Episode 14: Partnership Potential

Corporate partnerships are much sought-after but seldom well understood.  What do corporations want from their non-profit partners, and how can non-profits evaluate promising partnerships from the rest?

Lauren Gray, Senior Director of Global Corporate Partnerships at the International Rescue Committee, joins me to talk about her extensive experience working with corporate partners across different verticals of the nonprofit space.  We discuss what makes a good partner, what nonprofits need to expect on their end, and how corporate giving priorities changed with the 2008 recession and what that moment can tell us about partnerships during and post covid.