• • Click the link below for the Corporate Partnership Packet: *Please do not send this to donors prior to meeting*

    • • FY25 SVOY Partnership Experiences Packet

  • Click the link below for the Corporate Partnership Commitment Form: 

    • • Corporate Partnership Commitment Form 

  • Click the link below for the Hero Circle Commitment Form: 

    • • 2025 Hero Circle Commitment Form 

  • Click the link below for the Program Book Ad Commitment Form:

    • • 2025 Program Book Ad Commitment Form 

All Brainstorming Tools:

• Work with your parents to brainstorm people you know that work within companies & corporations (they don't have to be the decision-maker but be willing to advocate for you).

• Use the brainstorming folder linked below to help you start thinking of who to ask!

  • • • Brainstorming Tools Folder

• If your potential business is on this list linked below, reach out to your LLS staff partner before sending the email

  • • • Potential Business List 

• Leave a flyer with businesses you are walking into! Click on the link below to download the flyer. 

• • • Business Leave Behind Flyer 

Brainstorm Bigger Asks:

• Personal asks are donation requests made to individuals you know will donate a higher dollar amount. Think $500 and higher!

• Use one or more of the brainstorming tools found in the brainstorming tools folder below to help you identify potential donors!

• • • • Brainstorming Tools Folder 

The best way to secure a corporate meeting is through a warm introduction- i.e. a parent, family member, family friend, etc.

Send your first email today - the goal is to secure a meeting! Click the link below for a first email template:

• First Email Template 

Outreach Tip: Follow-up is key! Click the link below for follow up email templates:

• Follow-Up Template Examples

Be unique and send a letter, too! See the corporate sponsorship letter template below:

• Corporate Sponsorship Letter Template 

Schedule a call with your LLS Staff Member - we will review the presentation and practice together to make sure you are READY!

Research the Company - Mission Statement, Clientele, Corporate Giving, Employee Matching Gifts Program, etc.

• Meeting Tip: Incorporate the company's values into your presentation

Research WHO you are meeting with - Use Google, LinkedIn, etc. to learn their role at the company, other non-profit boards/committees they've served on, etc.

• Create a conversation guide to help the conversation flow during your meeting! Use the questions in the document below as thought starters when prepping for an exploratory conversation and add your own to the list.

  • • • Click the link below for the Research & Exploratory Conversation Guide:

        • • • Exploratory Questions and Research Prep Guide

Resources for meeting preparation:

• Draft Presentation - Personalize the Corporate Sponsorship PowerPoint. 

  • • • Click the link below for the Corporate Partnership Presentation:

        • • • Corporate Partnership Presentation 

• See "Important Sponsorship Resources" section above for Sponsorship Commitment Forms and Partnership Levels.

Arrive early (in person or virtually)

Use an LLS Zoom Background! (if virtual meeting)

Review your notes & presentation prior to your meeting

Dress professionally!

Be confident! Remember... YOU'RE DOING THIS FOR OTHERS!

Ask BIG - someone will never give you more than you ask for and it is not an insult to ask big

Don't forget to breathe!

LLS staff will be there to help!

Post Meeting Tips

• Send Thank You Email ASAP (within 24 hours of the meeting)

  • • Click on the links below for post-meeting communication examples:

      • • • Sponsorship Follow-Up Examples 

          • Post Meeting Thank You Email Template 

• Follow up regularly

  • • Attach the 2025 Corporate Sponsorship Packet (contains more details regarding benefits)

      • • • Click the link below for the 2025 Corporate Sponsorship Packet:

            • • FY25 SVOY Partnership Experiences Packet

    • See "Important Sponsorship Resources" section above for Sponsorship Commitment Forms and Partnership Levels.

• Keep Sponsors Engaged

  • Leave corporate sponsors contacts on your weekly email list

  • include their corporate logo on weekly emails and personal fundraising webpage

  • If seating allows, invite corporate sponsors to the Grand Finale

A matching gift is a charitable donation by a corporation that matches an employee's donation to an eligible non-profit organization, most often dollar for dollar.

See if an employer will match a donation here: https://www.lls.org/ways-help/employee-matching-gifts 

How do I get credit for matching gifts submitted?

• • Send a confirmation of the match from the company to your LLS Staff & they will make sure you receive credit