How Corporate Partners Can Support the Club

Event Sponsorships

Note: Please see this document for additional guidance on current or past donors requesting marketing benefits at events.

1. Holiday Auction Sponsorship
   • Sponsor the Annual Holiday Auction, helping fundraise for programs while getting exposure at a key community event.
2. Youth of the Year Sponsorship
   • Sponsor the prestigious Youth of the Year award, celebrating exceptional young people in the community.
3. 125th Anniversary Sponsorship
   • Celebrate the Boys & Girls Club’s milestone anniversary by sponsoring events throughout the year, with your brand tied to the legacy.

Volunteer Opportunities

1. 1. One-Time Group Volunteering
      • A one-time volunteer opportunity for your employees to work together on a community service project or event.
   2. Recurring Group Volunteering
      • A recurring opportunity for your employees to regularly participate in volunteer work, providing ongoing support to the Club.
   3. One-Time Individual Volunteering
      • One-time volunteer opportunities for individual employees to participate in specific events or activities at the Club.
        1. YoY Judging
        2. Specific project help (Holiday meal; summer BBQs)
   4. Recurring Individual Volunteering
      • Regular volunteer opportunities for employees who wish to commit to ongoing mentoring or supporting programs.

• Host a Drive

• Virtual volunteer opportunities

1. • Tutoring, etc.

Financial Investments

• Employee Giving

• • • Create an employee giving program where staff can donate to the Boys & Girls Club through payroll deductions or periodic fundraising or in-kind/gift drives.

• Double the Donation/Matching Opportunities

• • • If your company offers matching donations, employees’ contributions can be doubled, increasing the overall impact of your business’s support.

• Grant Opportunities – Connecting Us

• • • Help connect the Boys & Girls Club to potential grant opportunities to support our programs, whether through corporate foundations or other funding sources.

• Program Sponsorship (e.g., Passport to Manhood, Torch Club, etc.)

• • • Directly sponsor a youth development program like Passport to Manhood, Torch Club, or others, supporting educational and leadership initiatives for youth.
    • Can include sponsoring a holiday event or special activity

• Third-Party Events/Cause Marketing

• • • Typically, third-party events occur when individuals choose to hold their own fundraising event and donate proceeds to the Club. (e.g., fraternities holding fundraisers)
    • The Club and a business choose to publicly attach our brands together, and we benefit via portion of proceeds (10% of restaurant sales on a certain date get donated to Club).

• In-Kind Support

• • The Youth Development Director (Shirley) makes decisions on in-kind donations. See website link for more information.
  • Program supply list – updated for 2025.