Ava Community Sponsorship Application - Aug '24

Ava Community Energy (Ava) is dedicated to supporting local community organizations. Funding areas include, but are not necessarily limited to sports, art, music, and STEM. To see examples of our past sponsorship, visit: https://avaenergy.org/community-sponsorships/.

Complete this form below to apply for Ava Community Sponsorship's August 2024 cycle.

The maximum award amount will be $2,500 per organization per award round, and Ava expects to fund approximately 12 recipients per round. Applicants are reviewed three times a year, per the schedule below. Funds shall be used to support a specific activity or defined program area.


Eligibility Criteria

  • Project results must directly benefit communities in Ava's jurisdiction.
  • School programs such as PTAs or direct donations to school districts are not eligible for this sponsorship.
  • Organizations that have received funding in the past can still apply but priority will be given to organizations that have not yet received funds.
  • This community sponsorship does not support lobbying and/or political groups or activities.

What is required from sponsorship recipients:
  • Submission of W9 form and invoice to receive payment.
  • 30 minute kick-off meeting with Ava’s outreach coordinator to discuss collaboration.
  • Sharing an announcement about the sponsorship with your community via social media, website, email, and/or newsletter. Ava will provide you with a social media toolkit.
  • Placement of Ava logo on your website for 4 months.
  • After the project is completed, report back to Ava about the project’s completion. Photos of the event or completed project are appreciated.
  • Funds used and project is completed in accordance with the table below. 

What makes a strong candidate?
  • Including a specific and thoughtful itemized cost estimate for requested funding.
  • We prefer to fund projects where our award amount would make a meaningful contribution to completing the project.
  • Opportunity to promote your Ava sponsorship to your constituents (examples include hanging a banner at your event, posting to your social media accounts about the sponsorship, including information about Ava in your newsletter, etc.).
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Email *
Timeline
Organization Name *
Brief Description of Organization *
Please include the mission statement if you have one.
Organization Address *
Communities Served by Your Organization *
Required
Organization Website *
Has your organization previously received Ava's (formerly East Bay Community Energy) financial support?  *
Contact Name *
Contact Phone Number *
Contact Email *
Funding Amount Requested *
Our maximum award is 2500.
Tell us about your project. What are the project's intended outcomes? Who will it serve? How many people will it reach? *
 How will the funds be used? 
 *
Please include an itemization of your expenditures so we understand how the funding will contribute to your project.
How might you support awareness of Ava as part of your sponsored activity? *
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Do you agree to provide final summary (email is fine) that includes metrics from use of funds (ex. # attendees at concert, general info about scholarship, team's season record), example of awareness contribution (screen shot of website, copy of program), photo from event, signed release that allows us to use the photo? *
How did you hear about this sponsorship opportunity? *
Ava Sponsorship Banner
In exchange for sponsorship, Ava asks organizations to hang a banner (provided by Ava) such as this one . Note: we were previously known as East Bay Community Energy. We recently rebranded as Ava Community Energy.
A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.
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