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Corporate Donations Policy

Our Vision

To raise the level of awareness for EnWin as being a responsible member of the Community that provisions not only essential services, but impacts the quality of life for the Community that it serves.

Our Goal

To enhance EnWin's profile in the Community as an example of Good Corporate Citizenship through focused programs in support of key value areas.

Our Focus

EnWin and its staff recognizes the importance of making a contribution to the City of Windsor, as being an integral part of our Corporate responsibility. Our contribution to the Community is founded on four key areas:

Boundaries of Support

EnWin restricts our local community support to projects within the boundaries of the City Windsor, for which the citizens of Windsor will benefit collectively, no regional programs will be considered.

Sponsorship Eligibility

• EnWin prefers to make donations to organizations with formal charitable status.
• EnWin will only consider support of non-charitable organizations when the end-use of our funds is fully known.
• EnWin aims to ensure long lasting beneficial effects as a result of its contributions to the community rather than short-term one-off donations.
• EnWin prefers to consider the nomination of a small number of beneficiaries with whom a relationship can be built over time rather than multiple charities or causes.
• EnWin believes in the value of supporting the community through "donating" the dedicated time of individual employees during business hours or outside, as well as giving access to the use of company equipment, where appropriate.
• The decision to support or donate to a charity should not serve exclusive personal interests.
• No contribution to a single Organization can be in excess of $2,500 per calendar year.

Non-Eligibility

EnWin does NOT fund the following kinds of requests:

Individual Pursuits Debt reduction campaigns Political parties or candidates Religious organizations Service clubs Clubs and troops Goodwill Advertising Professional solicitors

Advocacy or special interest groups Conferences or meetings Individual public, private or parochial schools Fundraising activities (i.e. charity runs) Ticket purchase for fundraising activities

Application Deadlines

Sponsorship/Charitable Donation requests are reviewed as they are received. Corporate Communications asks that all organizations allow 4-6 weeks for review and research of a charitable request. The final deadline for requests is September 30th, as EnWin finalizes its sponsorship budget early in the 4th quarter for the next calendar year.

Application Process For Donations

Corporate Communications requests that non-profit organizations, which are seeking funding, provide EnWin with the following information:

1. A written request, preferably on the organization's letterhead.
2. Background information on the organization to include, but not be limited to:
   1. Name of organization, address, telephone number, fax, P.O. box #
   2. Contact person, address, telephone & fax numbers, email address
   3. History, mission, population currently served, key personnel, Board of Directors and Trustees
3. Request a specific dollar amount of funds and provide the specific proposed use of those funds.
4. If the request is related to an event, provide the event name, date, time, location, table and individual ticket prices, sponsorship levels and costs, entertainment, program journal advertisement sizes and deadlines, confirmed sponsors, guests of honour, guest speakers, auction and purpose of the event.
5. If the request is for merchandise or an in-kind donation, follow the instructions in #4.
6. Include any proposed donor recognition for the gift.
7. List of other Corporate contributors.
8. Deadline for our response.

Corporate Communications will contact the Organization to obtain additional information as part of the review process; to confirm the request and to coordinate the cheque, cheque presentation, donor recognition, press release and media involvement.

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