Sponsorship

What we have received and what we still need
Update by Jacqueline Le Sueur – Community Relations Rep

Sponsorship Directions

The EXCO and Board of the APSWC are currently reviewing a ‘Sponsorship Directions’ document that provides guidelines on how to define the type of sponsorship or philanthropy the Council is seeking and the parameters that define how that sponsorship is sought and managed. This will ensure that the sponsorship we accept is in keeping with our stated mission and constitution and will also enable step by step processes to be established for all matters relating to fundraising. I am hoping, once we have collectively agreed on the way forward, to have both the Sponsorship Policy and the Sponsorship Strategy written and approved in the next 2 months.

National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC) – New Initiative Grant (NIG)

Mary Darling (thanks Mary!) brought our attention to this grant! Through the month of August I negotiated long and hard with the NVPC in Singapore for the ability to apply for a share in a 200,000SGD New Initiative Grant. This is a grant that is given to volunteer organizations to support their function and contribution to society. One of the rules for application is that the organization concerned cannot have been operating for more than 12 months. Given that the APSWC was only officially incorporated in the middle of this year we were confident that we would be allowed to enter the application process. However, because we have stated publicly on many occasions that we were formed n February 2006 we have not been able to proceed with our application as the NVPC chose to take this date as the date we started. However, nothing is ever for nothing because unless you ask you can never be told ‘yes’ and the entire process has been very educational.

STRATEGIC PLANNING FORUM 2008

With input from AMSPA we are in the process of negotiating the venue for our 2008 Forum. We will also be seeking items for a Silent Auction and/or goodie bags…watch this space and your email box for details as support from across the region would be most welcome! Any suggestions you have, please let us know!

ANY IDEAS THAT YOU HAVE ARE MOST WELCOME FOR ALL KINDS OF SPONSORSHIP AND FUNDRAISING! It does not matter how little or how much a fund-gathering idea raises, or whether it is putting some money in the bank or products, treatments or room nights in the Barter Bank…every little bit counts. Jacqui can be contacted on j.lesueur@spawellnesscouncil.com.