{"id":39083,"date":"2024-07-23T10:36:29","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T14:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/?p=39083"},"modified":"2024-07-23T10:36:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T14:36:30","slug":"corporate-partners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/corporate-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"CORPORATE PARTNERS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>CORPORATE PARTNERS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Current Partners: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/our-partnerssponsors\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/our-partnerssponsors\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Our Partners<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Corporations that partner with Special Olympics share our brand values. We are a trusted, inclusive organization reaching deep into local communities around Ontario. Our programs succeed in changing lives, building advocacy networks and creating a lasting, positive impact. Consumers recognize us as a brand deserving respect, loyalty and good will.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We offer corporate partnership packages at various levels and have opportunities to support an ongoing program, Special Olympics Provincial Games or other major initiatives within the movement.\u00a0 Each Special Olympics corporate relationship is individually structured to best meet the company\u2019s objectives and our organization\u2019s needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Corporate partner employees have the opportunity to become directly involved with our organization. Employees can volunteer at various sporting events and fundraising initiatives. Volunteering is an effective way to learn more about Special Olympics athletes, its mission and ways to become part of a global movement and help make a positive impact on the lives of athletes with an intellectual disability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>IMPORTANT NOTE:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is suggested that local fundraising efforts avoid approaching provincial or national sponsors in order to prevent duplication of support, or confusion on the part of the sponsoring partner. That said, if there is an existing agreement or relationship with the local branch or franchise of one of these companies, there is no intent to prevent that from continuing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Local Sponsors and Partners<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are often opportunities for local communities and clubs to partner with organizations and businesses at a local level. When entering into these partnerships, it is important to consider the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coordinating any sponsorship asks with your local community council<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Working with the provincial Manager of Community Fundraising and Sponsorship to ensure there are no conflicts with existing National and Provincial Sponsors, or larger ongoing partnership discussions\/negotiations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure that the potential partner\/sponsor does not have values that conflict with the mission and values of Special Olympics Ontario (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/our-mission\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/our-mission\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). If you have any concerns, please contact the Manager of Community Fundraising and Sponsorship.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information please contact Jason Hussak \u2013 Manager of Community Fundraising and Sponsorship.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CORPORATE PARTNERS Current Partners: https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/our-partnerssponsors\/\u00a0 \u00a0 Our Partners Corporations that partner with Special Olympics share our brand values. We are a trusted, inclusive organization reaching deep into local communities around Ontario. Our programs succeed in changing lives, building advocacy networks and creating a lasting, positive impact. Consumers recognize us as a brand deserving respect, loyalty and good will. \u00a0 We &#8230; <\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/corporate-partners\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,283],"tags":[278,277,159,281],"class_list":["post-39083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-communities-and-clubs","category-marketing-and-fundraising","tag-community-coordinator","tag-community-fundraiser","tag-marketing-and-fundraising","tag-public-relations-coordinator","no-post-thumbnail"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39083"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39083\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www1.specialolympicsontario.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}