This may not be relevant to the sort of sponsorship you are seeking, if its simply to do with hardware, but I'd also caution you to think about the sustainability of whatever arrangements you go into. Nothing's guaranteed, of course, but I have found on more than one occasion that some partnerships can pivot on one individual at the commercial partner. If and when that person leaves or changes role, which seems to be common enough at behemoths like Apple or Google, the museum can find it hard to get anything done. That's made worse if you have the same situation on your side of a single lynchpin person, although at least that's more under your control! So, at least if you're thinking about seeking support to provide any kind of software or hosted service, do try to ensure that your agreements establish an adequate duration for the arrangement and communication channels that will always be open for supporting it. It probably goes for hardware too, to be honest: generous as it might appear, I wouldn't be inclined to accept an offer to donate hardware if it doesn't come with some sort of explicit agreement about what happens if it goes wrong.

[log in to unmask]"> Hi Yvonne,

I guess it would be quite a challenge to have Apple, Samsung or similar on board. My recommendation is to try a smaller “player” that needs to get traction in the market.

We developed an immersive self-guided tour for a Visitor Attraction and they managed to get a sponsorship to all digital devices. As this is not relevant for the group, if you need more info drop me an email.

Kind regards,

Francis

On 23 Jan 2019, at 13:52, Yvonne <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Hello all. As we are in the process of equipping the Hub of our heritage project, I wonder if anyone has experience of getting sponsorship from someone like Apple, to supply equipment such as computers or IPads.
Thanks Yvonne

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