Getting out of the office to the food banks, community hubs, and city farms you’ve funded is a great way to bring your corporate giving programme to life.
Taking the time to get out and meet grantees (even just stopping by for a cup of tea) will help you to understand local community challenges and priorities.
5 Tips for funders to visit their project
- Don’t turn up with an agenda. Simply arrive ready to connect with the community and find out more.
- You think your schedule is busy? Try looking at the schedule of a community leader! Organise your visit according to when works for the non-profit leaders.
- Know who you’re visiting. Look up what the non-profit does and remind yourself of the project you funded before heading out to meet them.
- Bring your boss to show the non-profit you mean business. By getting the people with decision making power into the room you’re upping your chances of being able to act on the ideas that crop up during the visit.
- Take photos and notes so that you can share stories about the visit with your wider team and on social media once you’re back in the office.