Our Vision

Saskatchewan credit unions share a common vision of growing communities through innovation, social responsibility and financial strength. As locally-owned financial institutions, we take pride in investing in the dreams that help our members and communities succeed.

Credit unions have provided financial services to Saskatchewan members for 70 years and throughout those years we have also played a meaningful role in supporting community social programs and economic development initiatives.

Investing in Communities

Saskatchewan credit unions use their resources and network to help make dreams real for communities as well as individuals. Every year, we support a broad range of local initiatives that contribute to community life.

In 2006, Saskatchewan credit unions contributed $5.75 million to community efforts. Credit unions also reported raising $121,312 for causes like the Terry Fox Run and Telemiracle – and their employees logged 34,558 hours of volunteer time for community organizations.

The contribution of $5.75 million represents 5.5% of pre-tax profits – five times the benchmark for corporate giving recommended by the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy’s Imagine program.

In all corners of the province, credit unions sponsor sports teams, health care, educational initiatives, arts and culture programs, economic development projects, and many other causes. They also provide gifts in kind for special events and reduce or waive service fees for thousands of community groups. The 2006 total includes $80,000 contributed to international development projects through the Co-operative Development Foundation.

Sponsorship Funding

Saskatchewan credit unions are well known for their support of events and important initiatives in their communities. Each credit union is an individual business that demonstrates its community support and social conscience through their local community relations programs.

Organizations seeking sponsorship support for local or regional projects should contact their local credit unions for funding consideration.

SaskCentral also manages a number of sponsorships that Saskatchewan credit unions support collectively. These sponsorships are considered provincial in scope because communities throughout the province benefit. View the list of 2008 sponsorships.

Send your funding requests for province-wide sponsorship opportunities to:

SaskCentral
Marketing & Communications
2055 Albert Street
P.O. Box 3030
Regina S4P 3G8

Categories

Credit unions provide funding for projects in the following categories:

• Youth / Family
• Saskatchewan Economy
• Community / Co-operative Philosophy

Within these key areas, we support large and small projects that will have a positive province-wide impact.

What we need to know

Please provide the following information with your request:

• The name and address of your organization and appropriate contact information (email, telephone, fax)
• The name, title and telephone number of the contact person for your project or organization
• Your organization’s charitable registration number and registered name
• A brief history of your organization, including its mission, goals, programs, achievements and scope of activities
• Details about the specific project for which you are requesting funding
• The amount you are requesting
• How the funding will be used
• How Saskatchewan credit unions will be recognized for their contribution
• Credit union participation in event or program
• Other sponsors or donors
• How the project’s success will be measured
• Highlights of past programs and successes
  

Cash donations, sponsorships, scholarships and bursaries are all part of giving back to the community. The causes credit unions support are as varied as the communities they serve. Many also support causes outside their local communities. When disaster strikes, for example, credit unions become collection points for Canadian Red Cross disaster relief. And each year, credit unions throughout the province support the Terry Fox Run, Telemiracle and the Children’s Health Foundation.

Our employees also contribute thousands of hours of volunteer time to community causes.

For credit unions, investing in Saskatchewan communities is both a responsibility and a privilege.

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