Become a Sponsor

Are you our next Corporate Volunteer Champion?

Join The Centre for Volunteering to make a real difference to your company's CSR objectives in 2008 by supporting volunteering across NSW.

The Centre for Volunteering - the peak body for volunteering in NSW invites your company to partner with The Centre to present the 2008 NSW Volunteer of the Year Award – the only volunteer awards endorsed and supported by the NSW State Government and Patron of the Awards, the Honourable Linda Burney, MP, Minister for Fair Trading, Youth and Volunteering.

This is a wonderful opportunity for your company to show real CSR leadership by becoming a Corporate Volunteer Champion by supporting the 2008 NSW Volunteer of the Year Award, which promotes and recognises over 1.4 million volunteers dedicating time and commitment to not-for-profit organisations across NSW.

The Centre for Volunteering supports and advocates for not-for-profit organisations engaging and running volunteer programs within their organisations, with over 550 organisation members and 33,000 individual members. The Centre for Volunteering excels at best practise of volunteer management, corporate volunteering programs, volunteer training/education, policy and research.

The Centre needs your company’s involvement and commitment to make the 2008 NSW Volunteer of the Year Award a success. The benefits to your company include:
  

  1. Brand alignment to a reputable, successful and innovative Award, presented by a peak body.
  2. Promotion of your company involvement to over 550 not-for-profit organisations and 33,000 individual members
  3. Invitations to exclusive Award events
  4. Company Logo placement on official Corporate Volunteer Champion promotional material including dedicated 2008 NSW Volunteer of the Year Award website
  5. Enhancement of your companies CSR objectives
  6. One webpage on The Centre for Volunteering's website promoting your Company’s Corporate Volunteering Activities/Program

2008 NSW Volunteer of the Year Award Sponsorship Proposal

The sponsorship of $3,000 is a small investment to assist The Centre for Volunteering to promote and encourage nomination to the awards of individual volunteers and award a cash prize to not-for-profit organisations. The sponsorship funds raised will be invested in promotional activities and merchandise, award certificates and cash prizes to organisations to support volunteer activities and programs.

Don’t forget that your company can nominate for the prestigious volunteer awards.

Background to the Award

The Inaugural 2007 NSW Volunteer of the Year Award was an outstanding success with over 36 Regional Winners and 3 overall state winners in the categories of State, Youth, Senior and Corporate. The State Winners were presented with an Outstanding Achievement Certificate presented by Linda Burney and a cash prize for the not-for-profit organisation they volunteered their time, energy and expertise for. The State Government supports and endorses the Award and encourages companies to work with The Centre of Volunteering to recognise and promote volunteering in NSW.

The 2008 NSW Volunteer of the Year Award is looking bigger and better, based on the successful model of 2007 we have secured the support of:
  

  • Linda Burney as Patron
  • NSW State Government’s Office of Volunteering
  • Federal Government’s FaHCSIA
  • The Centre’s Network of over 550 not-for-profit members
  • The Centre’s state network of Volunteer Referral Centres
  • Jardine, Lloyd, Thompson
  • 2007 winners and event volunteer Mavis Booth as 2008 Award Ambassadors
  • Ian Kiernan MC of Award Launch
  • Adam Spencer as Presenter of Awards at Award Ceremony
  • Cumberland Newspapers as Media Partner to promote the Award across Greater Sydney

Contact Odessa O’Brien to discuss opportunities. Phone 02 8267 6321 or email oobrien@volunteering.com.au