Bill Nye 2020!

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

MSHI SIGNATURE EVENT Bill Nye 2020!

FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2020 @ THE SCHNITZER IN PORTLAND FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2020 @ THE MOORE IN SEATTLE

Together, We Move Mountains Why You Should Sponsor Bill Nye 2020!

Overview

To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Mount St. Helens eruption, Bill Nye (NETFLIX’s Bill Nye Saves the World, PBS’ Bill Nye the Science Guy, and host of the new Science Rules! with Bill Nye podcast) brings his fun-loving science-based perspective on climate change, the effects of the eruption, and how we can all work together to, quite literally, save the world.

Come celebrate the power of critical thinking and why now, more than ever, we must work together to move mountains. Benefits

Benefits for sponsorship levels are far-reaching and include: a meet-and-greet after-party with Bill, media exposure, name recognition, premier seating, and the chance to join a Bucket List Adventure on the volcano. ROI

Each sponsor will receive a wrap-up report based on concrete, defined results from our outreach, public relations, social media, and advertising campaigns. Your Impact By understanding Forward-thinking companies like yours will help us reconnect people with the outdoors, create new pathways for exposure to volcanoes, we enhance STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) for young people, the quality of life for and ignite imaginations about science and stewardship of our people in the Pacific public lands. Northwest and people all over the world.”

Bill Nye Mount St. Helens Institute Board Member

#BillNye2020 2 Sponsor Benefits

MSHI SIGNATURE EVENT Align your brand with a mighty voice. MAY 2020 Bill Nye 2020! brings your brand face-to-face with thousands across the Pacific NW who share a passion for science, education, our public lands, PORTLAND & SEATTLE and that famous volcano who blew its top in 1980.

SPONSOR LEVELS & BENEFITS TITLE PRESENTING SUPPORTING

Sponsor one event (same investment for either PDX or SEA) $25,000 $10,000 $5,000

Sponsor both events for maximum value $50,000 $20,000 $10,000 10 6 4 Premier Seats*: You and your guests will be seated together Per event Per event Per event 10 6 4 Meet & Greet After-Party with Bill Nye Per event Per event Per event

Logo inclusion/name in advertising & promotions materials check

Recognition in press release(s) check check

Logo or name in print collaterals & event program(s) check check check

Logo or name on event web page w/link to your website check check check

Recognition from stage check

Logo or name shown during pre-event screen loop check check check

10 6 4 Autographed copy of Bill’s latest book Per event Per event Per event 4 2 2 Passes to Mount St. Helens Bucket List Adventure Per event Per event Per event

That good feeling you get from supporting a great cause check check check

*Premier Seats will be held for sponsors who commit by December 1, 2019. After this date, Premier Seat tickets will be released for sale to the general public and we will do our best to seat you in the best possible location. #BillNye2020 3 Sponsor Reach

Boost your visibility across the Northwest. Given Bill’s monumental rise to the top of the science mountain, our combined reach, and a highly strategic spend, we anticipate wide-ranging visibility for sponsors across a spectrum of media.

Bill Nye 5.6M 4.7M 2.7M Followers Followers Followers

506k 989k Weekly Unique listeners web visitors/mos

88k 240K Email list Print readers members p/mos 321k 301k Combined fans Email list members

2.1 Million We expect to reach over 2.1M people in the Northwest through a combination of social + paid ads on social and Google.

#BillNye2020 4 About Us

What We Believe

We connect people We believe public We foster Your of all ages to the land belongs to all youth’s sponsorship wild wonders, Americans— connection helps us reach fascinating rich and poor, to nature marginalized science, urban and rural, and provide communities breathtaking young and old, opportunities with outdoor scenery, and across genders, to build lifelong science and cultural history cultures, religious leadership and education of Mount St. viewpoints, and critical thinking programming. Helens. walks of life. skills.

Mission

Advancing understanding and stewardship of the Earth through science, education, and exploration of volcanic landscapes.

