We find that organizations with the following characteristics fit well with our current products and services. If your organization is outside these parameters, but think an Unseen partnership would be beneficial to your growth, please apply and tell us why! We’d love to get to know you and often accept organizations outside of this profile.
- Our missions align! You are actively fighting human trafficking or its root causes, and can describe, in stories and numbers, the important role you play in the anti-trafficking movement.
- You have a history of success—making a demonstrable impact in the lives of vulnerable people. We work with growing organizations who have established programs and proven leadership.
- Your staff directly serves beneficiaries. We believe the work of capacity building organizations is vital to the growth and strength of the counter-trafficking movement. However, because of our data reporting structure we aren't currently able to serve other capacity building organizations. (i.e. coalitions, granting agencies, those who fund partners).
- You want to raise funds and are ready to grow. You have designated people on your team committed to making regular financial asks, and you can articulate a clear 2-5 year plan for organizational growth.
- At least 10-20% of your annual operating budget is raised through individual donations, rather than via grants, family foundations, or freedom businesses. This indicates you have a history with individual fundraising, are motivated to pursue it, and have staff and systems in place to build upon.
- You have an annual operating revenue between $30,000 and $1,200,000. This size of organization tends to be a good fit with our marketing products. However, if your revenue is over this amount but you’ve been grant-dependent and are now launching into donor fundraising, partnership could be a good fit!
- You had at least 100+ donors last year. Our tools help you connect, in English, with current and prospective donors in the US and other western countries. This is for several reasons: 1) We are US-based, and fundraise here, so our tools are tested in this environment. 2) GDP of charitable giving is high in the US. As our donors fund your projects, and you fundraise in an area with a good return, it’s also a great investment for our donors. We aren't able to help you find new donors. To use our products effectively, it's important that you have people to connect with and market to.
- You’re able to designate a project manager or key point of contact from your organization to write content, review and approve projects, and move projects quickly forward to completion. (Averages 5 hours / week, but varies based on project size.)
- You don't have your own graphic designer or marketing department. Unseen directs each phase of product creation—scoping, writing, and design, and gives final creative sign-off. If you’re looking for collaboration and hearty input from Unseen on all of the above, partnership may be a great fit! If you’re looking for a printing company for products you’ve designed, then we may not be.
- You are a registered NGO in the U.S. (501c3) or in your organization's country.
For more about partnership: Partnership Agreement
Who we're looking for in 2023:
We invite partnership applications from all parts of the world, but we’re especially looking for organizations working in Eastern Europe, South & Central America, and countries bordering Ukraine or China—specifically fighting sex and labor trafficking, online exploitation, organized crime, bride slavery, and/or serving refugees.
Additionally, if you’re working in the US near the US Southern border or among Native populations, we’d love to hear from you.