The following sponsorship policy has been adopted by the leadership team as of Dec 29, 2005
In an effort to define just what it takes to be a sponsor (above and beyond a donor), the leadership team have drafted the following guidelines to provide guidance to potential donors and sponsors.
Sponsor / donor levels:
The following sponsor and donor levels have been established:
Donors - 'Donors' are anyone who donate under $1000 (either by a one time gift OR a cumulative annual level)
- donor level a - $0-249. Note that people giving the suggested donation will not qualify for this mention.
- donor level b - $250-499
- donor level c - $500-999
Anyone who commits to a one-time OR an annual donation of over $1000 becomes a 'sponsor'. An example of an annual donation might be a donation of $100/month (or some other suitable period). The sponsor must indicate the intention to make periodic donations ahead of time to qualify for the sponsor designation AND stay current with the pledged commitment.
- sponsor level d - $1000-2499
- sponsor level e - $2500-4999
- sponsor level f - $5000+
Recognition for donors/sponsors
In recognition of their generosity, donors will get their name or company name listed as a DONOR for N months:
- level a - 2 month
- level b - 4 months
- level c - 6 months
Sponsors will get listed as a SPONSOR as follows:
- level d - a static listing on sponsor page for 12 months
- level e - a static listing on sponsor page with logo for 12 months
- level f - a static listing on sponsor page with logo & contact info for 12 months
Other Notes
The Business Agent will update the pages as financial info is acquired. Listings may be up to two months behind (Dec donors may appear in Feb). The date listed for the donation would be the date the funds are transferred / cleared. A donation form will be placed on the website. The form will accept the needed info plus the name the donor wishes to see on the recognition page (which makes allowances for 'gifts in the name of...' donations).
All material gifts will be recognized for the equivalent cash-value. Donations of time, while gratefully accepted, will NOT be recognized at this time.
When our bounty program is established in the future, the bounty sponsors will get recognized within the bounty system instead of the sponsor page.