Sponsorships

Discovery aims to create experiences that embody our brand and core purpose. Through sponsorships, we seek to collaborate with organisations and initiatives that share our commitment to creating a healthier, stronger, fitter, more resilient South Africa - whilst also driving social progress.

 

While we would love to sponsor every great initiative we hear of, this simply isn’t possible. Instead, we measure sponsorship opportunities against strategic criteria, and support ones that can tangibly elevate our brand; gain national and global reach; are synonymous with Discovery’s scale; and that measurably encourage people to live well, drive well and bank well.

This page has been created to help you check whether your initiative aligns to our strategy and core purpose on a South African and global level. Please ensure your event or initiative falls within one or more of the categories listed below:

  • Events encouraging physical activity (incl. parkrun and mass participation events etc)
  • Experiential and lifestyle events aligned with the Discovery Business Unit products /services / member benefits
  • Properties which make a positive contribution in one or more of the following areas:
    • Sport
    • Health
    • Education
    • Arts & Culture
    • Social upliftment
    • Community organisations
  • Stadia and/or sports clubs (incl. padel courts, soccer parks etc)
  • National professional sports teams
  • Community sports development programs
  • Health and wellness festivals and events
  • Community & competition-based fitness events
  • School and university sports promoting physical education
  • Leadership conferences and summits
  • Digital and media sponsorships (incl. broadcast, YouTube channels, virtual races or fitness apps)
  • Social impact programs and grassroot sport initiatives
  • Health & fitness influencers with strong engagement and aligned values

 

If you can motivate that your initiative meets the above criteria, you are welcome to apply for a sponsorship here.

 

Is your initiative unrelated to sports or fitness? Try one of the following:

 

  • Thought Leadership – we host our own Discovery events

As part of our sponsorship strategy, we organise our own thought leadership events at a group level, focusing on health, leadership and financial services. From time-to-time we collaborate partners, but these events remain hosted by Discovery.

 

  • Corporate Social Investment (CSI) – we contribute through the Discovery Fund

We support CSI initiatives through the Discovery Foundation. The Discovery Fund, and strong systems of governance and accountability. Our focus lies in health and healthcare initiatives that directly align with national and global imperatives for 2030. Our sustainability strategy highlights four focus areas: Healthy Products and Services, Healthy Workforces, Healthy Communities and Healthy Organisation. Please email us on DiscoveryFund@tshikululu.org.za for more.

 

  • Bursaries – we support through the Discovery Foundation

Through the Discovery Foundation, a CSI-initiative set up in 2006, we support the education and training of healthcare specialists who can help address South Africa’s critical shortage of healthcare resources. Unfortunately, we do not supply bursaries on an individual basis outside of the Discovery Foundation. You can read more about the Discovery Foundation on our website.

 

  • Careers at Discovery – apply for a job here

If you would like to join the Discovery team, you can apply for a vacancy or learn more about careers at Discovery here.

 

  • Vitality points – make a query here

For any queries on Vitality points, please visit our website.

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