Sponsorship
Information
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The
Center for Ethics and Business at Loyola Marymount University
in Los Angeles is currently planning its
Eleventh
Annual Business Ethics Fortnight,
a
program that includes the
LMU
Run for the Bay.
We
welcome offers of assistance, and we offer a variety
of levels of support. |
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Business
Ethics Fortnight (April 6-8, 2006) consists of a
series of events held on campus each April that aims to help
students understand the importance and the difficulty of doing
business ethically. The centerpiece of the event is an intercollegiate
student team presentation competition (LMU rounds, March
20-24, and 27-30), in which students make presentations
about ethical dilemmas in business to panels of judges from
area corporations. In addition, as a way to encourage students
to do something tangible for the surrounding community, the
program also includes the LMU Run for the Bay (April 8),
a 5K run/walk and 10K run which raises money for the local environmental
organization, Heal
the Bay. The program closes with a concluding ceremony
that traditionally features a speaker or panel on some aspect
of business ethics and an awards banquet for all the participants.
While
Business Ethics Fortnight is strongly supported by the university,
the event has grown to the point where outside sponsorship is
critical to our continued success. In particular, we would like
to increase substantially the number of teams participating
from other universities, and to do so requires more funding
than Loyola Marymount alone can provide.
Following
is detailed information about levels of sponsorship and how
any funds will be utilized. If you have questions or would like
to discuss the possibility of support, please call Thomas
White, Director of the Center, at 310-338-4523 or contact
us through this site.
Opportunities
for Support
Benefactors:
$5,000 - $10,000
Gifts
in this range will go towards producing a printed annual publication
about the Center for Ethics and Business, a CD-ROM describing
the programs and activities of the Center, including the annual
Business Ethics Fortnight, and a video of highlights of the
2000 program. Information about the different components of
the Fortnight, members of the participating student teams, judges,
and contributors will be listed. These materials will become
part of a packet to be sent to approximately 2,000 addressees,
including Deans of business schools nationwide, members of the
national Society for Business Ethics, and other centers for
ethics and business throughout the United States. Funds in this
category will also be used to establish scholarships to subsidize
travel to Los Angeles for teams who otherwise could not afford
to participate.
Patrons:
$2,000 - $4,999
Gifts
in this range will make possible an Awards Banquet that will
take place upon the conclusion of Business Ethics Fortnight.
Invitations will be sent to all student teams who competed in
the presentation competition, as well as to the judges and all
contributors. Patron-level donations will also go towards the
expenses of the finish line timing company for the LMU Run for
the Bay and the production of race T-shirts.
Donors:
$1,000 - $1,999
Donations
in this range will pay for: advertising purchased to promote
the student team presentation competition to our own student
body and to other universities nationwide; printing programs
for the competition; and printing and mailing registration forms
for the LMU Run for the Bay.
Sponsors:
$500-$999
This
category of donations will pay for trophies, plaques, ribbons,
medals and other awards. A wide array of smaller expenses connected
with the Center's operation and the organization of the race
will also fall into this category.
In-kind
donations
In-kind
donations of various sorts are also welcome, particularly for
the Run, and can save us considerable amounts.
All
companies and individuals making donations at any level will
be listed in the appropriate after-event publications, most
of which will be further utilized to promote our 2006 Business
Ethics Fortnight, both nationally and internationally. Where
feasible, their names will also appear on the race T-shirt.