The Fundraiser's Toolkit - Corporate Fundraising

Good practice, case studies, expert advice and tips on corporate fundraising for charities.

How charities can win corporate backers

Partnerships such as the one between the Prostate Cancer Charity and Royal Mail can help with fundraising and other benefits in hard times. Mathew Little talks to the experts and comes up with 10 tips

Debate: What makes a successful bid for a charity of the year partnership?

Three charities that have recently landed partnerships with businesses reveal how they approached the pitch

Companies should target their giving as corporate donations fall, says think tank

Guidance published by New Philanthropy Capital says they should focus on effectiveness, money management and robustness of governance as donations drop by £46m

Be bullish with corporate partners, charities told

Save the Children's Douglas Rouse told conference delegates to 'aim high and be bold'

Debra Allcock Tyler: The 'cool club' of corporate giving

Smaller charities will always lose out to larger ones in the battle for corporate sponsorship, says our columnist

Emma Turner, director of client philanthropy at Barclays Wealth

Private funders 'best placed' to support early interventions

Research commissioned by Barclays Wealth says philanthropists and corporate funders can take risks on early intervention initiatives that government will not support

Report reveals benefits of corporate partnerships with charities

Some charities take a 'one-dimensional' approach by concentrating only on access to funds, says social responsibility firm C&E

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Charity

Analysis: Where should the line be drawn on accepting gifts?

Sophie Hudson looks at charities' compliance with the Institute of Fundraising code that says they should have a 'clear policy' on offers from questionable sources

Beware evolving corporate responsibility programmes, warns Deloitte

More Than Just Giving report says many firms now focus not on giving money, but on improving their strategic relations with government and suppliers

Business Charity Awards: Outstanding Team - Winner: Lloyds Banking Group and British Heart Foundation

Awarded to the team in a business that has most successfully worked to improve its support for corporate social responsibility or charity

In-kind giving is being favoured over cash gifts

Debate: Is in-kind support from businesses a burden rather than a benefit?

A recent publication revealed a trend towards more in-kind giving from companies, rather than cash gifts

Survey finds more charitable opportunities wanted

Survey finds younger staff want more charitable opportunities

Majority of respondents want their employers to improve corporate social responsibility

Helen Wadham: CSR is about a lot more than money

The best collaborations go way beyond just getting more cash, says the senior lecturer at Staffordshire University

Corporate partnerships should be 'creative alliance', says Deloitte

Consultancy urges voluntary organisations to understand the motivations, aims and strengths of business partners

Clothing deal is most admired corporate-charity partnership

Survey of practitioners ranks corporate-charity partnerships but identifies performance measurement as biggest challenge to future tie-ups

Charities urged to sell their intellectual capital to firms

Fundraisers should consider what expertise their charities could sell to help their corporate partnerships, conference told

Charity sector 'should think more corporately' about fundraising

Charities need to consider the strategic advantages corporate partnerships could offer, Congress to be told

Limited endorsement of corporate volunteering

Majority of volunteers say they have not significantly improved their skills, says survey report

In action: Mend, the anti-obesity charity working with Legal & General

No-strings cash from business in return for charity knowledge

In a break from traditional corporate funding, Legal & General is attempting to improve its business by offering money to charities in exchange for their expertise. Tristan Donovan finds out how it works