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Corporate Engagement Partnership Strategy
Timeline: November 2024 – May 2025
Position
An individual or firm specializing in corporate and non-profit partnerships to lead the refinement of sponsorship engagement strategies for Aga Khan Foundation Canada’s (AKFC) flagship fundraising campaign – World Partnership Walk. The consultancy will guide AKFC in strengthening our national corporate sponsorship benefits, leveraging long-standing partnerships, and appealing to new sponsors through an enhanced experience.
Background
The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is a group of private, international, non-denominational agencies working to improve living conditions and opportunities for people in the developing world. The Network’s organizations have individual mandates that range from the fields of health and education to architecture, livelihoods development, and the promotion of private enterprise. Together, they collaborate in working towards a common goal – to build institutions and projects that can respond to the challenges of social, economic, and cultural change on an ongoing basis.
Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC) is an international development organization and registered charity. AKFC partners with communities, businesses, and governments to find innovative, lasting solutions to promote inclusive development. Working in Africa and Asia, the Foundation invests in local institutions and systems that anchor progress over the long term. In Canada, AKFC mobilizes funding and expertise, and promotes awareness of global issues. AKFC is an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network, one of the world’s most comprehensive development organizations. Since 1980, AKFC has helped millions of people to unlock their own potential to build a better life.
World Partnership Walk, an initiative of AKFC inspires Canadians to act locally to fight poverty globally. The Walk is Canada’s largest public movement to fight global poverty. This annual fundraising campaign takes place across the country, which encourages Canadians from coast to coast to self-organize with their teams, colleagues, friends, and families and through our signature Walk events in select cities. Since 1985, World Partnership Walk has raised over $140 million for AKFC’s development programs in Africa and Asia. These campaigns are possible thanks to thousands of dedicated volunteers, corporate sponsors, and individual donors across Canada.
Purpose and Objectives
In collaboration with AKFC’s Resource Mobilization team, this consultancy will:
Deliverables and Key Activities
The consultant will work closely with AKFC staff to:
Duration of Activities
The consultancy will begin in November 2024 and conclude in spring 2025, with an initial focus on consultations and discovery (November 2024 – January 2025), followed by the refinement of sponsorship offerings and recommendations (February 2025 – May 2025).
The proposed estimate for this project, including timelines and work breakdown will be determined in consultation between the consultant and AKFC (note that timelines may change due to the nature of the work).
Qualifications
The ideal consultant or firm should possess:
Application Process
Qualified applicants are invited to submit a proposal including:
Submit proposals to [email protected] with the subject line “WPW Sponsorship Strategy” no later than October 25, 2024
Gender Equality & Safeguarding
AKFC is committed to advancing gender equality and inclusion through our programming and operations in Canada and overseas. AKFC requires all employees and consultants to review and abide by the AKFC Gender Equality Policy.
AKFC recognizes the importance of safeguarding and is committed to ensuring it manages a wide range of risks such that beneficiaries, staff, other associates, and the organization as a whole are kept safe from harm. All employees and consultants must respect the AKF Code of Conduct and Safeguarding Policy.
Published:
October 7, 2024
Deadline:
October 25, 2024
Type:
Organization:
Aga Khan Foundation Canada
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