A document entitled ‘20 Top Corporate Fundraising Tips for Fundraisers’ has been published by the Levi Strauss Foundation. The author of the document is Zoltan Valcsicsak, Senior Manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Levi Strauss Foundation. The author has been a corporate donor with Levi Strauss for 11 years, and the document draws from the various experiences that he had during this period. It provides useful, effective and specific tips to fundraisers who are involved in corporate fundraising.
The document is based on the author’s discourse at a workshop entitled, ‘Put Yourself in Their Shoes,’ which was held at the 9th International Workshop on Resource Mobilization (IWRM), in Bangalore, India, in June 2009. It also attempts to answer the various questions asked by participants during the workshop.
The document provides twenty specific tips to fundraisers all over the world, and attempts to provide them with a more effective approach towards fundraising. Some of these tips include fundamental topics, like Know yourself, Know the company, Think beyond cash, and Focus on common values.
You can download the document from this link.