Community Involvement > Sponsorship Guidelines & Eligibility
Our community is important to us. We recognize the importance of contributing to the economic and social development of our region. Through our Community Sponsorship program we assist a wide range of initiatives that enhance our lifestyle and make our community a better place for us all.
Every year we receive hundreds of requests for support. Please read the information below to determine if your project meets our criteria.
What we're looking for:
Preference will be given to projects that meet the following criteria
- Located within our market area
- Initiated by non-profit group that works towards the betterment of our community
- Benefits the greatest number of people over the longest period of time
- Provides our employees the opportunity to participate and contribute as volunteers
- Initiatives that have measurable results
- Provides positive economic spin-off for the Credit Union or the local economy
- Organizations are encouraged to be members of SASCU
- Initiatives which provide support in the following categories: education, health, social, environment, arts and culture, amateur sport
We generally will not make funding available to the following:
- For-profit organizations or events
- Operating or administration costs
- Any group that represents a conflict of interest for SASCU or promotes specific programs or issues where members of the credit union may have significantly divergent views.
- Partisan religious or political organizations
- Requests involving funding for travel, meals or/and accommodation
- Initiatives which benefit only a specific individual or a very small group of individuals
- Programs or events held outside our trading area unless there is a clear benefit to our members.
The above mentioned criteria is a guideline. All community sponsorship applications are evaluated on an individual basis.
How to Apply for Sponsorship
If you are interested in completing a Sponsorship Application form, you can complete and print the pdf form and return it to any SASCU branch, or submit it to us through email. See steps below.
All requests for sponsorship funding will ONLY be considered when a completed application form is submitted.
- print and return to your nearest branch, or;
- fax it 'Attention Marketing Department' to (250) 833-4480 or;
- mail to:
Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union
Attn: Marketing Department
P.O. Box 868, 370 Lakeshore Drive NE
Salmon Arm, B.C. V1E 4N9 - e-mail to: louisedelaney@sascu.com using the Submit button on the pdf form (please send supporting documents in Microsoft Word format only)
What to expect from us
Completed application requests will be dated upon receipt and will be reviewed as follows:
Requests up to $500: Bi-weekly review (15th & 30th of the month)
Requests over $500*: Quarterly (last day of February, May, August, November)
Requests over $10,000*: Semi-Annually (last day of February and August)
* For ALL sponsorship requests ($501.00+), please submit the following support material. Incomplete application submissions will not be reviewed.
- Detailed Organizational History – mandate and/or mission statement, organizational accomplishments.
- Detailed Project Outline & Time Lines
- Detailed Project Budget – (total amount requested, expenses, revenue, quotes (equipment, labor etc), if required
- Most current Financial Statement
- Other contributing partners and funding details
- Detailed Sponsorship Levels – associated benefits to sponsor, if applicable
Within two months of the project/event completion, successful applicants must submit a Project Evaluation Form, available online or at any SASCU Branch and copies of relevant media and advertising materials.
For more information concerning community sponsorships, contact us by giving us a call or via email.
