At Columbia Sportswear we know that there is no “I” in the word team. It takes a group of people committed to a cause, effort or program to initiate change for the betterment of people and places around the world. Our theory is really quite simple. We believe that it is important to enable not-for-profit organizations to take our support and use it for increased self-sufficiency as well as a means to satisfy long-term goals and objectives.
We are pleased to present a brand new corporate giving program that we call Summit III. The program has been built around a three part model which allows organizations annual eligibility for up to three years of proposal submissions. Once we review and award support to a group, we welcome them to re-apply the following year. There is no fourth year eligibility in order to allow new organizations the opportunity to join the Summit III program. Organizations can then reapply for annual support once they have completed their fourth year of ineligibility.
At Columbia we all enjoy being in the great out-of-doors. So we looked to the mountains for inspiration in building our new philanthropic program and have modeled the program around the steps a climber must take to reach the top of a mountain.
Year number one is what we call the Base Camp year. This phase is designed for first year sponsorships. Year number two we call the Climb. This second year level of sponsorship will be determined on the accomplishments made during the first year at Base Camp. The third and final year of the program is called the Summit and eligibility for it is based on the accomplishments made during the Climb phase of the program. We have a complete list of accomplishments and requirements as part of our application process found in our program overview.
We hope you will find our program as exciting and as rewarding as we do! Click here as your first step toward experiencing the Columbia Sportswear Summit III program.