COMO Group In-Kind Donation Request

In-kind Donation Request
This is the COMO Group in-kind donation request form.

Created by founder-owner Christina Ong and headquartered in Singapore, the COMO Group represents an integrated approach to contemporary luxury living with a deep respect for authenticity.

The Group’s interests extend across hospitality (COMO Hotels and Resorts), fashion (Club 21), wellness (COMO Shambhala), organic living and specialty foods (COMO Lifestyle), and philanthropy (COMO Foundation).

Club 21 is Asia's leading purveyor of luxury fashion with over 250 brands across 400 stores in Asia;

COMO Lifestyle oversees the COMO Group’s independent food and beverage businesses spanning import and distribution, restaurants, and retail;

COMO Hotels and Resorts offers luxury experiences with personalised service in Australia, Bhutan, Indonesia, Italy, Maldives, Singapore, Thailand and United Kingdom.

COMO Shambhala develops sanctuaries of wellness and calm, each offering products, treatments, yoga and fitness instruction, and healthful cuisine;
The COMO Group only supports in-kind donations. Purchases of tables and/or other cash requests will not be considered.

All requests for in-kind donations are evaluated independently.

Please note that all submissions will take approximately three working weeks for us to evaluate. We will send you an email on the status at the end of the three weeks.
Please select which business you would like to submit an in-kind donation request.*

Club 21 (Singapore location)COMO Dempsey (F&B)COMO Orchard (F&B)Culina (Singapore location)COMO Hotels and ResortsCOMO Shambhala (Singapore location)
Organisation Details
Organisation Name.*
Website of your Organisation.*
Type of Organisation.*

CompanyNon-profit OrganisationSchoolIndividualOther
What is your non-profit status?*
501(c)3, IPC etc
What is your Organisation's vision and mission?*
Any additional information that you would like to share with us about your your organisation?*
Information about the Fundraising Event or Campaign
Name of Fundraising Event or Campaign.*
Location/Country of your Fundraising Event or Campaign.*
Webpage of your Fundraising Event or Campaign *
Attachment on information for the Fundraising Event or Campaign (if applicable).

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Tell us more about the Fundraising Event or Campaign.*
Date of Fundraising Event or Campaign.*

MonthDayYear
Does this event or campaign support general operating costs of the organisation, or a specific project or purpose within the organisation?*
Is there any particular cause that this event or campaign is supporting?*
If you have selected 'Others', please list down what cause(s) you support.*
Please provide details of the event or campaign’s organising committee.*
Tell us more about the Fundraising Event or Campaign's audience (e.g. demographics, background and preferences) *
Tell us more about the type of items that are popular at such events/campaigns - e.g. items that received high bids at past auctions*
What sort of support are you seeking from the selected business(es)? *
Please be as specific as possible
How would this support be used? *

Live AuctionSilent AuctionRaffle PrizeLucky Draw PrizeOther
Please specify other confirmed partners/sponsors of the event or campaign. (Indicate previous year's sponsors if current year's unavailable)*
How would the selected business(es) be highlighted, or what types of prime coverage would we have BEFORE the event or campaign?*
How would the selected business(es) be highlighted, or what types of prime coverage would we have DURING the event or campaign?*
How would the selected business(es) be highlighted, or what types of coverage would there be AFTER the event or campaign?*
Any additional information that you would like to share with us about your Event or Campaign.*
By submitting this request, you agree that if an in-kind is provided to your organisation, your organisation will provide a report on the performance of the event and our contribution, including total amount raised, final value of contribution (if intended for a charity auction), photos of the event and a summary of coverage of both the event in general and the selected business(es) contribution in particular.
Requester's Name*

PrefixFirst NameLast Name
Requester's Designation
Requester's Email*
In case of any queries, we would like to get in touch with you, Thank you.
How did you hear about us? *

