Corporate and Local Sponsors/Chambers of Commerce

Schools have become creative in finding the necessary funds to purchase their CHARACTER COUNTS! School Agendas. Many companies, both large and small, support the goals of character education and are willing to make funding and grants available to individual schools or school districts.

All that is required to get the ball rolling with these businesses is a phone call to set up a meeting with a management-level decision maker. Once face-to-face with the decision maker, acknowledge your complete commitment to use the agenda and demonstrate the importance of this educational tool as it relates to the implementation or support of your character education program. Also remember to point out our planner’s significance in cultivating lifelong organizational skills and helping parents stay informed and involved in their child’s education. Most companies even welcome sharing the total investment with other companies as long as they are not in direct competition with each other.

In exchange for their financial support, sponsors’ logos may be printed on the section of the slip-sheet that will be visible through the clear front cover window. This can be done for the same price as cover personalization. For quantities of 1,000 agendas or more with several sponsors, a custom color front cover may be designed. Be sure to request a special quote for an original front cover design.

Your community chamber of commerce may also be very willing to assist you in securing sponsorship. Many chambers have strong education committees and are looking for programs of this type.

Be inventive. Partnerships in education work.

Safe & Drug Free Funding Available

Through extensive research, CHARACTER COUNTS! has also confirmed that No Child Left Behind and Safe and Drug Free funding is approved in every state for the purchase of CHARACTER COUNTS! products, including school agendas.

Even if your state refers to a list of programs approved for use, the federal statute requires a waiver option. NO PROGRAM IS EVER REQUIRED TO BE ON THE LIST. Check with your county or school district’s Safe and Drug Free coordinator or Title I coordinator. Additional information is also available by visiting the Department of Education Web site links listed below:

S&DFS Programs: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osdfs/programs.html#national

S&DFS Resources: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osdfs/resources.html#online

Title I Regulations: http://www.ed.gov/programs/titleiparta/legislation.html

Title I Resources: http://www.ed.gov/programs/titleiparta/resources.html