Raise a Dream

5 P's of Project Success

Bringing projects to life, collaborating with businesses, and securing sponsorship in support of the dreams you are raising and projects you are working on will be supported by a plan. A great way to remember some of the important collaboration, sponsor relations, and project planning tasks is to think about the 5 P's of project success.

What Are the 5 P’s of Project Success?

In short, the 5 P’s of project success stand for:

1
Products
2
Pricing
3
Promotions, Processes & Systems
4
Publicity & Media
5
Plan

Let's run through these P by P.

Collaboration on Contracts

Collaboration is a powerful way to increase the chances of being successful in competitive bids on contracts, responding to RFPs (Request for Proposals) or creating opportunities. I have been collaborating on projects and in my business since 1997 and have engaged in collaboration on contracts more than once.

Collaborating on Costs

One of the first times I did a large-scale contract collaboration was about 27 years ago. One of the nonprofit organizations that made numerous referrals to my company (Hammond International Inc.) collaborated on hosting a community conference to bring Dr. James T. Reese to the community to speak on stress management.

Wins & Celebrations: Carrie West, John Westhaver & Zaneta Johns

Good news stories are inspiring and sometimes ignite others to bring their dreams and purpose to life. We love hearing how people in our Raise a Dream community are making a difference, putting their goals and impact projects into play, and—of course—raising dreams.

Throughout the year, we put a call out to our Raise a Dream community to let us know about:

A success or something they are celebrating
Their most helpful tip or action strategy from one of our Raise a Dream trainings (and how this impacted their results or made a difference)

To kick off 2024, we bring you another fantastic client spotlight. Please enjoy what Carrie, John, and Zan have to share… I know this sure inspired me!

6 Ways to Find Podcasts for Guest Speaking

Entrepreneurs, speakers, and authors often ask, "How do I find podcasts for guest speaking opportunities?” Being a guest on podcasts is a great way to share your expertise, have listeners get to know you, and give you shareable content on social media. Speaking in front of new audiences helps you to build your business brand and, depending on the podcast, may provide opportunities to promote your events, services, and products. Being on podcasts can have BIG benefits for sponsors, brand partners, and collaboration champions. Keep reading to the end to find out why!

Why Audience Data Impresses Sponsors

Knowing your audience well helps brand and collaboration partners & sponsors make their decisions on potential sponsorship and collaboration initiatives. To know your audience well, collecting helpful audience data and feedback is important. After all, sponsorship decision-makers want to ensure that the dreams you are raising and the projects you are bringing to life are a fit for their brand’s objectives and marketing goals.

Questions to help you better understand your audience...

3 Reasons NOT to Use AI for Sponsorship Proposals

So many people have jumped on the AI train using ChatGPT to write books in no time at all, create their marketing materials, write blogs, write website copy, and more… Unfortunately, they’re also using AI to develop grant and sponsorship proposals.

I understand the appeal for people to save time and get things done quickly, but sponsors want to work with YOU (not an AI bot).

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