Corporate partnerships play a vital role in Fulfillment Fund’s mission to guide students on their journey to college and into fulfilling careers. Companies can create meaningful relationships that benefit their business and employees by engaging with us while providing our talented, diverse students with essential career development opportunities. These partnerships also help sustain our infrastructure, ensuring we can continue our impactful work.
Opportunities Include:
Corporate Philanthropy and Employee Giving
- Corporate Philanthropy: Funding through corporate grants or sponsorships allows us to remain nimble in an ever-evolving education landscape. Every dollar donated sustains and advances our services to students.
- Employee Giving: Workplace giving empowers employees to get involved through employer-matching gifts, and peer-to-peer fundraisers; payroll deduction; corporate donations for volunteer hours; specific campaigns of interest to employees (scholarships, emergency student funds); or employee resource groups.
- Gifts In-Kind: Provide budget-relieving in-kind donations or offer pro-bono professional services or equipment.
Workforce Development and Advocacy
- Internship Opportunities: Support college students and recent alumni on their path from college to career with paid internships or entry-level positions at your company or other organizations in your network.
- Experience-ship/Job Shadow/Office Visit Opportunities: Help students learn about career fields and work environments they may not have previously known about.
- Act as an Advocate: Promote Fulfillment Fund and our positive impact internally to employees and externally to clients and vendors via social media or other channels.
Employee Engagement and Volunteer Opportunities
- Career Panels or Student Workshops: Present a student workshop or serve on a career panel to help guide and inspire students (virtual or in-person).
- Resume, Cover Letter, or Interview Support: Provide students with guidance to help them succeed in their job search journeys.
- Scholarship Application Review (virtual): Help select a future cohort of Fulfillment Fund scholarship recipients.
- Virtual Career Advising: Volunteer for virtual career advisement sessions as your schedule allows via Fulfillment partner, CareerSpring, an online platform designed for students from first-generation and low-income backgrounds.
- Leadership Opportunities: Learn about opportunities within Fulfillment Fund’s Board of Directors, committees, or auxiliary groups.
Partnering with Fulfillment Fund is a rewarding way to make an impact in the communities where you do business and where your employees live and work. Customized recognition and promotion may also be available commensurate with the level of engagement and support, and could include naming opportunities, marketing, PR, and social media.
To learn more and discuss your company’s goals, please contact Ali Meisel at ameisel@fulfillment.org.