SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT LAKE PLEASANT PARK.PDF

The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF)
Sponsorship Agreement
We are pleased to inform you that the National Environmental Education Foundation (“NEEF”), in review of your
application has chosen Maricopa County, for the benefit of Lake Pleasant Regional Park (“Awardee”), as a
recipient of a NEEF Sponsorship in the amount of $2,200.00. The performance period for this sponsorship
begins on September 19, 2019 and ends on February 28, 2020. This sponsorship is made possible through
funding from International Paper (IP).
This Grant is made subject to the following terms (“Sponsorship Agreement”) as agreed to by NEEF and the
Awardee.
Purpose of Sponsorship:
These funds shall be used solely for the purposes outlined in this Sponsorship Agreement and adequate records
will be kept to evidence this fact. Such records (including financial) will be made available to NEEF upon request.
Specifically, funds will be used for conservation and education activities. Funding will provide support
for supplies (tools, trees/plants, mulch, trash bags, etc.), volunteer engagement, and educational activities on
NPLD and beyond, including design and implementation of volunteer service events on National Public Lands
Day, September 28, 2019. IP employees will be invited to participate in NPLD activities at the selected sites.
Sponsorship Guidelines:
Through NEEF’s sponsorship, Lake Pleasant Regional Park will:
 Allow NEEF access to all photography, videography, or any other media recorded during the
sponsored event and ensure all necessary releases are signed, submitted and allow for NEEF’s
usage of images.
 Provide NEEF with quantitative and qualitative information resulting from the event for project
promotion, modeling, and evaluation purposes.
 Acknowledge NEEF and International Paper as sponsors of your NPLD event.
 Provide a brief final report in March 2020 detailing how funds were spent and outcomes of
sponsorship‐supported events/projects.
Restrictions:
Funding from NEEF is subject to certain restrictions. Funds shall not be used for:
 Conducting lobbying, carrying on propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence legislation.
 Influencing the outcome of any specific election through any means.
 Purposes other than charitable, scientific or educational.
 Budget shortfalls, general support or endowment funds.
 Land acquisition or real estate purchases.
 Individual scholarships or fellowships.
 Federal staff time.
 Any costs not directly related to the funds requested in the proposal.
As NEEF is congressional chartered, projects funded through this agreement cannot be used for political
lobbying, political advocacy, litigation initiatives, policy advocacy, or any other forms of advocacy.
Advance Notice:
Awardee will immediately notify NEEF in writing of any significant changes to the actions described in the
proposal. Awardee will also immediately notify NEEF of any changes in the Awardee’s organizational status,
personnel or point of contact. Failure to do so may result in termination of future funding.
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Publicity:
NEEF may include information about this award in public documents (print and electronic), including its periodic
public reports or press releases. Any websites, publications, presentations or other discussion of this project by
the Awardee shall acknowledge the financial support provided by NEEF. Use of any NEEF logos, including
programmatic logos, in either print documents, websites or other online formats must be approved by NEEF
prior to use. Please contact NEEF for appropriate logos and usage.
NEEF wants to tell your story. In order to share your experience with other organizations like yours, NEEF may
request interviews, videos or pictures to help tell your story. Therefore,
“I give to the (YOUR ORGANIZATION), the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF), and partners
unlimited permission to use, publish, republish and share with media, partners and sponsors, information about
me and video, photographic or digital images and reproductions of my likeness (photographic, video, or
otherwise) and my voice, whether or not related to any affiliation with the National Environmental Education
Foundation, with or without my name.”
If you do not have a legal photo release document, please feel free to use NEEF’s release form, which will be
provided to you. Any pictures or videos that include images of people must be accompanied by a NEEF Media
Release for each identifiable individual (included with this Agreement).
Payments:
The payment schedule for this Sponsorship will be as follows: 100% of awarded amount to be paid upon
NEEF’s receipt of signed Sponsorship Agreement.
Checks cannot be made out to individuals. A check must be made out to the awarded educator’s school,
organization or some other entity or agent connected to the organization that is able to give the funds to the
Awardee for use on the proposed project.
Payments will be made to:
Attn: Terry Gerber/Lake Pleasant Regional Park
41835 N Castle Hot Springs Rd.
Morristown, AZ 85342
Report and Evaluation:
A written narrative and financial final report on the outcomes of this Sponsorship is required and will be due
March 30, 2020.
The Awardee agrees to be a part of the evaluation, returning any surveys, welcoming site visits and submitting
to interviews (in person or by phone), as determined to be necessary by NEEF and any external evaluator
working with NEEF.
Termination:
NEEF reserves the right to discontinue, modify, rescind or withhold any payments under this Sponsorship
Agreement if the Awardee has not carried out the stipulated terms. In the event NEEF exercises its rights to
terminate this Sponsorship Agreement, NEEF will notify the Awardee in writing and provide an opportunity for
the Awardee to respond within thirty (30) days from the date of the termination notice. If the Awardee finds they
cannot carry out the stipulated terms and actions of this Sponsorship Agreement they will notify NEEF
immediately. The grant may be closed and any funds not expended for the purposes outlined in the Sponsorship
Agreement must be returned to NEEF.
The undersigned parties agree to the terms of this Sponsorship Agreement as outlined above:
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For NEEF:
Date: 09/18/2019
Meri-Margaret Deuodes
President
National Environmental Education Foundation
For Awardee:
Date:
(Authorized Representative)
Bill Gates
Bi
(Printed Name)
Maricopa County
Chairman, Board of Supervisors
(Title)
ATTEST:
Clerk of the Board Date
Approved as to Form:
Attorney for Maricopa County
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