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Events IDEAS FOR Events
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SPONSORSHIP OF • The Partnership Relationship Manager will handle
any funding requests directly with Network Partners
YOUR REGIONAL • Ensure all interactions with Network Partners are
as appropriate.
EVENT recorded – both your approach to them and their
response. Include this information on the funding
application form, or the debrief form, or let your Hub
Leader know.
Holding regional events may require support in the
way of funding to help with the success of the event.
Sponsorship may be required to help with: LOCAL INDUSTRY & BUSINESS
• Venue hire Within your own farming networks or local community,
• Catering there will be businesses that want to give back to the
• Guest speakers industry.
There will be businesses and organisations who already
There are three ways to apply for funding. All of these sponsor things and have a profile in your farming
require good planning well in advance, to ensure funds community or region.
are secured and recognition can be included in relevant
promotional material. Using the annual plan will help to There are others who don’t and may not have been
map out your year of events. asked. They may not know about DWN and what we do
for farmers in their region.
NETWORK PARTNERS Before approaching a business, check with your Hub
We want to encourage Network Partners to be present Leader that there is no conflict of interest. Your Hub
at events and support in content delivery or in other Leader will check with the Partnership Relationship
ways that are suitable. This will provide increased profile Manager as required.
and demonstrate support in your region. When approaching local businesses, consider what you
Planning is crucial: will say about the following:
• Build a relationship with all your Network Partner • Who you are - your farming background and history
contacts. with the region/town (and if relevant, remind them
• Some provide guidelines on the timeframes they that you are a customer).
need to provide sponsorship. • Ask them about their business - if they are sponsors
• Network Partner Funding should be applied for of other things in the community, acknowledge this.
through the Regional Group Funding Application If not, ask them if they are or if they have thought
form, not by direct contact with our Network Partners. about doing something for community groups.
