Regional Fund Raising Events
Guidelines
The following Special Olympics Manitoba Fund Raising Guidelines have been developed by the Fund Raising Executive Committee to provide guidance and direction to interested outside parties and Special Olympics staff and volunteers who wish to undertake fund raising programs or events on behalf of the organization.

• All Provincial fund raising programs or events that are undertaken by either Special Olympics Manitoba staff/volunteers or outside special interest groups will fall under the auspices of and report to the Special Olympics Manitoba Executive Fund Raising Committee;
  
  
• All Provincial fund raising programs and events will have a Chair appointed to them by the Special Olympics Manitoba Executive Fund Raising committee (the exception to this would be the Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR), which has its chair elective by their constituents). As the Chair of a Special Olympics Manitoba fund raising program or event, he/she will have the responsibility to attend all Special Olympics Manitoba Fund Raising monthly meetings and report on the activities of their program or event. Minutes of any program or event Committee meetings would be submitted at this time;
  
  
• Each fund raising program or event Chair will be responsible for the development of their own Committee. A pool of fund raising volunteers will be available to draw from, if required;
  
  
• All Provincial fund raising programs or events must be pre-approved by the Special Olympics Manitoba Fund Raising Executive Committee. To facilitate this approval process, the Chair of the fund raising program or event will be requested to present a summary business plan to the Committee. Based on the merits of the business plan, approval for the program or event will either be accepted or denied. (An outline of the key components of a suggested business plan is attached);
  
  
• Each fund raising program or event Chair will be responsible for the development of Committee budget. This budget will be pre-approved together with the program or event business plan;
  
  
• The Special Olympics Manitoba Director of Marketing and Fund Raising will be an exofficio member of all Special Olympics Manitoba fund raising programs and event Committees, and as such, will provide staff support and guidance to all fund raising activities;
  
  
• All agreements, contracts and sponsorships developed with outside organizations or groups will be documented and submitted to the Special Olympics Manitoba Executive Fund Raising committee for approval. A Special Olympics Manitoba Memorandum of Understanding, outlining all sponsor benefits, together with the terms and conditions of their donation or gift, will be developed by the Committee Chair in concert with the Special Olympics Manitoba Director of Marketing and Fund Raising;
  
  
• Any fund raising event or program which has substantial financial risks or implications for Special Olympics Manitoba or raises substantive moral or ethical issues will require the approval of the Executive Committee of the Board; and
  
  
• We will accept sponsorship/funds raised for Special Olympics Manitoba; except from persons or organizations engaged in questionable ethical or moral enterprises or illegal activities.