DONATION POLICY

In the interest of being consistent and transparent with donations made to external community stakeholders, Rivers and District Chamber of Commerce needed to adopt a clear precise policy.

Rivers and District Chamber is committed to positively impacting the communities it serves by providing assistance to local organizations.

This Donations Request Policy has been developed as a way to create consistency and fairness to organizations that ask for the Chamber’s support. Since the Chamber may receive multiple requests, we try to fill as many requests as possible and cannot guarantee that every donation request will be met. This document is intended to assist the Chamber in establishing an organizational donation policy in support of the community it serves.

It has been determined that Rivers and District Chamber of Commerce will donate up to $250.00 on a quarterly basis. After that amount has been awarded, there will be no further donations considered until the beginning of the following quarter.

Donation to External Groups:

All requests for donations shall be made in writing and shall identify the following criteria:

General Information:

– Name of the Organization

– Contact Person who the Chamber will correspond with

– Mailing Address of the Organization

– Contact Information of the organization

Applicants should include the following information in their correspondence:

– A brief history of the event or initiative.

– A clear description of how the event/program benefits the community

– Date the event is planned

– Explain how Rivers and District Chamber of Commerce will be profiled during the event.

The Criteria which Rivers and District Chamber of Commerce will use to determine the approval of donation requests:

– All requests must adhere to the eligibility criteria

– All requests must be made in writing approximately 5-6 weeks prior to the event taking place

– Has RDCC contributed to the organization in the past?

– Are they a member of RDCC?

– Does the request/event fall within the Chamber’s Objectives

– Must be for a non-profit purpose

– Must show the social and/or recreational benefits

Please forward requests for donations to:

Rivers and District Chamber of Commerce

Rivers, Manitoba

R0K 1X0

Email: info@riverschamber.ca