Sponsorship Resources
Corporate Relations, housed in the Office of Development and Alumni Relations, is able to provide clubs with company contact information, samples of sponsorship outreach letters, corporate speaker solicitation letters, and information about past sponsorship and donations. Once a club has secured a sponsorship pledge, Corporate Relations must invoice all committed donors. Sponsorship funds are then deposited directly into the club’s University spending account, and must be spent on the event the funds were requested for.
Sponsorship Process
- All potential sponsorships and solicitation must be approved by Development & Alumni Relations
- Review the Steps to Corporate Sponsorships One-Pager for a step-by-step guide
- Please contact Quadri Olanlege for further information.
Fundraising from student loan related companies and/or refinance lenders is prohibited to avoid any quid pro quo assertions. See below for more details and list of companies.
Note on Loan-Related Company Sponsorship
University policy governs all fundraising activities for cash, goods or services done by departments and student groups targeting off-campus entities including local businesses, corporations, foundations or individuals. Off-campus fundraising activities by any Columbia entity including student organizations is restricted and may require prior university approval from the Development & Alumni Relations with preliminary approval from the Office of Student Affairs. In particular, fundraising from student loan related companies and/or refinance lenders is prohibited to avoid any quid pro quo assertions. The University has such policies in order to coordinate fundraising efforts, to ensure good stewardship and avoid any conflicts of interest.
The companies impacted include, but are not limited, to:
- Citizens Bank
- College Ave
- CommonBond
- Credible
- Discover Student Loans
- Earnest
- EDvestinU
- First Republic
- SoFi (or Social Finance)
- Juno (formerly LeverEdge)
- Laurel Road (formerly DRB)
- LendKey
- MPower Financing
- PNC Bank
- Prodigy Finance
- Quorum Federal Credit Union
- ReliaMax SouthEast Bank
- Sallie Mae
- SoFi (or Social Finance)
- Sun Trust Bank
- Wells Fargo Education Financial Services