Frequently Asked Questions for Potential Supporters Q: What is Sports Genesis? Answer: - Sports Genesis is a classified 501(c)(3) non-profit program.
- Through private funding support Sports Genesis fills a need for the communities that do not have the department resources or do not have the appropriate funds to start the development process of new athletic fields, parks or the renovation of existing facilities.
Q: Why is Sports Genesis interested in speaking with you? Answer: - It is understood that there is a desire to reach out and give back to their local communities.
- Most individuals, corporations or companies don’t know how to begin or don’t know where to begin these discussions on how they can support their local communities.
- Individuals, corporations or companies don’t have the personnel resources to begin and end a potential community project.
- Sports Genesis has the know how and the resources to accomplish this goal.
Q: What are the major benefits for you, the supporter? Answer: - Be involved with a potential project at the very beginning stages of planning and design.
- Have your name and logo on the master plans and other documents.
- Have your name and logo in front of the people that make the critical decisions for these projects.
- Being a 501(c)(3) non-profit program your support has tax benefits.
Q: Why support Sports Genesis directly instead of just the community in need? Answer: - Sports Genesis has the expertise and resources to properly discuss and identify the needs with these communities.
- Because we are a non-profit program your support has tax benefits.
- You will have full control of the funds and how they are allocated.
- You will have full control of the selection of the project.
- Projects can begin much sooner than those going through traditional governmental processes.
- By eliminating much of the red tape we streamline line the project. This efficiency saves money.
Q: Why support Sports Genesis directly instead of traditional for-profit design firms? Answer: - Because Sports Genesis is a classified 501(c)(3) non-profit program your support has tax benefits.
- Projects won’t be placed on the “back burner”.
- You can have full control of the project and time line.
Q: What are the advantages of working through Sports Genesis? Answer: - Sports Genesis allows you reach out to the community first.
- This allows you to take control of a project
- You get to choose a project that you believe in.
- Because you have control and the choice of the project, these projects will be more feasible to accomplish under your terms and conditions.
- These communities will appreciate the fact you came to them first.
Q: How does the typical Sports Genesis model work? Answer: Scenario #1 - Sports Genesis has identified the need in numerous communities or agencies.
- Through the general fund, supported by private donations, Sports Genesis selects an eligible Community or Agency to provide a master plan service package.
Q: Are there other models? Answer: Scenario #2 - Interested Supporters forward a contact name and info to Sports Genesis from the community they are located in.
- We speak directly to this contact on behalf of the Supporter indicating that the Supporter would like to be involved in a community outreach program in their community.
- Through a meeting, Sports Genesis identifies the needs of the Community.Sports Genesis reports back to the Supporter on these needs.
- The Supporter decides if they are interested in supporting any of these needs.
- If so, Sports Genesis puts together a fee proposal, for Supporter approval, indicating the costs and scope of services to move forward on the selected project.
Answer: Scenario #3 - Sports Genesis has already identified a need in a community with Supporter ties.
- Sports Genesis reports to a potential Supporter on these needs.
- The Supporter decides if they are interested in supporting this need.
- If so, Sports Genesis puts together a fee proposal, for Supporter approval, indicating the costs and scope of services to move forward on the selected project.
- Sports Genesis speaks directly to the community on behalf of the Supporter indicating that the Supporter would like to start this specific community outreach program.
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