Bernard once wanted to be a guide dog. But born silver instead of golden, he found his calling in new business instead.

But Guide Dogs is still a charity he’s hugely passionate about, so it was the natural fit to showcase his talents in helping to find new corporate giving partners.

So… can Bernard help uncover good partners for Guide Dogs? Let’s find out.

Step 1: Training Time 🦮

Before Bernard can get to work, he needs a bit of training - just like any good pup. We start by feeding him everything there is to know about the charity:

• What it does and who it helps
• Its values and mission
• Examples of past partnerships and how they’ve worked

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In short, we teach him what makes the charity special - so he can recognise the same spark in potential partners.

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Step 2: Building His Nose for Opportunity 👃

Now comes the fun bit: giving Bernard a scent to follow.

Here’s the prompt we gave him:

“Find me companies that have been talking about charitable giving in 2025, have more than 1,000 employees, and have mentioned dogs on social media at some point.”

A few seconds later, Bernard proudly wags his tail and delivers a list of 1,319 companies - all big on giving back and clearly fond of dogs. Not bad for 30 seconds work.

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Step 3: Fetching the Right Contacts 🎯

Once we’ve got our company list, we need to find the people behind them.

For this example, Bernard focused on marketing leads - but he could just as easily target HR, finance, or CSR decision-makers.

He returned 1,405 C-level and director-level contacts across those companies. Suddenly, that big, abstract idea of “finding corporate partners” feels a lot more concrete.

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Step 4: Writing the Paw-fect Introduction 📨

Now it’s time to reach out. This part is where your voice meets Bernard’s research.

Here’s the prompt we used:

“This is a marketing lead in a company that a) supports charitable giving and b) has talked about dogs at some point over the last year. Write me a friendly and well-researched introduction. Avoid jargon.”

And just like that, Bernard drafts a personalised, on-brand introduction that feels human — not robotic. The kind of message that makes people stop scrolling and think, “Actually, that’s really relevant to us.”

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Once you're happy with your prompt and the email responses, you go back to your list and keep targeting your perfect buyers. Every email is personalised, addresses that individual company's challeneges, and unique.

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The Result 🐕💡

Bernard doesn’t replace partnership teams - he powers them up.

He’s part researcher, part writer, part detective. And while we’ve used a dog-themed example here, Bernard can just as easily sniff out opportunities for any cause - from climate to cancer research, education to equality.

Whatever the mission, Bernard’s ready to help you find your next big corporate partner.