2016 WASHINGTON D.C. July 21 – 24
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOUNDATION OVERVIEW
Point Foundation empowers promising lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) students to achieve their full academic and leadership potential —despite the obstacles often put before them—to make a significant impact on society.
Since its inception, Point has invested more than $18 million in the educa- tion and support of outstanding scholars from every region of the country. National Leadership Point Scholars attend the nation’s top universities and receive the financial Conference, and social capital they need to excel academically, professionally and in Boston, 2014 service to society and the LGBTQ community. SUPPORT LGBTQ STUDENTS OF MERIT
This summer, Point Foundation will bring together its accomplished scholars and alumni for a three day conference offering intensive training in areas such as leadership, LGBTQ history, career planning, community service and current events. In July 2016, our National Leadership Conference will be held in Washington D.C.
YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE WILL:
• Directly benefit the ongoing education of every one of Point’s Scholars nationwide, as well as Point Alumni
• Affirm the personal value of individual scholars by providing both a safe space among their LGBTQ peers, as well as interactive forums with national leaders
• Immerse scholars into an environment of intergenerational mentoring with LGBTQ executives from the corporate world, educators, artists, scientists, attorneys, and community leaders
• Strengthen our scholars’ commitment to LGBTQ community service, including the planning of each scholar’s annual community service project
• Encourage our scholars toward achieving academic excellence and empower them to serve the LGBTQ community in their chosen fields of study
• Educate our scholars on fiscal responsibility strategies and financial planning to meet rising educational costs
• Train our scholars in leadership skills and strategies that will serve them throughout their college and professional careers
DANI PLANER Point Scholar Critical Social Thought/Linguistics Mount Holyoke College
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Community Development
David Henry Jacobs
JULIAN TURNER HSBC Point Scholar Biomedical Engineering/Spanish University of Southern California
4 PAST LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE SPEAKERS & PARTICIPANTS
TAMMY BALDWIN AMBASSADOR In addition to the many talented U.S. Senator, JOHN BERRY individuals pictured at the right, prior Wisconsin United States participants in the National Leadership Ambassador to Conferences have included: Bi Activist Australia Bill Burleson; Roosevelt University Pres- ident Chuck Middleton; Latino GLBT History Project Board President David M. Perez; MSNBC Anchor Thomas DAVID CICILLINE BRUCE COHEN Roberts; and other notable figures from U.S. Representative, Academy the fields of politics, media, business, Rhode Island Award-winning academia, medicine and philanthropy. Producer
JASON COLLINS MARA KEISLING Acclaimed NBA player, Founding Executive Point Honorary Board Director, National Member Center for Transgender Equality
JUDITH LIGHT DAVID MIXNER Tony Award-winning LGBTQ Activist actress, Point Honorary Board Member
JANET MOCK KYRSTEN SINEMA Transgender Activist U.S. Representative, & Author Arizona
SARAH BACOT Point Scholar JD Law MARK PRESTON GAUTAM RAGHAVAN Harvard Law School Executive Editor, Vice President of Policy, CNN Politics Gill Foundation, Point Foundation Board Member
5 To support our leadership conference, please SPONSORSHIP contact Heather Varian, Corporate & Foundation Development Manager at 212.512.5339 or LEVELS [email protected].
LEADERSHIP SPONSOR $75,000 • All benefits offered at the Entrepreneurial Sponsor Level, plus: • Category exclusivity • All-access pass to conference, conference meals and events that includes exclusive 1:1 and group interaction with Point Scholar and Alumni • Priority table placement at the Point Leadership Dinner • Two tables at the Point Leadership Dinner, for a total of 16 guests, and 4 Point Scholars/Alumni • Logo placement on conference collateral materials • Priority placement opportunity of full-page, 4-color ad in the Leadership Conference Program Book • Verbal recognition at the Point Leadership Dinner
ENTREPRENEURIAL SPONSOR $50,000 • All benefits offered at Contributing Sponsor Level, plus: • All-access to conference sessions and one meal or event of choice that includes exclusive 1:1 and group interaction with Point Scholars and Alumni • One table and five additional seats at the Point Leadership Dinner, for a total of 14 guests and one Point Scholar or Alumnus • Verbal recognition at the Point Leadership Dinner • Placement opportunity of one full-page, 4-color ad in the Leadership Conference Program Book
CONTRIBUTING SPONSOR $25,000 • All benefits offered at Sponsor Level, plus: • Access to all conference sessions (excludes meals and events) that includes exclusive 1:1 and group interaction with Point Scholars and Alumni • Four seats at the Point Leadership Dinner • Listing in conference-related press releases • Logo placement or printed name on venue signage
SPONSOR $15,000 • Listing on conference collateral materials • Logo or name placement on Leadership Conference web page • Access to two conference sessions that include exclusive 1:1 and group MORGAN CHEATHAM interaction with Point Scholars and Alumni Point Scholar • Two seats at the Point Leadership Dinner Neuroscience/Program in Liberal Medical Education • Verbal recognition at the Point Leadership Dinner Brown University • Placement opportunity of ½-page, 4-color ad in the Leadership Conference Program Book • Acknowledgement in Point’s Annual Report • Acknowledgement in Point’s Newsletter – On Point
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Leadership Sponsor $75,000 Entrepreneur Sponsor $50,000 Contributing Sponsor $25,000 Sponsor $15,000 Point Foundation is a non- profit corporation classified by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c) (3) organization CONTACT INFORMATION Tax ID # 84-1582086 NAME
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ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS: ERICK AGUILAR Point Scholar Contact Heather Varian 212.512.5785 or [email protected] Public Policy/Latin American Studies Duke University
7 ADVERTISING SPECIFICATIONS
Thank you for supporting Point’s 2016 National Leadership Conference. As a sponsor you have the opportunity to place an ad in the program book. The size of your ad is determined by your sponsorship level. Please note that you or your company is responsible for providing ad material by the deadline.
Deadline for ad materials is June 28, 2016
SIZE DELIVERY Please send your file to: Full Page: 8”w x 10.5”h Julie Mellen - Point Foundation The ad orientation is vertical 5055 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 501 No bleed Los Angeles, CA 90036 Half Page: 8”w x 5”h The ad orientation is horizontal. DESIGN QUESTIONS No bleeds. Call Julie Mellen at 323.933.1234 or email [email protected] FILE TYPES Only Mac compatible files PAYMENT will be accepted: For credit card payment, contact Packaged InDesign files, Illustrator, [email protected] or call EPS, TIF, or high-res PDF Images must (323) 933.1234 be 300 dpi CMYK files with all links, fonts included. Please don’t use Alternatively, make checks payable to: images pulled from the internet, their Point Foundation - resolution is to low to print cleanly. National Leadership Conference MS Word, Powerpoint or Corel Draw 5055 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 501, files will be not be accepted. Los Angeles, CA 90036
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Visit www.pointfoundation.org for audited financial statements, Form 990 JOSE LOPEZ tax return or board governance. Point Scholar Political Science University of Pennsylvania
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