About Impact's Sponsors

Impact's sponsors are an elite group of visionaries that inspire and support the Impact Organization. Sponsors come from a variety of different industries. In past years, Impact sponsors have supported the student-run organization with financial and in-kind gifts.

Benefits

Through a partnership with Impact, you can:

Attract Top Talent

Impact is one of the best places to find the top talent for your organization. Delegates attending Impact are prescreened to ensure that each one of them is motivated, hardworking and talented. Sponsoring Impact would showcase your organization as an exciting and worthwhile employer. IBM Canada, an Impact 2005 Partner sponsor, hired students form Impact for its annual Extreme Blue Program - a program designed for the best and brightest students in North America. TELUS Communications Inc., an Impact 2005 Partner sponsor, quadrupled the number of applications it receives for various co-op positions as a result of the exposure Impact was able to offer.

Create Business Opportunities

Impact brings together many different demographics ultimately leading to lively discussion, networking and idea elaboration. Interacting with Canada's top entrepreneurial minded students will allow you to explore and learn more about the needs and interests of current and potential clients as well as exhibit your products and services. The multitude of ideas gained from such alliances can fuel your future endeavours, providing you with an enhanced corporate image and greater returns. In 2005, FedEx Kinko's generated a significant amount of business by signing on several corporate accounts through referrals from Impact. MasterCard introduced PayPass to the young adult market and subsequent clients prior to its launch in the Canadian market. Further product exposure was gained by awarding the winning teams MasterCard PayPass cards.

Increase Brand Awareness

Impact presents a rich landscape of marketing opportunities. Sponsoring Impact would allow your organization to establish relationships and build brand recognition with these future clients and business partners that will be running successful business around the world. Through creative product and logo placements at various initiatives that take place round the year, your organization will receive timely, visible and effective marketing exposure. Several Impact 2005 sponsors demonstrated their latest products to create excitement in the student community. CGA and CMA educated students on opportunities available in the field of accounting.