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How Business Partnerships To Plant & Protect Trees Make a Difference to Your Customers & Our Community
Send everyone a clear message that you care about our local community and the planet, not just profit. Work with us in one of our many forms of business partnerships to plant and protect trees in Whatcom County!
Positive local impacts are most meaningful to your staff and customers.
Team with Whatcom Million Trees Project to boost your bottom-line and reputation. Together we’ll create a well-publicized win-win partnership customized to your needs that will respond to the growing climate concerns of your customers and staff.
You’ll then be able to feature your support of one or more WMTP projects in your social media, advertisements, customer relationship/outreach, and publicity campaigns. And of course we’ll do our part to spread the word widely about you as one of our supportive business partnerships.
Below are 14 ideas for business partnerships to consider to support WMTP’s locally-focused mission. Each can be tailored as needed. Or we can craft with you a new approach! Interested? Please contact us.
One for One
A simple and great way to get started! Plant or protect one tree for every designated product (or x number of products) sold by you. This can be ongoing, during specific sales, or for special days such as Arbor Day and Earth Day. Example Success Stories: WTA, Trove Cannabis
1% For Trees
Similar to One for One, show customers you care by donating 1% of net or gross profits to plant & protect local trees. This can ongoing or during specific sales promotions or holidays such as Arbor Day and Earth Day. Example Success Story: Sea Witch Botanicals
Round-Ups of Purchases
As customers buy, ask (verbally or in your POS system) if they will round up their purchase price to the nearest dollar to donate to us. This can occur for a certain time period or continually. Example Success Story: Village Books
Offset Your Carbon Impact
Calculate your company’s Scope 1 and 2 carbon footprint (we can help you with that) or your wood use (if you’re in construction). Then locally plant trees with us to offset all or part of that. Example Success Story: A1 Design/Build
Point of Sale (POS) Option
At each sales transaction, give customers a built-in option to add $1 or more to their bill/tab to support WMTP locally. Optionally, match it to empower your customers further! We’ll promote it widely! Example Success Story: Haggen
Tree Support Per Employee
Choose to plant or protect a tree, or multiple trees, for each employee (or per chosen Employee-of-the-Month). This can empower your employees since they’ll know they’re contributing to a better world as they work.
Discount/Coupon Giveaways
Provide an earth-friendly exclusive discount code or exclusive coupon so we can reward one lucky participant per WMTP work party or special event. A great way to bring extra traffic to your business! Example Success Story: Sehome Eye Care
Sponsor a Tree Event
Synergize with us (and perhaps some of your key B2B relationships) to sponsor a tree planting or protection event for a local school, park, or neighborhood. Doing good as a team will multiply the benefits and value.
Team-Building Work Party
Help your staff team up for a work party with us at a local park. The events are fun, outdoors, energizing, and have terrific positive value for your staff to work together well! Example Success Stories: Anytime Fitness, Superfeet
Exposure @ Community Events
Contribute items of value to WMTP that we can use or raffle at popular community events. Get lots of positive exposure there and via our social media, etc. Example Success Story: Backcountry Essentials
Co-Advertising
Include WMTP in your promotional materials/advertising for a period of time, to expand local awareness and to demonstrate your support for local health & climate resilience. Example Success Story: Dewey Griffin Subaru
Corporate Grant
Give a sizable corporate grant to support WMTP’s local tree planting efforts. We’ll promote you repeatedly at our community events and social media! Example Success Stories: WECU, Phillips66
Provide Professional Expertise
Does your firm offer legal, CPA, grant writing, carbon assessment, or web technology services which we could periodically access on a pro bono basis? In return, we’ll highlight your expertise to our hundreds of followers!
Discount Tools/Equipment/Supplies
If you sell items we can use, we’d love a discount or give to reduce our costs. You’ll be mentioned repeatedly at work parties and online! Example Success Stories: Bellingham Ace Hardware (tools), KombuchaTown (drinks for work parties).
Arts/Creativity for The Trees
Are you an artist, craftsperson, or other creative who wants to support trees/forests? Charitably give artwork (or a performance) to raise WMTP funds. Or nudge you customers to buy your artwork and then donate that item us..
10 Ways Your Support Helps
Mitigates the climate crisis
Restores critical wildlife habitat
Strengthens biodiversity
Creates fresher air
Supports cleaner water
Reduces soil erosion
Beautifies our community
Sends a clear message you care
Builds loyalty in your customers
Empowers leadership action
Be part of the solution! Partner with us to plant & protect trees in Whatcom County. Such business partnerships will support you and our community!
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