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Alternative way to help: |
Sky is the limit when it comes to ways of helping, the following are a few suggestions:
ACEcc Ambassador-Become an ACE Ambassador in your community, especially if no fund raising committee is active there, to promote the project and its cause, and to help raise fund. We will provide you with full support and can make a presentation to introduce the project and to answer any questions in any fundraiser event that you organizes. |
Expert Panel :Join our expert panel and assist us with development of programs offered, and be the go to person when your expertise is required, by completing the Advisory Panel Form. |
Organize fund raising eventAsk corporate sponsors or friends sponsor you in an sport event such as:
Organize fund raising event at a potluck party, at home, park or at a restaurant.
Organize an ACE silent auction at an event – ask people to get rid of extra painting, art effects, small carpets, accessories , electronics, old stock that has been sitting around and occupying space. Garage sale or sell old merchandise or stock on E bay ( Do have volunteers that will post merchandise on E bay)Ask for donation to ACE cause in lieu of birthday, anniversary, or wedding gifts
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Volunteer your expertise:The entire educational, cultural, business training, exercise programs for young and old, children or elders, offered at the community centers will be provided and improved continually by volunteers like you from all over the world. So if you are interested to offer your expertise, please let us know by completing the Volunteer Form. |
Become a mentor:The Entrepreneurial programs offered at the centers helps existing businesses to expand, and encourages formation of new ones. Mentoring new business owners, a key to success of new businesses, is offered by this program (For more details please see Entrepreneurial Tab at home page). Please complete the Volunteer Form. You will be contacted when new business owners can benefit from your experience. |
Provide Business loans:Under the Entrepreneurship programs, ACE offers low interest rate business loans of $1 to $10,000, to newly formed businesses that have fulfilled and met ACE criteria and terms & conditions. You can specify if you are interested in making your loans available to certain type of business or category of people, such as younger ladies. New businesses will be mentored and guided all along to the extent possible to maximise their chance of growth and success. If you interested in providing Business loan please complete the “Business Form”. |
Market product & services:Can also help the small businesses within our communities by helping to market or providing market for their products and services. Here again, any products marketed beyond the community, receives seal of approval from ACE program when it comes to type of products, packaging and are considered qualified to marketed to a bigger market. Their success help hiring additional people to improve lives and to enhancing the local economy. Please complete the “Business Form” if you can help. |
Become an investor:You can choose to invest and become partner with new business if so desired. The new business are very small in most cases, and require very little capital, but they have much higher chance of thriving and becoming successful if they can have experienced partners to help them financially and guide them along the way. Most business developed are small and are screened before incorporating and are nurtured with ACE programs. Please complete the “Business Form” if you can help. |
Sponsor events at communities:You can sponsor an event at a community of your choice once they are established. The idea is to have certain events in each community and make it popular over time to attract a lot of people to the community to help its economy and vibrancy. The events can range from flying kits, to fishing, sport tournament, to cultural events such as poetry siting, calligraphy competition, to science fair or as simples as pumpkin growing contest – the events will be suitable to what the community can offer. Alternatively, provide prizes or cash toward the sponsored events. |
Solicit sponsors:You can approach and solicit corporate sponsors that you have some relations with or are part of to help any aspect of our project from funding, to marketing or providing us with supplies. |
Share your thoughts:We more than welcome receiving any suggestion which can help any aspect of ACE programs. |