Corporations & Corporate Foundations

KaBOOM! is passionate about PLAY and so are our corporate sponsors and partners. With their help, KaBOOM! has led the creation of over 2,000 community built playgrounds and inspired and taught countless individuals how to build or improve playgrounds in their own communities.

There are three main ways for corporations to join forces with KaBOOM! -- as Community Build Partners, National Partners, and Cause Marketing Partners.

If you would like to learn more about these opportunities and/or discuss your organizations’ needs, please contact Dana D'Agostino at ddagostino@kaboom.org.
 

Community Build Partners

What if... you were to spend a day with colleagues and community volunteers, assembling rocky ridge climbers and hoisting double lightning slides? Sign on with KaBOOM! and...

• This day of fun and hard work will result in a fantastic new playspace for kids.
• You will impact real lives (not just your own) while building relationships with colleagues and community volunteers.
• You’ll give a tremendous lift to your organization’s brand and reputation.

KaBOOM! playgrounds are built by Community Build Partner volunteers and community residents working side by side. On a KaBOOM! Build Day, these volunteers begin the day on an empty lot and end the day having transformed the space into a new playground for kids to enjoy and the community to gather. Very simple. Very amazing.

For each playground project, KaBOOM! works with our Funding Partners to identify and support a Community Partner (a child-serving nonprofit) in the market of their choice, and provides full-service project management. Funding Partners contribute a tax-deductible financial gift and employee volunteers ready for a turnkey, high-energy, done-in-a-day team-building project. For many organizations, the KaBOOM! Build is one of the best activities they've ever executed resulting in improved professional relationships among employees and strengthened positive relationships within the community. Oh—did we mention that each new amazing KaBOOM! playspace is built, with your help, in only 6 hours!?

KaBOOM! has built over 2,000 playgrounds through these public/private partnerships across the entire country.
 

National Partners

A KaBOOM! National Partner is:

• A long-term supporter of KaBOOM! that works with us to build multiple playgrounds each year using the community-build model
• A passionate believer in the power of our mission to build strong communities and a place to play within walking distance of every child
• A strategic partner who enhances the impact of our playground build program, as well as the strength and reach of our mass action resources
• An active collaborator that will join our family of signature partners in the KaBOOM! Corporate Advisory Council

Our National Partners understand that in order to move further faster, we need to leverage the know-how gained from our community-build playground projects and inspire a network of passionate supporters that take “mass action” on behalf of the cause of play. To date, our Mass Action platform has:

• Seeded the creation of an additional 2,000+ play spaces through KaBOOM! training, grants, publications and online tools
• Recognized 31 Playful City USA communities in 2007, 67 communities in 2008, 93 communities in 2009, 118 communities in 2010, and in 2011, 151 cities in 38 states and 1 territory!
• Rallied supporters from across North America (and the globe!) to upload nearly 100,000 entries into the KaBOOM! Map of Play, helping us to develop the first comprehensive map of parks and playgrounds

National Partners inspire action by talking about long-term goals, long-term impact and the total scope of their commitment to KaBOOM!. National Partners share in the magnitude of their achievements – inspiring more people to join in their commitment to empowering people to lead healthy, productive lives and strengthening communities through the discrete process of building playgrounds for kids who need them most. This breadth of relationship also allows continuous improvement and evolution, including strategic meetings and the ability to test new programs and platforms.
 

Cause Marketing Partners

Do you have interest in developing a cause marketing program that will allow your brand to soar to new heights while simultaneously supporting the FUN and IMPORTANT cause of PLAY? Associating your brand with KaBOOM! and the national SAVE PLAY campaign will allow you to connect with customers through mutual support of a cause about which you both care deeply—the well-being of kids!

SAVE PLAY is a national cause marketing platform designed to enlist consumers in the effort to give one million more kids a great place to play this year. With a fun, uplifting approach, Save Play empowers your customers to take on major social and health problems like reducing childhood obesity while bringing new vitality to your brand.