Get Involved
Six ways to put someone forward.
All six start the same way: somebody decided another person deserved to be seen. Pick the one that fits and we will take it from there.
01
Nominate
Opens ahead of each gala
Put forward a leader, a mother, a coach, a teacher, a nurse, a builder. Tell us what they have carried and who they carried it for. You can nominate yourself.
(Need the nomination form or the email address nominations should go to from you all)
02
Sponsor
Five levels, from $350 up
Back a night, or buy a page in the program to congratulate your honoree. Levels and what each one includes are below.
03
Donate
Scholarships and youth programs
Gifts go to scholarships for students heading to college, and to the leadership and mentoring programs. Any amount, once or ongoing.
(Need the donation link from you all)
04
Volunteer
Gala night and all year
Check-in, seating, hospitality, photography, setup and strike. Committees also meet through the year in each chapter.
(Need the volunteer sign-up form or email from you all)
05
Brand Ambassador
Approved assets to share
Carry the night on your own channels. Ambassadors get approved graphics, captions, honoree announcement templates and the logo files, ready to post.
(Need the brand ambassador sign-up and the approved graphics from you all)
06
Partner
Schools, organizations, new cities
Blood drives, school activations, bringing the GEM Conference or the Crowns & Roses Conference to your district, or opening a chapter in a new city. If your organization already does this work, let us do it together.
(Need the email address partners should write to from you all)
Sponsorship
Levels
Your support is what makes these nights happen. Every level carries recognition from the stage, placement in the program book and seats in the room.
(The level names and prices are yours. Need to confirm with you all what each level includes, since the descriptions below are my draft.)
Title Sponsor
Your name on the night. Stage recognition, premium seating, full-page program placement and a listing that stays up all year.
$10,000
Corporate Sponsor
Stage recognition, a reserved table, full-page program placement and a digital listing.
$5,000
Diamond Sponsor
Reserved seating, program placement and a digital listing.
$2,500
Pearl Sponsor
Seats for the night and placement in the program book.
$1,000
Friend of Honoree
Be in the room for someone you want to celebrate, and be listed in the program.
$350Honoree ads
A full or half page in the program book to congratulate your honoree. The books stay online afterwards, so the page keeps working long after the night.
Artwork
Full page at 8.5 by 11 inches with a 0.125 inch bleed on every side. CMYK, 300 DPI, PDF preferred.
Deadlines
Artwork is due ahead of print. Dates are set per gala and sent with the sponsorship packet.
(Need the sponsorship packet and the email address sponsors should request it from, from you all. A Request the packet button goes here once I have them.)
For sponsors
Who you reach
Who fills the room and who follows along afterwards. Straight from the organization's own audience figures.
Household income
Employment, 18 and up
Who comes, by night
Figures supplied by Eleven28 Entertainment in the 100 Brand Partnership materials. Youth programme figures are on the Events page.
Where it goes
Your money does not stop at the night.
A portion of the proceeds from every event goes straight back out to programs that move young men and women of color forward.
- Scholarships for students graduating high school and heading to college
- Leadership and mentoring programs
- The GEM Conference and the June Archer School of the Arts
- Community initiatives: STEM summer camp with the Connecticut Science Center, the holiday toy and coat drive, blood drives and awareness campaigns
With gratitude
Somebody in your life has been carrying people for years.
(Need to confirm the phone number with you all)
(Need to confirm the email address with you all)
(Need the nomination form or email from you all. A Put their name in button goes here once I have it.)