What we do

• Fundraising & Marketing
  
• Training & Education
  
• Formation & Tax Exemption Status
  
• Corporate Giving Network 
• Board MatchMaking Service  

Our clients are nonprofits looking to increase the funding they receive from corporate donors, are in need of board members or wish to become a nonprofit corporation in Washington State. 

News 

January 2023

Tickets are on sale for the Corporate Giving Conference which  will be virtual on Thursday March 9, 2023 starting at 8:0 AM PST.  Click here to register.

Classes for the Corporate Fundraising Certificate Course start on Tuesday January 17, '23. You will earn 12 CFRE credits and a certificate from Western Washington University.  Here is the link to register. 

July 2020

Tickets are on sale for the Corporate Giving Conference which  will be virtual on Sept 10th and 11th from 8:30 am until 12:30 pm. Click here to get yours. 

January 2020 

Tickets are now on sale for the Corporate Giving Conference held on March 11 2020 at the Huskey Union Building (HUB) on the University of Washington campus. Visit this link to get your tickets. 

May 2019

• We've set the date for our 2020 conference - it will be on March 12. 
• For the first time, we will host a Learning@Lunch in the South Sound on August 8th at the Museum of Glass. 
• Check the corporategivingnetwork facebook page for job opportunities 

Mar 2019

Another successful sold out conference held at the Museum of flight.  

 Conference emcee Joy Stephens 

Feb 2017 New website launched for the Corporate Giving Network. Thanks to Greater Giving for making it possible and to our board for their support.

 corporategn.com 

Corporate Giving Network advisory board 2016/2017

Jan 15 2o17 Planning a phone campaign for a nonprofit that wishes to grow its membership. The goal is to reach 25 contacts per day which often means having to dial twice as many phone numbers.     

 Sep 28 2016. Less than four weeks remain before the South African Chamber of Commerce in America - WA State chapter (SACCA-WA) has its signature event.  Thanks to Emirates Airline for being the presenting sponsor. 

May 3 2016. Plans are underway for a 'Corporate Giving Conference' to be held in March 2017. Visit this area often for updates. 

Corporate Giving Network (CGN)

Learning@Lunch 

Founded in June 2014 for nonprofits focusing on financial support from the Corporate Community, the Corporate Giving Network hosts Learning@Lunch sessions on the second Thursday of the month. Topics discussed include sponsorships, philanthropy, employee engagement, workplace giving and cause marketing partnerships.

Join us as we explore the opportunities, challenges and trends in corporate philanthropy (grants), sponsorships, employee engagement and cause-related marketing.   

Next virtual meeting: Thursday January 12, 2023  from noon until 1:00 pm featuring Liz Lorenzo of Wells Fargo. Check here to register 

Kevin Henry - Sound Health. Diversity & Inclusion Coordinator  

Jesse Rhodes - Amazon. Diversity, Inclusion & Equity Champion. 

 February 13th 2020 Learning@Lunch featuring Vulcan, Inc.   

Pearl Leung - External Affairs Director, VULCAN, INC.

Helene Andersen - Community Program Coordinator, VULCAN, INC.  

 May 2019 featured Shannon Boldizsar from Starbucks. 

July 2018

Featured Zach Stratton of QFC

June 2018 

Featured Alice Shobe of AMAZON

May 2018

Featured Pamela Baade of HOLLAND AMERICA LINE 

January 2018

Featured Erin Moyer of LAIRD NORTON WEALTH MANAGEMENT 

April 2017 Meeting

The session focused on the highlights of the annual conference held on March 2 2017.

The workshop was facilitated by CGN president Joy Stephens who led the conversation using five main topics as talking points: 1.) sponsorship 2.) employee engagement and workplace giving 3.) corporate philanthropy 4.) corporate social responsibility and 5.) cause-related marketing.

With each topic the focus was to identify key points that the conference attendees agreed were helpful when doing their jobs of increasing their number of corporate donors and sponsors.

January 2017 Meeting

Our guest speaker was Joe Filoseta, a serial entrepreneur and senior executive with broad operating, sales and marketing experience in financial services and application software development. 

We discussed the dynamics of a private company, how they are organized, how they differ from public large corporations and how you can tap into their social conscience to benefit your nonprofit’s cause.

November 2016 Meeting

The topic was "The Seven Deadly Sins of Sponsorshop" developed by Chris Baylis of The Sponsorship Collective and facilitated by Joy Stephens.  

October Meeting

We are grateful to Tim Heimerle (Northwest Kidney Center and Kathy Parks (KPCoaching) for facilitating a great conversation on networking and business accumen.   

September Meeting

It is with gratitude that we thank our host Holly Hoag of KCTS 9 and our special guest speaker, Ania Beszterda-Alyson, Director of Volunteer & Community Engagement at Seattle Animal Shelter.  Our topic was trends and strategies of employee engagement and workplace giving.  

Holly Hoag, KCTS 9 

Ania Beszterda-Alyson, Seattle Animal Shelter

To RSVP, click here 

July Meeting

A huge shout out to Mike Cheever of College Success Foundation who presented on the critical success factors needed for launching a cause-related marketing program.   

  Mike Cheever, College Success Foundation

June meeting

We are grateful to Ryan Hicks of the Seattle Symphony for hosting our meeting at Benaroya Hall on June 9th.

May meeting

Many thanks to our very special speaker Linda Peffer, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility at Concur who joined us on May 12 2016. 

Thursday October 13 2016 from noon till 1:30 pm at Northwest Kidney Center with our host and presenter Tim Heimerle. 

1900 Rainier Avenue South

November Meeting

Thursday January 12, 2017 from noon until 1:30pm at Wellspring Family Services, 1900 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, 98144. 

This month's topic "Engaging Local Private Companies" is inspired by our host Thomasina Schmitt of Wellspring Family Services. 

While reading the Puget Sound Business Journal's section on the 100 fastest-growing private companies, she began wondering about the best strategies for engaging private local companies that are experiencing explosive growth.    

Join us as we discuss the dynamics of a private company, how they are organized, how they differ from public large corporations and how you can tap into their social conscience to benefit your nonprofit’s cause.

This month's topic "Engaging Local Private Companies" is inspired by our host Thomasina Schmitt of Wellspring Family Services. 

While reading the Puget Sound Business Journal's section on the 100 fastest-growing private companies, she began wondering about the best strategies for engaging private local companies that are experiencing explosive growth.    

The Corporate Giving Network (CGN) held its April Learning@Lunch session on Thursday the 13^th 2017 at Wellspring Family Services in Seattle. Thanks to our host Thomasina Schmitt.