{"id":217,"date":"2026-06-12T20:36:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T20:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/oed\/?page_id=217"},"modified":"2026-06-12T20:36:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T20:36:31","slug":"sponsorship-criteria","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/oed\/sponsorship-criteria\/","title":{"rendered":"Sponsorship Criteria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-umflint-templates umflint-template-default_no_jumbotron\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);min-height:50px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-371\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/61\/files\/2025\/03\/Blue.UCEN_.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#FFF\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e4ad1541b3cc2170465654e347af1699\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(31.152px, 1.947rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.863), 55px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">Sponsorship Criteria<\/span><\/mark><\/mark><\/mark><\/h1>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\n<button class=\"btn btn-section w-100 px-0 wp-menu-block-toggle mobile-nav-toggle d-none\" data-target=\"wp-menu-block-side-menu\">\n          <span class=\"h-100 mr-3 mt-1 d-block mobile-nav-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mb-1 transition bg-dark d-block mobile-nav-icon-line\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mb-1 transition bg-dark d-block mobile-nav-icon-line\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mb-1 transition bg-dark d-block mobile-nav-icon-line\"><\/span>\n\t\t  <\/span>\n          Office of Economic Development<\/button><nav id=\"wp-menu-block-side-menu\" class=\"wp-menu-block sidebar-nav wp-block-umflint-menu-block\"><div class=\"nav-sidebar-title-container\">\n                <div class=\"nav-sidebar-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/oed\">Office of Economic Development<\/a><\/div>\n                <a class=\"nav-sidebar-title-close\" href=\"#\" data-target=\"side-menu\" aria-label=\"Close\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"50\" fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <title>close<\/title><path d=\"M19,6.41L17.59,5L12,10.59L6.41,5L5,6.41L10.59,12L5,17.59L6.41,19L12,13.41L17.59,19L19,17.59L13.41,12L19,6.41Z\" \/>\n                    <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n            <\/div><ul id=\"menu-side-menu\" class=\"menu nav nav-sidebar flex-column\"><li itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/www.schema.org\/SiteNavigationElement\" id=\"menu-item-10\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-10 nav-item\"><a title=\"University Center for Community &amp; 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Still, we would not be able to do this without our partners\u2019 support, collaboration and planning. At every turn, UM-Flint faculty, students, staff, facilities, programs and events provide opportunities for local residents to experience global perspectives, arts and culture and access extensive educational and health resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sponsorship Criteria<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Potential impact on student recruitment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Presents issues relevant to students and the community.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Impact on donor and alumni relations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supports an organization\/effort that aligns with UM-Flint\u2019s strategic direction, mission and\/or priority areas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creates positive exposure for the UM-Flint brand and an opportunity for increased visibility and reach.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supports UM-Flint students\u2019 interests in the community.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proof of good standing in nonprofit status\u2014To prove good standing as a nonprofit, the business or organization must provide its official organizational name, W9 and the most recent 990 filing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sponsorship Forms<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Please submit your request at least 60 days before your event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-primary-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/r1cKicFbkAHxi4Vu6\">Sponsorship Requests<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-primary-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSf64TsP0R4brhckR__yQKrCz2vFlkzBOXCwUh37c_CJvmRZbg\/viewform?usp=send_form\">Post-Event Survey (a requirement for all community relations partners)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/oed\/sponsorship-criteria\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-217","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/oed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/oed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/oed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/oed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/oed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=217"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/oed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/217\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":218,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/oed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/217\/revisions\/218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/oed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}