Corporate Partnerships Masterclass London - 14th & 15th October 2025

How to build ambitious corporate partnerships in tough times

The corporate landscape has transformed. This means that charities need to shift their approach to engage companies. Corporate fundraising is no longer about asking, it’s about offering companies appealing and tailored partnership opportunities. On this training you will transform your ability to build, secure and deliver ambitious corporate partnerships.

What you will learn

• A step-by-step process to create ambitious partnerships.
• How to identify your five-star prospects.
• How to create partnership winning ideas.
• How to secure meetings with target prospects.
• How to build and deliver an outstanding pitch.
• How to convert a hot prospect into a partner.
• How to increase your conversion rate by focusing on the economic buyer.
• How to prioritise and grow current partners.
• How to secure buy-in from your colleagues.
• How to avoid wasting time.

What you will take away

• Your roadmap for creating ambitious corporate partnerships.
• Creative ways to secure meeting with business decision-makers.
• The ability to deliver an emotionally engaging pitch.
• Inspiration and confidence to build ambitious corporate partnerships.

Who should attend?

This course is designed for beginners and intermediaries – so you will be in the first five years of your corporate partnerships career. It is suitable for corporate fundraisers from all causes and charity sizes.

Learning style

Our Corporate Partnerships Masterclass is results-focussed. Built on our research-based insight and over 50 years’ experience, we mix teaching with interactive group work and break-out sessions.

We support all accessibility requirements; our training is designed for everyone. We encourage participants from all backgrounds, so if there is anything we can do to make our training better for you please let us know.

Time and dates

This event is an “In Person” event in London – 14th & 15th October 2025

An earlybird price of £495+VAT will be available until 14th September. After that the price will be £575 + VAT.

Please book your ticket on the link above.

Trainer

Peter Chiswick

Peter is an award-winning corporate and charity partnerships specialist with an MA in Corporate Social Responsibility. At global firms including Sony, Thomson Reuters, and Reed Elsevier, he built high-value, purpose-driven partnerships with brands like Google, BBC, and KPMG. His commercial impact was recognised with top sales honours at both Sony and Thomson Reuters, where he was named Salesperson of the Year. Peter’s approach delivers results — he now helps charities demonstrate the value they bring to businesses, build trust with key decision-makers, and drive momentum to secure lasting, strategic partnerships. Peter is passionate about creating strategic charity and corporate partnerships that deliver both impact and measurable business value.

Georgina Oxlade

Georgina grew up with fundraising in her blood and, as such, is a highly motivated corporate partnerships expert. Georgina’s experience includes the Prince’s Trust, BBC Children in Need and VSO. Whilst at BBC Children in Need, she won and led the £12million a year principle partnership with Lloyds Banking Group – including designing and delivering a new outreach programme and customer campaign. Whilst at VSO, Georgina delivered large scale international corporate partnerships that helped deliver the charity’s mission. Georgina specialises in bringing purpose to the foreground, team upskilling, and performance analysis and reporting. Georgina is excited to bring her knowledge experience to a wide range of charities.

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