“We appreciate the opportunity to engage with the students. Your work is incredibly important and we remain happy to support in whatever ways we can.”
Director,
Corporate Services,
ESG Consulting, Inc.
“We appreciate the opportunity to engage with the students. Your work is incredibly important and we remain happy to support in whatever ways we can.”
Director,
Corporate Services,
ESG Consulting, Inc.
2300 El Portal Drive,
Suites F and G
San Pablo, CA 94806
Tel: (510) 234-1300
Fax: (510) 234-1330
The Stride Center’s Business Partner Program
Business Partner Program Overview
The Stride Center’s Business Partner Program is designed to facilitate the development of meaningful, mutually beneficial relationships between The Stride Center and businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area. The business partner program provides a host of opportunities for engagement and capitalizes on the needs and resources of partner organizations.
Business Partners are provided the opportunity to engage on one or more levels, including providing internship and employment opportunities, engaging in volunteer activities, donating retired computer equipment and/or providing individual or corporate donations.
The Business Partner Program is designed to leverage the needs and resources of partner organizations. Hiring a Stride Center graduate lowers staff acquisition expenses and reduces training time. The Stride Center also trains a high percentage of ethnic minorities, enabling us to support corporations seeking to attain a more diverse workplace. Also, because we know the capabilities of each graduate, we help to ensure the highest probability of success.
Corporations often encourage team members to give of themselves through volunteer opportunities. The Stride Center provides volunteer opportunities that include short-term, event and project-based opportunities, as well as longer-term opportunities such as mentorship and board and committee leadership roles.
Technology products considered obsolete by corporations are often still very useful and productive for individual and small business purposes. The cost of disposing of retired computers and peripheral equipment is often prohibitive and disposal is damaging to the environment. Through The Stride Center’s business enterprise, ReliaTech, we recondition and reuse equipment and then provide it at little or no cost to non-profit organizations, churches, schools and qualifying disadvantaged individuals.
Finally, The Stride Center relies heavily upon donations from foundations and corporations to bring training and job placement services to deserving men and women in our community. When a corporation donates to The Stride Center, we can also include them in press releases and further promote our partnership through the Stride Center web site and additional marketing media.
Business Partner Program Details
The Stride Center encourages new partners to assess the options and begin engagement with the area or areas that provide the most potential benefit to both organizations. As we experience the very tangible benefits of partnership & collaboration, we believe expanding the relationship may be a natural outcome.
Details of the options for engagement are outlined below.
One of the most exciting aspects of The Stride Center Business Partner Program are the internship and employment opportunities. Through this program, The Stride Center facilitates internship and hiring of Stride Center students and graduates into entry level technical positions. Key elements of the program include the following:
The Stride Center offers a number of volunteer opportunities to engage partner employees in short-term through long-term activities. Examples of current and future opportunities include:
The Stride Center gladly accepts donations of computers and associated equipment. This equipment is then refurbished by students and graduates and made ready for non-profit organizations, churches, schools and qualifying individuals for little or no cost to the recipient. Because we reuse this equipment, as opposed to recycling, 100% of the value and worth of this equipment is retained. We know our partner organizations will be proud to say that their retired equipment is experiencing a second life, serving underserved men, women and children, supporting community technology centers and helping non-profit organizations operate more efficiently and effectively.
The Stride Center currently accepts:
Of course, The Stride Center gladly accepts financial donations from corporations and their team members. All donations are tax deductible.
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The Stride Center works with the Business Partners to agree on public relations strategies that highlight the work we are doing together. This can include a wide variety of strategies, including facilitation by our pro bono PR Firm, Airfoil Public Relations.
