Strategic Alliance Award

Saskatoon Community Foundation makes Saskatoon a better place to live by building endowments that enable strategic grant-making and community leadership. As part of fulfilling our mandate we work with charities and businesses to develop an understanding of Saskatoon’s capabilities and resources. Towards that end, our Strategic Alliance Award recognizes a business that has partnered with a charity over a period of time to address an identifiable need in our community.

We established the Strategic Alliance Award to increase awareness of the value of strategic partnerships and to recognize the commitment of organizations to improving our community.

The charity partner of the winner will receive a $5000 grant to be used at the charity’s discretion.

Description

The award recognizes the business partner in a strategic alliance that involves one charity and one business and that enhances Saskatoon’s quality of life. This award promotes and encourages strategic, sustaining partnerships with clearly defined goals, and measurable and visible outcomes. Partnerships should be collaborative in nature and extend beyond donated dollars.

Eligibility

Nominees must be private sector (non-governmental) for-profit enterprises based in Saskatoon.  The nominee must have established an ongoing partnership with a charity for a minimum of two years. The partnership must exist in Saskatoon and benefit this community. The charity is required to have registered status from the Canada Revenue Agency to enable Saskatoon Community Foundation to allocate the grant.

Criteria

  1. Mutual benefits – The partnership has complemented each organization’s value system; and, enhanced and increased the credibility and profile of the partners.
  2. Demonstrated excellence in creating a win/win partnership – The partners have overcome developmental issues related to creating partnerships to ensure each contributes to the final results and the partnership has a full range of collaboration.
  3. Enhancing the community of Saskatoon – The charity will have a mission and goals indicating an interest and involvement in their community. The business partner will bring a set of values and commitment, which enhances the project. This diversity of the partners adds to the value of the project.
  4. Demonstrated track record – Each of the partners will have a track record of working to improve the community. The project will demonstrate the importance of such partnerships over time through mobilizing assets and resources to meet community needs.
  5. Benefit – The alliance will be well managed and focus on a sustainable relationship and achievable targets. The partners will be able to clearly articulate the benefits.

Nominations

Charities can nominate their business partner. Charities can nominate more than one business partner, but a separate application form must be completed for each nomination. Businesses can also nominate themselves. Get a nomination form here.