Donate

Leadership is funded by class participant tuition (49%), partner cities (35%) and sponsorships from a variety of agencies, supporters and private individuals (16%).

Your donation will assist the Leadership Program in continuing to develop leaders for today and tomorrow.  Specifically, your financial support will be used to:

• Provide scholarship assistance to students
• Continue to make Leadership Program tuition affordable to all students
• Assist with targeted outreach to students that represent the diversity of the region
• Increase Leadership’s impact in the community through expanded programming

If you would like to become a sponsor, or provide a donation in any amount, please use the link below for your donation.

Sponsorship Opportunities:

Program Benefactor

As a Program Benefactor you allow us to bring additional programming to our current class participants and additional training opportunities to our Alumni.

$10,000

• Sponsor recognition on the homepage of our Leadership Program website
• Send two participants to a Leadership Program Training session (i.e. StrengthsFinder Leadership skills training, Unstoppable Teams training)
• Send a participant to a Leadership Program day of your choice to gain in-depth knowledge of an area in our community and meet the leaders involved in that sector
• Sponsor recognition in our marketing materials, newsletters, and graduation program
• Invitations to our training and networking events

Program Sponsor

As a Program Sponsor you allow us to enhance the programming to our current class participants and additional training opportunities to our Alumni.

$5,000

• Send two participants to a Leadership Program Training session (i.e. StrengthsFinder Leadership skills training, Unstoppable Teams training)
• Sponsor recognition in our marketing materials, newsletters, and graduation program
• Invitations to our training and networking events

Program Day Sponsor

This level funds the cost of running a full day of programming including group transportation for site visits and food throughout the day for class participants.

$2,500

• As a Program Day Sponsor, you will receive special recognition throughout the program day
• Invitations to our training and networking events
• Information about your organization will also be provided to our class participants
• Sponsor recognition in our marketing materials, newsletters and graduation program and event
• Invitations to our training and networking events

Half Day Sponsor

This level helps cover our costs of running a full day of programming including group transportation for site visits and food throughout the day for class participants.

$1,000

• Information about your organization will also be provided to our class participants
• Sponsor recognition in our marketing materials, newsletters and graduation program and event
• Invitations to our training and networking events

In-Kind Sponsor

Leadership relies on our community partners for many to help us run an effective and meaningful program.

Transportation, Room Rental, Lunch/Breakfast, Sponsorship

• Sponsor recognition in our marketing materials, newsletters and graduation program and event
• Invitations to our training and networking events

To make a tax deductible donation please make your check payable to the:

 Silicon Valley Community Foundation
(with a notation on the check – “San Mateo Leadership Program”)

Mail your check to:

San Mateo Leadership Program, 1730 S. Amphlett Blvd., Suite 206, San Mateo, CA 94402

Tax deductible donations can be made by clicking the “Donate” button below (which gives you the option to donate via PayPal or via a Credit Card).

Donations to Leadership Scholarship/Education Fund will be processed by Silicon Valley Community Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity registered in the United States, EIN# 20-5205488. Contributions will be tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. SVCF will provide a formal acknowledgment letter containing tax-deduction language for your records.