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Some companies have a budget set up specifically for donations to charities. These budgets are managed in different ways so it is best to find out what the procedures are for acquiring funds. This approach is most effective if you work for the company or if you know someone who works at a company. In the latter case, it may be more advantageous for the employee to make the request on your behalf and then join you in a meeting with the appropriate people. To send a proposal without knowing anything about the company's corporate giving policy or without knowing someone who works there is probably an ineffective use of your time.

If you are interested in a corporate proposal package, please contact your Team Manager or the LLS Office. Use this proposal when approaching companies for donations. In return for their generous support, we will promote their business or services with a logo placement on our team singlets, jerseys, the local TNT website and banners. Send the proposal with a cover letter explaining your involvement in the program and your personal fundraising goals.

• Find out what department would handle your inquiry (HR, Community Relations, CEO, etc). The larger the company, the more digging required.  
• Research your company's giving history & focus. This will ensure your proposal is in line with the corporation's needs.  

• Set-up a meeting with the decision-maker.  
• Gather a group of TNT participants (past or present) to speak to them about the cause.  

• Show how your participation is positively affecting the company.  
• Show how the companies participation will positively affect the company (i.e. cause-related marketing or employee philanthropy)  

• Your story (from an employee perspective) & why you got involved.  
• Info on your company's giving policy &/or focus.  
• Info on Leukemia & Lymphoma Society  

• The mission is a must & a few high points (brief & succinct)  
• Info on Team In Training  

• The mission is a must & a few high points (brief & succinct)  
• Tie the needs of LLS in with the companies needs  

• If their focus is children, talk about how LLS serves that population  
• Specifics about your event/training/honoree  

• Brief but passionate, articulate & impactful  
• The REQUEST -  

• The most important element-make the ASK!  
• The VALUE  

• Can use the corporate partnership info sheet regarding the various levels
  Assign one value instead of offering all values to the company.
  Ask for more rather then less, but be reasonable  
• Contact info  

• The participant & the Team Manager  

Before you have your meeting to talk about the Corporate Sponsorship, it is important that you educated yourself on the benefits that come with the variety of levels.

• Honor or memorialize your friend, family member or co-worker with their name on the back of all race jerseys for one season. 

• Name recognition as a Bronze Partner on all race jerseys for one season (3-4 events). 
• Name recognition as a Bronze Partner on chapter website for one season, with a hotlink option to your organization's website. 
• Name recognition as a Bronze Partner on the Season Packet which is given to all potential participants attending an Informational Meeting (approximately 500 per season). 
• Name recognition as a Bronze Partner in the TNT Participant Resource Guide, a resource given to all participants, for the following season. 
• Name recognition as a Bronze Partner, displayed at Chapter events.  

• All Bronze Partner benefits for two seasons 

• All Silver Partner benefits for three seasons. Recognition will be acknowledged with company logo. 
• Invitation to company official to attend the Season Kick Off Party for one season. 
• Recognition as a Gold Sponsor with company logo on all donation thank you postcards (over 20,000 distributed each season) for the following season. 
• Recognition as a Gold Sponsor with company logo on Chapter's direct mail piece for the following season (over 65,000 distributed to homes and businesses in the Fresno/Visalia/Bakersfield areas per season). 

• All Gold Partner benefits for four seasons. Recognition will be acknowledged with company logo. 
• Invitation to two company officials to attend the Season Kick Off Party for two seasons. 

• All Platinum Partnership benefits for four seasons. Recognition will be acknowledged with company logo, PLUS: 
• Company logo placed as a Local Presenting Partner on Team in Training letterhead - one year. 
• Company logo placed as Local Presenting Partner on Team in Training donor thank you letters - one year. 
• Travel with the Team!! Travel to one event weekend of your choice. Includes accommodations for two, team travel where appropriate, and two tickets to Team in Training National parties. Experience the excitement of event weekend first hand. 

Corporate Teams

Join Team in Training as a team from your organization! Corporate teams (five or more people is all it takes) receive fundraising support, on-site information meetings, authorization to use a special "Corporate Team in a Team logo", and special recognition for your organization.

The purpose of corporate teams is to bring recognition to your organization, support each other along the way, increase your fundraising support, improve the lives of patients and their families and help find cures for all blood cancers.

Contact your Team Manager for more information.