Corporate Support

Companies committed to supporting human development in some of the world’s most disadvantaged communities have the opportunity to be Corporate Supporters of EWB-UK. Many companies already enjoy a mutually beneficial relationship with EWB-UK.

By supporting us, you will form a partnership with students in the UK; with engineering and other professionals; and with partner organisations and communities in developing countries. Our corporate supporters benefit from improved staff retention and development, positive publicity, and recruitment from our skilled and motivated membership.

If you would like to explore how your company can become involved in EWB-UK, please contact the Funding Co-ordinator.

There are many ways companies can support EWB-UK:

  • Financial donations are the most direct way to support our activities.
  • In-kind support of products and services for our programmes will also maintain our low operating costs.
  • Advice from experienced professionals is invaluable when we plan and run our activities.

    • Additional sponsor opportunities are available, such as at specific events and local university branches.

    Benefits

    EWB-UK Feedback

    Supporters are kept well informed of our activities and are invited to presentations given by EWB-UK members on their work and experiences.

    In recognition of their sustained support, Primary and Silver Sponsors are linked to named projects whose participants will give a presentation on experiences and provide reports.

    Staff Development and Retention

    Support of EWB-UK builds on your organisation’s expertise. Staff can become members of our Professional Network where they have varying levels of management responsibilities supporting our programmes, teams and finances. Involvement builds team skills and experience of stakeholder participation in projects and members have a wide range of networking opportunities.

    Younger staff can develop their technical skills in projects that are low risk yet complex and worthwhile, within our support framework. They gain skills which encourage a stakeholder focus to apply in their professional roles.

    Experienced engineers can reconnect to on-the-ground work through project mentoring and participation. Our programmes give opportunities for knowledge transfer from experienced to less experienced engineers.

    Promotion and Recruitment

    Supporters demonstrate their commitment to helping people out of poverty and to inspiring young people about engineering. EWB-UK attracts high achieving engineering students and professionals who are also passionate about sustainable development.

    Sponsors will be prominently identified.

  • Primary sponsors can award a named prize to an outstanding Member at our National Awards.
  • Feature in our annual “Sponsors Summary”, distributed to all Members.
  • Named in EWB-UK promotional material, including our Annual Report.
  • Name and logo displayed at national EWB-UK events and on our website.
  • Network with members and other supporters at appropriate EWB-UK events.

    • Corporate Supporter Levels

    Level

    		 Primary Sponsor Silver Sponsor Bronze Sponsor Friend
    Typical Support Sustained commitment
    of £20,000 annually    		 Strong relationship with
    £10,000 annually    		 £5,000 annually £365 or more
    annually