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Stellar Partnerships

Million Dollar Partnerships

Consultancy, strategy and training to help you find, win and keep high-value strategic corporate partnerships.

Our Million Dollar Partnerships Framework

Most organisations don’t lose partnerships because of passion. They lose them because they lack commerical clarity, alignment and positioning.

Our four-stage methodology transforms partnership programs from transactional supporters into high-value, long-term strategic corporate partnerships.

Stage 1 - Why

Setting you up
to win

• SONAR stakeholder workshop 

• Partnership ambition

• 5 key questions that signal readiness

• Partnership asset audit  

• Commercial value proposition  

• Partnership pricing & valuation

 

Every successful partnership begins with clarity. In this stage we define your partnership ambition, identify your strongest assets and articulate your commercial value to corporates. Through SONAR workshops, asset audits and pricing frameworks, we establish the foundations required to attract high-value partners and position your organisation competitively in the partnership market.

Stage 2 - Who

Finding your
perfect partners

• Risk & opportunity framework  

• Synergy mapping  

• Vested interest analysis  

• Prospect long & shortlist  

• Partnership strategy  

• Partnership plan on a page

Alignment is the foundation of successful, sustainable partnerships. Building on the strategic clarity established in Stage 1, we identify the industries and corporates best positioned to invest in your organisation. Using our bespoke risk and opportunity framework, alongside structured research and profiling tools, we create a targeted partner pipeline grounded in both alignment and commercial potential.

Stage 3 - What

Developing the
right tools

• Corporate credentials document
• Partnership narrative & story
• Commercial partnership offers
• Partnership proposal development
• Partnership framework & architecture

Strategy and alignment alone don’t win partnerships. The right tools do. In this stage we develop the commercial materials required to engage, pitch and convert corporate partners. From your corporate credentials document to partnership offers and proposals, we position your organisation through a corporate lens, ensuring your story resonates with business decision-makers.

Stage 4 - How

Winning partners in
the real world

• Conducting research

• Outreach strategy  

• Discovery conversations  

• Partnership structuring  

• Pitch & negotiation training

• Objection handling

Winning aligned partners with the capacity to grow into ‘stellar’ partnerships can transform your organisation for years to come. In this stage we equip your team with the skills, tools and frameworks required to prospect, secure and grow sustainable corporate partnerships, embedding the capability to generate partnership revenue long after our engagement ends.

Read how we helping Legacy secure $5m+ within 12 months

Legacy Australia case study

Legacy Australia provides essential support to the families of veterans, ensuring that no-one suffers as a result of their loved ones’ service to the country. In 2023 Legacy celebrates its 100th anniversary, a significant milestone. But during recent years the Legacy name has become less well known. Other causes have been more prominent and there are new organisations working in innovative ways to support veterans. Legacy created the Centenary Torch Relay to be the catalyst for reinvigorating the brand, inspiring the community and positioning itself for the next 100 years. The biggest problem was starting from scratch, with no corporate partners for the Torch Relay.
Legacy followed the Start to Stellar strategic process, building a clear idea of their needs, value proposition and offer. This allowed them to target the best fit corporate prospects and use their limited time wisely. The Legacy team were ambitious in the level of support they requested from corporate partners, confident with their offering and avoiding the trap of the gold, silver and bronze sponsorship approach that they’d used in previous years. Within the first twelve months they had secured three key partners, Defence Health, BAE and Lockheed Martin, yielding over $5mln in support. In addition they received in-kind commitments of over $6.5mln from other key partners. The prospecting isn’t finished yet and the Legacy team are confident that they’ll hit their desired target of $10mln in support. They will have gone from zero to hero in less than 18 months. Most importantly, the process of bringing together the 44 Legacy clubs across Australia through the Torch Relay and its corporate partners has inspired members to collaborate more effectively and renew their pride in the organisation. The next 100 years is looking very bright for Legacy.