Sponsorship Opportunities

Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance hosts several annual events and provides levels of sponsorship for area businesses and organizations.

  • The annual Watershed Cleanup has over 1,600 volunteers cleaning up at over 70 parks, trails, and waterways across northeast Wisconsin. This event often gets local news coverage.
  • Two Farmer Roundtable events bring together regional farmers to discuss emerging issues and best practices in conservation farming.
  • Our Watershed Conference is a primary source of continuing education for stormwater professionals in northeast Wisconsin. This two-day event draws 200 people.
  • Our Happiest Hour is a way to honor our local Watershed Heroes and raise support for our ongoing work.
  • Other opportunities arise throughout the year.

Sponsoring organizations receive public recognition appropriate to the level of their donation.

become a member

The waters of northeast Wisconsin have helped our economy thrive for over a century. But it came at a cost to the waters. Now it’s time for our economy to help our water thrive.

These businesses have stepped up to provide financial support for the ongoing efforts of restoring and sustaining our watershed. Read more about our business membership.

WPS Foundation

corporate giving policy

Policy Guidelines for Accepting Corporate Support

Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance may accept grants and gifts from businesses and/or corporate foundations when:

  • The business entity offers “general unrestricted support” for Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance and has a clear understanding and support of the basic goals of Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance.
  • The business entity offers restricted project grant money for a project that clearly furthers Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance’s adopted core goals.
  • A contribution in no way limits or puts unspoken expectation on actions Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance may take on policies Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance may advocate.
  • Accepting a gift does not hinder Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance’s ability to comment on a particular legislative bill or policy position.
  • Contributions representing more than 10 percent of Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance’s annual budget, or a contribution to fund more than 50 percent of a project, or endorsements of a business donor’s product or environmental policies or practices, must be approved by Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance’s board of directors.
  • All information and/or research gathered from a corporate donor’s support remains part of the public domain.
  • Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance believes that private sector support is vital to an overall strategy to protect, conserve and maintain its agenda as a basinwide watershed alliance.

Policy adopted by the Fox Wolf Watershed Alliance Board of Directors on May 23, 2001