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Corporate partnership outreach email

Open a conversation with a local employer.

Prompt template

Write a 180-word outreach email to {COMPANY} proposing a partnership around {THEME}. Reference their public commitments, suggest 3 partnership shapes (payroll giving, skills volunteering, sponsored programme), and ask for a 20-min intro call.

Replace each highlighted placeholder with real context. Keep names and safeguarding details out.

When to use this prompt

Reach for this prompt when you need to open a conversation with a local employer. It's designed for Fundraising. Typically used within Fundraising work.

How to use it
  1. 1

    Gather your inputs

    Have your local context, audience and goal to hand.
  2. 2

    Fill in the highlighted placeholders

    Copy the template above and replace every highlighted placeholder with real, local context.
  3. 3

    Run it in your AI tool

    Paste into your preferred AI assistant. Ask a follow-up if the output misses your association's tone.
  4. 4

    Work through the checklist

    Tick every item before you send, publish or act on the output.
Why this prompt works

Concrete options are easier to say yes to than 'let's chat'.

Worked example
COMPANY: [name] · THEME: youth employability

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