Examples of good practice

Contracts for the sponsorship and cooperation in the implementation of a comprehensive project designed to regulate the mutual rights and obligations, on the one hand the useful  for the visually impaired and other persons with disabilities and children with developmental difficulties, on  the other  the visibility of social benefits to the community and companies social sensitivity to persons with disabilities.

For clients, whether guide dogs or other assistance dogs, contribution of those sponsors is immeasurable.
Satisfaction with the sponsors of the successful cooperation and positive impact for clients, greater even than the media visibility in public. But for us as an Association, just the visibility of sponsor contributions to the public is worth many times. Among other things, as a positive example can be a stimulus to another sponsor, depending on their means, to make something like that.

Many were valuable as examples of good practice were included in the Report on socially responsible business firms with whom we have successfully carried out the agreed project to the benefit of our users and the wider community. (See ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS)

In the last decade we have conducted several major campaigns, which aimed to raise funds for the construction of the Centre for the guide dogs and mobility Silver.
With an important dimension of the funds raised, their contribution would be multiple use, both for the company, through the promotion of their social responsibility, thus through the media for the wider community.

Coca-Cola campaign “Colours of optimism”, connected a humanitarian purpose and creativity of students of textile design, who created the original T-shirts with the signature and an exclusive series of small Coca-Cola bottle, designed in the fashion elements with t-shirts. Revenue from these products was the training of guide dogs for the blind, and the advancement of social sensitivity and the contribution of Coca-Cola in the community.

However, a unique example of public-private partnership in Croatian democratic practice, gathered a number of collaborators, institutions and individuals, sponsors and donors deserve a lasting memorial in the environment of the Centre for Rehabilitation of Silver.

Croatian Guide Dog and Mobility Association through its work and activities connected to satisfy the needs of service users with a socially legitimate interest of the community through the general usefulness of this contribution. Donations take place through different forms:

1. development of a network of small donors through the communication of info stands, for your contribution you can  get  T-shirts, mugs, hats, brochures, etc.

2. targeted donations for a guide or service dog food.

3. potential contributions to health care of dogs

Another way is through the conclusion of donor contracts:

1.   for the purchase of one or more puppies that would be guide dogs in future

2.small and medium-sized enterprises which donations covering a period of training dog – puppy walking program,  training or training for blind persons

Contracts for the donation or sponsorship:

1. medium -sized businesses or companies that donate funds for the entire process of training one or more guide or service dogs

2. donation vehicle for organizing the daily training of dogs,

3. donating working equipment - computers, office furniture, equipment for training dogs.

4. donate a certain amount of food for puppies and  dogs in training .. ..

As one of the founders and owners Centre  Silver - an institution that trains guide and service dogs, the Association has an obligation to collect funds in one third of the amount to cover the costs of training.  All this because of the fact that for blind  and persons  in wheelchairs and for children with development difficulties  is important to create conditions for the independence and life quality, as the realization of basic human rights.