Philanthropic organizations are the main focus for Garmin, which provides support through sponsorships to groups such as United Way, YMCA, American Cancer Society to local charities.
Garmin take their responsibilities to the community seriously and are committed to positive corporate citizenship. They sponsor everything from national to local charities and events.
Please take note of these guidelines before requesting sponsorship:
1. Sponsorship opportunities should be submitted a minimum of 6 weeks prior to the event.
2. Product Placement.
3. Non-profit.
4. They work with groups to aid in the education of how GPS works.
5. They are a strong supporter of the geocaching community.
6. They sponsor events or people with a national presence that will facilitate national activation of a marketing promotion.
7. They sponsor national and regional sporting events/races that are professionally organized and offer the ability to reach a large group of people.
8. They will not enter into sponsorships that do not meet the above guidelines or ones that could be classified as dangerous or high-risk.
To apply for sponsorship, just complete their online donation request form and attach a pdf or images detailing the specific request (such as a product donation or monetary request) on your company letterhead.
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Example Response from a Donation Request Submission:
Dear Eugene Ortiz,
We believe that we owe our success to the community we serve. As much as possible, we always give back by supporting charitable organizations whose ideals align with our mission.
After we thoroughly review your request, we are glad to inform you that your organization adheres with our commitments to the community. Someone from our team will contact you to discuss the event in full details.
Best of luck to your event!
Regards,
Donation Committee
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