Overview

The Mount St. Helens Institute connects people of all ages to Mount St. Helens and our natural world. Our educational programing is designed to enrich everyone’s appreciation and understanding of the Pacific Northwest’s youngest and most active volcano.

We are proud of the many ways we help people explore the volcano they love—from outdoor youth education programs, to expert-led field seminars and guided exploration programs, to the meaningful volunteer opportunities occurring around the mountain and the surrounding Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

Impact & Future

Since our founding in 1996, the Institute has reached more than 30,000 individuals with field seminars, guided hikes and climbs, free outings, and work parties. We’ve hosted dozens of lectures, supported research, and helped thousands of youth experience the volcano. Our volunteers have helped restore hundreds of miles of trails and streams and brought new perspective to the Mount St. Helens Monument’s visitors. With your generous support, we will provide even greater life-changing programs, ongoing stewardship, and expanded opportunities for people of all backgrounds and ages.

The Mount St. Helens Institute is proud to operate under a special use permit from the US Forest Service and is an equal opportunity education provider.

5 Our Partners, Sponsors, and Supporters

We’re grateful to the generous companies, organizations, and foundations who help us move mountains.

MAJOR PARTNERS LEAD SUPPORTERS COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS

Cascade Forest Conservancy American Association of Airgas Cowlitz Indian Tribe University Women Ashtown Brewing Discover Your Northwest Andeavor Foundation Boy Scouts of American Troop Gifford Pinchot National Forest Association for Women 520 Geoscientists Foundation Mount St. Helens National Castle Rock Chamber of Volcanic Monument Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Commerce Pacific Northwest Research Bill Nye, Nye Labs Castle Rock Community Station Chevron Development Alliance USGS Cascades Volcano Clark Skamania Fly-fishers Columbia Bank Observatory Community Foundation of SW Columbia Sportswear Washington Department of Fish Washington Cowlitz PUD & Wildlife Empowering Women: A Funders’ Educational Service District 112 Washington Trail Association Collaborative Eureka Engineering Eureka Engineering Exercise Equipment Northwest Excavator Rental Services/Your Filbin’s Ace Hardware Party & Event Center Google Adwords iQ Credit Union Loowit Brewing Company Leslie B. Durst Fund Lucky Labrador Beer Hall Motorola Solutions Foundation Michael Plymale, CPA Paul Montague, Tax Preparation Mill Creek Pub pRana Outdoor Foundation Red Canoe Credit Union Ray Hickey Foundation Washington State University - REI Vancouver Riverview Community Bank Sportsman’s Warehouse The Eureka Foundation The Historic Trust Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation Vancouver Brewfest Foundation Vancouver Energy Community Fund W. Bruce Cook & Mary Louise Cook Foundation

6 Email, mail, or fax completed form to:

Kate Richardson Finance & HR Director Email: [email protected] Fax: (360) 449-7801 Sponsorship Form Mount St. Helens Institute Bill Nye 2020! 42218 NE Yale Bridge Rd Our Tax ID: 91-1569993 Amboy, WA 98601

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Questions About Form? Sponsor Logo Guidelines

If logo inclusion is part of your sponsor package, please email zipped file to Kate Richardson [email protected] in preferred format (vector file: EPS or AI – if you have Finance & HR Director neither, please send hi-res 300dpi JPEG). [email protected] Tel (360) 449-7883 Please supply the following 4 logo versions: CMYK color, grayscale, one-color (black) and one-color (white). If you don’t have all 4, we will work with you to build the needed versions. Thank you! #BillNye2020 7 CONTACT INFO

PARTNERSHIP & SPONSORSHIPS

Ray Yurkewycz Executive Director [email protected] EVENT PRODUCTION, MEDIA (360) 891-5069 & SPONSORSHIPS

Sally Custer Lupin Communications [email protected] (503) 229 4887 MARKETING & DESIGN

auGi AUGTRICITY [email protected] (503) 701-1262

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Mount St. Helens Institute www.mshinstitute.org Our thanks to the many photographers who contributed their photos to this sponsor package. [email protected] (360) 449-7883

Together, We Move Mountains