to keep the relationship with a corporate partner fresh and engaged, especially when the partnership has been established for a while. We often talk about partnerships as a marriage, not a speed date. The corporate chose some high performing staff to attend and then blog about their experience.

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4 ways to get lucky in partnerships

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What do corporate partnerships have in common with Steven Bradbury, the Olympic speed skater? A little bit of luck is the icing on the cake, but for corporate partnerships, the smarter you work, the luckier you get. There are a number of ways to increase your surface area for luck in corporate partnerships.

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5 ways to unearth your hidden potential

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Many of you have new corporate partnerships on your wish list for 2024. But nobody is born with a natural talent for corporate partnerships: it’s a skill that must be nurtured over time. Set up the right scaffolding Partnerships are fun because each corporate has different needs and priorities.

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Aim, fire, ready

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We know of a surf life saving charity that produced a glossy brochure, lovely video and very slick proposal to a large retailer. But they hadn’t bothered to contact the retailer first to see if it actually met their needs or was a good fit for their corporate priorities.

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