At FYSE we foster innovative partnerships to solve complex social and environmental challenges. Together, we can social entrepreneurs and scale social and environmental solutions to build a better community for all. We understand partnerships to be mutually beneficially endeavors, so we engage with each partner Partners can in unique way.
We work with each partner individually to develop a partnership that promotes your goals and our mission and has the broadest impact.
Many of our partners want to do more than just give money; they want to contribute their expertise and skills, monitor the impact of their philanthropy and participate in the journey of creating sustainable impact. We provide our partners with diverse engagement opportunities ranging from field visits, to pro-bono work, to working with our portfolio in secondments
No matter which opportunity you take, you will not only contribute to implementing solutions to pressing problems faced by society but also experience the infectious excitement and energy which is generated when there’s a social entrepreneur in the room.
Program Partners participate in and provide funding support for specific FYSE programs, with the opportunity to focus on a particular social or environmental issues, geographic area, or exclusively support the work of one particular project.
In 2010, this support enabled us to support young social entrepreneurs 10 countries in Asia. Increasingly, philanthropy is tied to business interests, resulting in partnerships that beyond philanthropy involved employee engagement, expertise sharing, market leverage or in-kind giving.
Supporters invest in FYSE in other ways, such as in-kind contributions or cause-related marketing efforts.
In-Kind Partners
Some companies have in-kind resources that are remarkably valuable to us. A donation of an in-kind good or services assists our work by freeing up the funds that would be needed for those purposes or allowing us to expand our programs.
Since 2009 Dot.Asia, the regional host of the .asia domain, provides social entrepreneurs in our network with comprehensive online support through website development and hosting services.
Employee Engagement
Employees of our partners can gain extensive professional experience by engaging pro-bono with our portfolio of outstanding women. By engaging your employees corporations can support social entrepreneurs in the area they feel passionate about while creating a better work environment and investing into staff development. A well-designed employee engagement program helps with employee recruitment and retention, gives staff a greater sense of pride in their work and provides us with a cadre of educated, committed individuals.
Since 2010 Bain and Company provides employees with the opportunity to utilize their skills and expertise to provide strategic consultancy on business planning and operational issues to our fellows to help them build sustainable business models and ventures.
Cause Marketing
Often a company’s most significant value is its brand and the loyalty it carries with consumers. A cause marketing partnership can bring untold numbers of new donors and advocates to FYSE to help promote social entrepreneurship and confer additional goodwill onto a corporation.
To get involved contact:
Andrea Krause – Executive Director
Email: Andrea@fyse.org