	Score
1. Registered Charity Status or equivalent 0: No registration found 2: N.A. 4: Society / company limited by guarantee 6: Singapore Charity Status 8: 510 ©3 / locally recognised charity status./ Singapore IPC / No visible awards. 10: 510 ©3 / locally recognised charity status./ Singapore IPC / Received awards [Sources of data: National charity portal, charity registration certificate]
2. Credibility of Board / Participation on Board (If recurring donation, 5% for Board and 5% goes to previous years performance or past relationship) 0: No mention of board members on website. / No visible participation of Board. 2: Have a board but more than 2 members are relatives / ROI: Value of auction is lower than value 4: Have a board of directors but not made up of strong industry leaders./ No visible participation of Board. 6: Have a board of directors but not made up of strong industry leaders./ High participation of Board members in fundraising for organisation. / ROI: Able to cover the selling price of the room nights valued at. 8: Very strong Board made out of industry leaders. / Good ROI / Value of auction exceeds the value of price / Good target of audience and table sale price / Reporting back to funders on amount raised etc. / Strong grant performance - e.g. achieved or surpassed milestones, prompt and transparent communications (if received grant from COMO Foundation before) 10: Very strong Board made out of industry leaders. / Board comprises of active donors. / Owners or Company have a past relationship with the organisation (sat on the board or donated to the organisation) / Great ROI / Value of auction far exceeds the value of price / Great target of audience and table sale price / Strong reporting back to funders on amount raised etc / Combination with COMO’s effort. [Sources of data: Charity's website, desktop research]
3. Impact to Community and Beneficiary 0: Negligible impact 2: Some impact on small numbers 4: Some impact on large numbers or deep impact on smaller numbers. 6: N.A. 8: Transformative work to the local community in which our hotels are located. 10: Transformative work to the local community in which our hotels are located or where we have story source (e.g. through partnership with COMO Foundation) / Direct and long term impact. [Sources of data: Charity's website, impact reports, desktop research]
4. Alignment with COMO brand and community investment principles - Education, Proactive Wellness, Entrepreneurship and livelihooods for Women 0: No alignment with COMO community investment principles. / Properties do not resonate with the non-profit as well. 2: No alignment with COMO community investment principles. / Properties showed interest to work with local charity. 4: N.A. 6: N.A. 8: Alignment with one of our investment principles. (broadly) 10: Total alignment with one or more of our investment principles. [Sources of data: Charity's website, desktop research]

Evaluation by Marketing/PR
Evaluation by Marketing/PR

Please score the non-profit organisation in the following areas, giving a score from 0 to 10 (refer to the rubric description under each area):

	Score
1. Exclusivity / Partnerships 0: N.A. 2: COMO will be just one of many partners featured in event communications 4: N.A. 6: COMO's sponsorship/in-kind donation will be featured prominently in event communications 8: Event will feature COMO as one of the main partners 10: Event will feature COMO prominently as exclusive partner [Sources of data: Refer to charity's request above / Request more info from charity]
2. Event Media 0: Little to no media coverage of event 2: Event will only have local coverage in locations which are not COMO's current target market(s) 4: N.A. 6: N.A. 8: Event will be covered by two or more local and international media with high generic viewership 10: Event will be covered by two or more local and international media with high viewership among our target market(s) [Sources of data: Refer to charity's request above / Request more info from charity]
3. PR Value 0: Little to no PR engagement with media nor influencers 2: N.A. 4: Event has some local PR potential in one of COMO's target markets 6: N.A. 8: COMO representatives have the opportunity to attend the event and network with target market(s) 10: Event has high PR potential with local and international media and influencers attending and/or providing publicity and coverage [Sources of data: Refer to charity's request above / Request more info from charity]
4. Audience (or cost of tables and table sales as proxy for audience) 0: N.A. 2: Audience mix is generic and limited to locations which are not COMO's current target market(s) 4: Audience mix is generic with little or no target at high profile / high net worth individuals 6: N.A. 8: Audience comprises mainly high profile / high net worth individuals 10: Audience comprises mainly high profile / high net worth individuals from COMO's current target market(s) [Sources of data: Refer to charity's request above / Request more info from charity]
5. Organising committee as potential influencers 0: No mention of organising committee 2: Organising committee member(s) are associated with competing brands 4: N.A. 6: Organising committee member(s) are associated with complementary brand(s) 8: Organising committee member(s) is one of COMO's long-time or loyal clients 10: Organising committee is made up of high profile / high net worth individuals with influence on one or more of our target market(s) [Sources of data: Refer to charity's request above / Request more info from charity]
6. Other corporate sponsors for brand adjacency 0: Other corporate sponsors' branding conflict with COMO brand (e.g. tobacco company branding might conflict with COMO's wellness branding) 2: Other corporate sponsors have little to no alignment with COMO brand 4: Other corporate sponsors are associated with competing brands and/or are providing sponsorship value that is not aligned with COMO's offering 6: Other corporate sponsors are brand-netrual - i.e. neither associated with competing brands nor with complementary brands 8: Other corporate sponsors are providers of complementary products/services that have strong branding/market share among our target market(s) 10: N.A. [Sources of data: Refer to charity's request above / Request more info from charity]

Score by Marketing/PR (%)
Will you recommend your business unit / a hotel to consider this request?

YesNo
Which hotel will you recommend to consider this request? (For CHR only)
Recommendation for Offering / Comment(s) if any

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In-kind Donation Request

Organisation Details

Information about the Fundraising Event or Campaign

Evaluation by COMO Stewardship Team

Evaluation by Marketing/PR

Update for COMO Stewardship Team's Documentation