Corporate social responsibility is more than writing a cheque or shipping items to a local charity. These are good, but more and more businesses of all sizes want to make a greater community impact. It’s all about the bigger picture: your business works in the community where your employees and their families live. Corporate social responsibility is community social responsibility. It is good business that strengthens your business’ reputation, helps you market and recruit some of the best talent, highlights good intentions and provides a positive example for employees.

“Hewlett-Packard’s association with United Way/Centraide has been long and positive. We view United Way/Centraide as a partner, one that enables our employees to give back to the community that has been so good to us. I personally feel that we have become more like family than working entities, and it is our pleasure to be involved with such a great organization.” – Dave Perley, Branch Manager, Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Co., Ottawa

At United Way/Centraide, we can help you structure your corporate social responsibility investment in a manner that responds directly to the needs of your overall business strategy. Sponsorship at United Way/Centraide involves corporations giving us cash, a gift in-kind, services in-kind to in return for various print, marketing, visibility and VIP benefits. Check out Marketing and Visibility Opportunities and Menu of Sponsorship Opportunities for details on our many sponsorship opportunities. Each of these opportunities can be tailored to meet your company’s specific needs.

Contact: sponsor@unitedwayottawa.ca.