Who we look for:

We find that organizations with the following characteristics fit well with our current products and services. If your organization is outside of the highly preferred parameters, below, but you 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 do, at times, accept organizations outside of this profile.

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Required

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.
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 are a registered NGO in the U.S. (501c3) or in your organization's country.

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Highly Recommended

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 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.

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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.

What Does it Cost to Work with Unseen?

Time

Projects take time, and we know you’re busy! We work hard to save you time and make our communication as seamless as possible. We typically communicate over email, and will meet via video when needed. If you’re in another timezone, this may involve some late night or early morning video calls.

Money

We believe in your work so much that we raise funds, just like you, to be able to provide our services at no cost to our partners. In rare cases where there are some financial costs, they will be clearly communicated and agreed upon before the start of any project.
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In turn, we ask, in a spirit of mutual partnership, that you actively communicate with us—so that we can report the accelerating effect of our work to Unseen donors.

Proactive Use

The products we create for you are tools that will be effective when put to use! We're a great fit for organizations who want to allocate time and staff resources toward donor relationships, financial asks, increased messaging, and organizational growth.

Active Reporting

Our donors care about fighting human trafficking and its root causes! As a mutual partnership, we request annual reporting of your financial growth and impact, brief feedback after each project, and success stories of fundraising growth when using an Unseen product.
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We calculate ROI and report back to our investors. They want to see how their investment in products for you multiplies and accelerates the fight against human trafficking.

How a Project Runs

At the start of each project, your Project Manager will send you two forms to complete. Review the detailed production timeline carefully and let us know right away if you need to make any adjustments. This is very important for our team as we work hard to keep projects in scope for our hired freelancers, as well as manage other partner projects that we’ve committed to. We’ll also confirm key details, approve potential images, and gather your design preferences.

This is where our team spends the most time, ensuring what’s being communicated through the product is clear and effective for a donor audience. We often utilize mock-ups to help visualize where the content will be placed on the design piece and choose photos that match the verbiage. If any other members of your organization need to give input on the written content, you'll want to get their approval during this stage.

We'll work with a contracted designer, relaying creative input from your team and ours and communicating deadlines. We appreciate your timely feedback as you provide up to three rounds of edits. Round 1 is the opportunity to make the most changes. Please remember to gather input from all necessary team members. In Round 2 we'll ask for minor design edits and very minor verbiage tweaks as needed. Round 3 is the time to catch any typos or other errors or approve the product for final steps. We'll offer our suggested edits for each draft, though we always want your honest feedback!

We’ll send you the final project files, shipping information (if needed), and instructions for using the product. You may receive a survey asking about the project process. After you've had a chance to use the product for a few months, you'll be asked to complete a survey about the product's impact on your growth. Your honest feedback helps us improve and allows us to share your success with donors who will continue to fund future projects.

Marketing tools and messaging strategy—designed to help you grow.

What is Unseen Partnership?

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Finding a Great Partnership Fit