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Partner with Esther Funds Foundation

There is a place for what you can bring.

Give funding, time, expertise, products, space, influence, encouragement, or a meaningful introduction. EFF welcomes partners who want to help students access support, stay enrolled, and keep moving toward graduation.

Find my way to partnerExplore 100 ways ↓
100

Ways to Partner

Financial and nonfinancial. Local and national. One-time and ongoing.

Start with what you have

Partnership is bigger than a check.

A mentor can change a student’s confidence. A business can donate a service. A campus chapter can rally volunteers. A social-media share can connect a student to help. Every contribution can move the mission forward.

100 ways to say yes

Choose one—or build your own.

Open each category to explore ten practical partnership ideas.

01Mentor & Encourage Students10 ideas
  1. Mentor a college student
  2. Host a career conversation
  3. Review a resume
  4. Practice mock interviews
  5. Share your career journey
  6. Offer job-shadowing
  7. Coach student leaders
  8. Support first-generation students
  9. Join a virtual encouragement panel
  10. Write notes for care packages
02Teach & Lead Workshops10 ideas
  1. Lead a financial-literacy workshop
  2. Teach FAFSA basics
  3. Explain workplace readiness
  4. Host a wellness session
  5. Teach time management
  6. Lead a study-skills workshop
  7. Discuss graduate school
  8. Teach digital safety
  9. Facilitate leadership development
  10. Offer entrepreneurship training
03Amplify EFF Online10 ideas
  1. Share an EFF social post
  2. Host an Instagram Live
  3. Invite EFF onto a podcast
  4. Feature EFF in a newsletter
  5. Create a supporter video
  6. Add EFF to a resource page
  7. Share a student-resource link
  8. Post a fundraiser
  9. Invite your network to the donor wall
  10. Run a social awareness challenge
04Fundraise Your Way10 ideas
  1. Pledge a birthday
  2. Organize a 5K
  3. Host a bake sale
  4. Create a workplace challenge
  5. Lead a campus fundraiser
  6. Plan a benefit dinner
  7. Start a tribute fundraiser
  8. Dedicate a graduation
  9. Run a fitness challenge
  10. Create a peer-to-peer page
05Give Products, Services & Space10 ideas
  1. Donate care-package items
  2. Provide printing
  3. Offer event space
  4. Donate transportation
  5. Provide food or catering
  6. Contribute technology
  7. Offer legal expertise
  8. Donate marketing services
  9. Provide photography or video
  10. Supply storage or fulfillment support
06Engage Your Workplace10 ideas
  1. Create an employee volunteer day
  2. Match employee gifts
  3. Sponsor a student initiative
  4. Invite EFF to a lunch-and-learn
  5. Form an employee fundraising team
  6. Offer paid volunteer hours
  7. Promote payroll giving
  8. Share skilled volunteers
  9. Host an internship fair
  10. Adopt a care-package drive
07Mobilize a Campus or Chapter10 ideas
  1. Make EFF a service partner
  2. Host a campus resource fair
  3. Lead a Greek-life service project
  4. Sponsor an EFFU experience
  5. Recruit student ambassadors
  6. Run a residence-hall drive
  7. Create an alumni challenge
  8. Host a scholarship workshop
  9. Share EFF resources with advisors
  10. Organize a finals-week support event
08Advocate & Open Doors10 ideas
  1. Introduce EFF to a funder
  2. Connect EFF with a school
  3. Invite EFF to a coalition
  4. Recommend EFF for an award
  5. Share a speaking opportunity
  6. Make a corporate introduction
  7. Connect EFF with public officials
  8. Invite EFF to a community event
  9. Nominate EFF for workplace giving
  10. Add EFF to a referral network
09Sponsor Student Success10 ideas
  1. Support emergency assistance
  2. Sponsor college care packages
  3. Support scholarship access
  4. Sponsor student workshops
  5. Underwrite technology access
  6. Support transportation needs
  7. Sponsor a national campaign
  8. Fund educational resources
  9. Support student advocacy
  10. Create a custom mission partnership
10Volunteer Behind the Scenes10 ideas
  1. Help organize donor records
  2. Review scholarship listings
  3. Support event registration
  4. Translate a resource
  5. Test a student-facing tool
  6. Help pack care packages
  7. Design a social graphic
  8. Research community resources
  9. Support outreach calls
  10. Volunteer professional expertise

Possible recognition

Partnership benefits shaped around the work.

Website recognitionSocial-media acknowledgmentsEvent and program visibilityEmployee-engagement opportunitiesImpact updatesCustom activation planning

Recognition is determined by the confirmed partnership, charitable purpose, audience, capacity, and written agreement. EFF does not promise benefits before approval.

Let’s start a conversation

Tell us what you can bring.

You do not need a complete plan. Share your interests, resources, or idea, and EFF will identify a practical next step without assuming a commitment.

Not ready to sponsor?

Choose time, expertise, products, services, introductions, or audience reach. Nonfinancial partnership is welcome.

Please do not include confidential student or financial information.