Thank you for your interest in the TOMS Shoes Giving Program. With every pair a customer purchases, TOMS will give a pair of new shoes to a child in need. One for One.
Through our shoe-giving program, we work with NGOs and humanitarian organizations around the world, to distribute shoes to children they already support in some way, be it through housing, education, health, or other support services.
Criteria for partnerships
TOMS looks for Giving Partners that have the reputation and capacity to handle large-volume shoe distribution over a multi-year partnership. We expect our Giving Partners to be the experts on the ground, and to ensure that our shoes are given responsibly and in a way that has high positive impacts. Baseline criteria include:
1.Repeat giving: The Giving Partner should be willing and able to work with TOMS in a multi-year partnership, providing shoes to the same children as they grow. TOMS can replenish shoes as often as field conditions require – this usually ranges from every 6 months to every 12 months.
2.Large volume: Most of TOMS’ donated shoes are sent to the field in large shipping containers, which means that most of our partners serve a large number of children. Organizations who are invited to apply for shoes must demonstrate ability to responsibly accept, store, and distribute shoes. We are open to two or more organizations coordinating amongst themselves to share a container.
3.High impact: Shoes should help the Giving Partner achieve its existing goals, whether they are increased health and well being, disease prevention or eradication, or school attendance.
4.Responsible giving: Partners should work with TOMS to mitigate negative consequences of shoe-giving, including impacts on local shoe-making or shoe-selling economies, as well as considering stigma and other social impacts of giving shoes to children.
5.TOMS Shoes is a non-political, non-religious for profit business with a sustainable giving model. While we are happy to work with organizations from all religious and political backgrounds, we prohibit the giving of our shoes from being associated with any religious or political ideology.
Applying to TOMS Shoe-Giving Program
Applying to partner with TOMS is a two-stage process. This online eligibility survey is the first stage to determine whether your organization meets the minimum requirements for shoe donations. Eligible organizations will be invited to the second stage, which entails completing a proposal based on our Request For Proposals template.
Please note that this survey is stage one of a detailed application process. We ask that all applicants do not publicly message that they are applying to become a Giving Partner at any point throughout the application process. Any public messaging could impact the application’s status. Also, please note that completion of this survey does not guarantee a donation of shoes. |
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