The UCR School of Medicine sponsors a select number of events that are strongly aligned with its mission. All requests are vetted to ensure that the sponsorship opportunity will make a positive impact on our communities.

A sponsorship is defined as direct financial or in-kind support for special events, and may include (though is not limited to) nonprofit agency fundraisers (breakfasts, luncheons, dinners, walk/run), speakers series/lectures, health fairs, or other community outreach efforts that closely align with the UCR SOM mission, vision and strategic plan. 

Criteria for Consideration

The request must comply with university financial and accounting policies and promote one or more of the following: 

• UCR SOM Principles of Community and Engagement
  Academic preparation, collaborative partnerships, community development, government relations, health promotion and outreach.
• Marketing
  Align with organizational positioning and current focus areas, appropriateness of target audience, potential to increase awareness, name recognition or new patient volume.
• Advancement
  Fostering extramural support, stewarding current donors, cultivating new sources of future philanthropic support, supporting funders’ initiatives. 

Application and Selection Process

• Requests for sponsorship must be provided in writing at least six weeks prior to the event. Contact Executive Assistant Allie Mosby in Strategic Initiatives or call (951) 827-0327 with any questions. 
• Requests should be emailed to both Chief of Staff and Assistant Dean in Strategic Initiatives Katherine Browder and Executive Assistant Allie Mosby in Strategic Initiatives and must include:
  • Sponsorship details from the organization
  • Sponsorship level/amount your unit is committing
  • A list of benefits the unit will receive from the sponsorship
  • A brief statement explaining how the sponsorship aligns with the School of Medicine's mission and established sponsorship criteria
• Approval of the sponsorship will be signed off by the chief of staff on behalf of the SOM.
• Approval from Campus Government and Community Relations (GCR) will be coordinated through the Strategic Initiatives office.
• If the organization is not a current supplier in Oracle, please allow up to two weeks of additional processing time.

Payment Process

Once the sponsorship has received both SOM and GCR approvals, submit the following via the ticketing system to SOM Business Operations:

• Sponsorship details from the organization
• Invoice
• SOM approval (Chief of Staff Katherine Browder)
• Confirmation of GCR coordination

Please follow the remaining processes for invoice payment as laid out in SOM Business Office procedures.