Corporate Sponsors
Service Dogs of Virginia fulfills our mission by creating partnerships between people and service dogs, which is made possible through our partnerships with individuals, organizations and corporations.
We welcome corporate partnerships as a means for us to realize financial support and the ability to reach more people about our programs. In turn, a partnership with SDV can help a company achieve some signigcant business benefits.
Through a corporate sponsorship program, SDV can help companies seeking to:
- Enhance image with consumers and customers
- Demonstrate a commitment to social responsibility
- Create product differentiation
- Generate an emotional connection to consumers and customers
- Secure and retain valued employees
Service Dogs of Virginia can work with companies of all sizes in creating a mutually beneficial partnership through one or more of the following:
Cause Related Marketing: A percentage of sales is contributed to SDV and your company will have the authorized rights to SDV’s name and logo.
Program Underwriting: Sponsor existing SDV programs.
Employee Involvement: An organized program designed to give employees an opportunity to volunteer to raise funds through special events, matching gifts or payroll deduction programs.
Why Partner with Service Dogs of Virginia?
According to the Cone/Roper Report, a five-year study on cause-related marketing trends, corporate partnerships make good business sense. The report showed:
- 83% of consumers say they have a more positive image of a company that supports a cause they care about.
- 66% of consumers say that, price and quality being equal, they would switch to a brand or retailer associated with a good cause.
- 87% of employees feel a strong sense of loyalty to their companies with cause programs, vs. 67% of those employed in companies without a cause association.
- 90% of employees whose companies have a cause program feel proud of their companies’ values vs. 56% of those whose employers are not committed to a cause.
For more information, contact Service Dogs of Virginia at 434-295-9503.
