Fundraising Events
Galas, paddle raises, 5Ks and donor dinners, built to net rather than gross, with sponsors who feel taken care of.
Who we are
One company, two teams.
Thrive Hartford is an experiential marketing company in the Parkville neighborhood of Hartford. Thrive Gives raises money and awareness for nonprofits. Thrive Builds grows business for brands. Same crew, same process, two missions. Experiential marketing, our events and activations, is how both teams show up.
Thrive GivesThe nonprofit and charity team
Face-to-face fundraising for causes that make a difference.
Thrive Gives represents nonprofit partners at experiential marketing events, community activations and promotional campaigns. The team connects with the public in person, shares each organization’s mission and inspires one-time and recurring contributions.
Community Outreach
Street teams and activations that bring a nonprofit’s story to the people who have not heard it yet.
Donor Conversations
Trained fundraisers who educate potential donors on the impact of a gift and secure the contribution on the spot.
Reporting Back
Donor interactions, fundraising progress and campaign results tracked and reported so every partner can see what the work did.
Thrive Gives partners
The nonprofits we raise for.
Heifer InternationalGlobal nonprofit
Operation SmileMedical nonprofit
Doctors Without BordersMedical humanitarian
Humane World for AnimalsAnimal welfare
Feed the ChildrenHunger relief
Operation HomefrontMilitary families
Plan InternationalChildren’s rights
Special OlympicsSports nonprofit
Plan USA – We Are the GirlsGirls’ rights
Defenders of WildlifeWildlife conservation
Mercy ShipsMedical charity
GiveBridgeCharity partner
Thrive BuildsThe for-profit and business-to-business team
Growth for brands, one conversation at a time.
Thrive Builds finds new business for the brands we represent. Business development representatives prospect and book the meetings. Brand ambassadors and event assistants put the product in people’s hands at retail locations, activations and launches.
B2B Marketing Campaigns
Target lists, outreach sequences and the hosted breakfasts and showcases where first meetings happen.
Lead Generation
Prospecting, qualification and appointment setting, with every interaction logged in the client’s CRM.
Retail and Experiential Activations
Pop-ups, demos and brand ambassador programs that turn shoppers into sign-ups and sales.
Launches and Hospitality
Product and location launches, client appreciation events and partner showcases, produced end to end.
Thrive Builds clients
The brands we build for.
VerizonWireless
T-MobileWireless
XfinityInternet and TV
FrontierFiber internet
Lifeline ProgramFederal phone and internet benefit
ChimeNeobank
CurrentNeobank
VanguardFinancial services
How the two teams work together
Two missions, one way of working.
One Crew
Brand ambassadors and event assistants work across both teams, so a fundraiser on Friday and a retail activation on Monday are staffed by people who have done both.
One Process
Every project, charitable or commercial, runs through the same four stages: discover, design, produce, and deliver and measure.
One Point of Contact
Whichever team you hire, the person at your kickoff is the person on the radio on event day.
One Standard
Budgets are promises, results are measured, and the people representing your brand or your cause are ours.
How clients work with us
Three ways to engage.
Most clients start with a single project. About half move to an annual calendar within two years.
Project
One event, start to finish
A single activation, launch or fundraiser produced end to end. Fixed production fee agreed at the line-item budget, plus pass-through costs.
Annual
Your event calendar
Two to six events a year under one producer, with shared vendor contracts, a shared brand kit and planning that starts twelve months out.
Advisory
Your team, our playbook
For organizations with in-house event staff: revenue modeling, run of show review, vendor introductions and an on-call producer for event day.
Which team do you need?
Tell us whether you are raising money for a cause or growing a business, and we will put the right people in the room.