Yakima Summit June 2021
Sponsorship Packet
www.togetherwashington.com | [email protected] We Are Here…
To foster relationships between all residents of our region and state…
…by learning from successful relationship-building efforts, seeking common ground in the midst of disagreement…
…and intentionally engaging in productive, honest discourse in order to fnd innovative ideas to solve our greatest challenges…
to build the common good for all.
www.togetherwashington.com | [email protected] Together Washington is a movement of diverse people who seek to strengthen the common good in the state of Washington by working to build connective tissue between its diverse stakeholders (primarily between leaders in Government, Business, Faith and Non-Proft communities), establishing community effcacy, and reduce barriers between people to create a region/state where everyone can achieve their full potential without fear of exclusion—all of which is necessary not only to create a place where freedom, justice, respect for others, and strong community is celebrated, but to reach solutions on critical issues that impact all of us.
We are now living in an unprecedented time in American history. Our society is fracturing more and more by the day. The need to hold the extreme center together in order to unite, understand, and build together for the common good is urgent. This is the mission of Together Washington. Between Covid, racial inequality and tensions, political and ideological divides, we are witnessing our social fabric wither rapidly. Together Washington will build connective tissue between diverse stakeholders in our state by facilitating “Summits” in cities across the State of Washington, such as the highly successful Common Good Summit we led in Seattle in February 2020. Together Washington Board of Directors
Together Washington has a talented, committed, and diverse board of trusted leaders from across the region and state.
Our board has a wealth of experience in the public, private and faith sectors. Our board members have and do serve as CEO's of businesses, non-profts, and Chief of Staff of large elected leaders offces.
• Nelson Reyneri - Incoming Chair, US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce • Michelle Merriweather - CEO, Urban League of Seattle • Miri Cypers - CEO, Anti-Defamation League, Pacifc Northwest • Benita “Bunni” Thomas - Founder & Director, Urban Games • Jimmy Matta - Mayor, City of Burien • Christopher Williams - Deputy Superintendent, City of Seattle Parks and Recreation • Jim DuBois - Retired CIO, Microsoft • Fernando Martinez - CEO, Minority Supplier Development Council
www.togetherwashington.com | [email protected] Board of Advisors
Together Washington has a talented, committed, and diverse • Monica Guzman- Journalist, Crosscut board of trusted leaders from across the region and state. • Maya Mendoza- General Counsel, Seattle Sounders FC Our board has a wealth of experience in the public, private • Governor Dan Evans- Former 3-term Governor of Washington and faith sectors. Our board members have and do serve as • Mayor Tim Burgess- Former Seattle City Councilmember and Mayor CEO's of businesses, non-profts, and Chief of Staff of large • Governor Michael Dukakis- Former Governor of MA & Presidential Candidate elected leaders offces. • Jon Scholes- CEO, Downtown Seattle Association • Colleen Echohawk- CEO, Chief Seattle Club Our board has diversity in gender and race, and is incredibly • John Okamoto- Former Seattle City Councilmember unifed on the mission of Together Washington.
www.togetherwashington.com | [email protected] Our First Summit: Seattle 2020 A Case Example for Yakima
www.togetherwashington.com | [email protected] At The Core of What We Do is the Common Good Summit.
www.togetherwashington.com | [email protected] C o m m o n G o o d S u m m i t S e a t t l e
1 C O N N E C T I N G
We brought together trusted cross-sector leaders of good faith and good will
in the City of Seattle Monica Guzman Colleen Echohawk Christopher Williams, Co-Founder, The Evergrey Executive Director, Chief Deputy Superintendent, Seattle Club Seattle Parks Department
John Okamoto Tim Burgess Michelle Merriweather Former Seattle City Former Mayor of Seattle CEO, Urban League of Seattle Council Member
In Seattle: Step 1 Was to Connect With Leaders to Help Steer The Summit Direction.
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2 S U M M I T
We curated a Seattle summit in February 2020 that showcased key city and state leaders working together and building common ground
In Seattle: Step 2 was to Curate The Summit for Common Good.
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3 D I N N E R S
Following the summit, we gathered summit attendees around four critical community issues
Homelessness and Race Public Safety and Mental Health Education and Inequity Incarceration and Reentry
In Seattle: Next, We Hosted Conversations Around Critical Issues Derived from The Summit
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W O R K I N G 4 G R O U P S
These working groups are currently working on proposing solutions to these key issues
F O L L O W - U P 5 S U M M I T
We are exploring a follow- up summit for later in 2021 after Yakima
In Seattle: COVID Caused Delays in Follow-ups. However, There is More to Follow.
www.togetherwashington.com | [email protected] Yakima Summit 2021
www.togetherwashington.com | [email protected] OUR AMBITION
Bring Groups Together
Identify “small Repeat win” initiatives
Leverage small Coach the group wins into bigger ones through initiatives
Courtesy: Visit Yakima
We Will Bring Together People to Find Common Ground
www.togetherwashington.com | [email protected] C O N N E C T I N G S U M M I T D I N N E R S
Bring together trusted Curate a summit guiding Gather summit cross-sector leaders of cross-sector community attendees around good faith and good will leaders to rediscover the specific community in a city principles of finding critical issues areas in common ground dinners as follow-up to the summit
1 2 3 O U R M O D E L 5 4
Curate a follow-up Establish working groups summit with pairings out of dinners around made up of individuals these specific critical from working groups issue areas
F O L L O W - U P W O R K I N G S U M M I T G R O U P S
Here’s How The Model Works & What We Are Doing in Yakima.
www.togetherwashington.com | [email protected] TheME YakimaET O SummitUR YHasA KA PhenomenalIMA ST ELeadershipERING Team TEAM
Neiri Carrasco Soneya Lund Nate Fulton Sharon Miracle Patrick Smith President & CEO, City Council Member, Agribusiness Practice President and CEO, CEO, Loftus Ranches United Way of Central Yakima City Council Director, PayneWest Yakima Valley Washington Insurance Community Foundation
Charlie Robin Dr. Yami Cazorla- Lisa Wallace Mike Johnson Emily Washines CEO, Capitol Theatre Lancaster Interim Executive CEO, Yakima Union Founder & CEO, Native Yakima Practice Owner, Director, Gospel Mission Friends Nourish Yakima Rod's House
www.togetherwashington.com | [email protected] Yakima Summit Potential Pairings
The Summit’s “pairings” will demonstrate that The Summit for Common Good, Yakima relationships are the key to making progress Pairings are being fnalized with our Leadership and achieving positive solutions. Team. We have narrowed down some exciting, powerful pairings on these topics: Relationships are the mechanism for positive change; they are nonpartisan; they allow for •Homelessness embracing tensions, crossing boundaries, seeking •Native Land understanding. •Crossing the Political Divide •Education
www.togetherwashington.com | [email protected] Yakima Summit Sponsorship Levels
This prospectus is an invitation to provide fnancial support for the Summit. Sponsorship contributions are sought at the following contribution levels:
Presenting Sponsor $25,000 Platinum Sponsor $10,000 Gold Sponsor $5,000 Silver Sponsor $2,500 Supporting Sponsor (Minimum sponsorship) $1,000
Sponsorship support will be used to pay for event advertising, venue fees, audio visual systems, participant materials and fees, meals and beverages, and miscellaneous support costs. Sponsor contributions to Together Washington are tax deductible as allowed by federal law. Together Washington is a non-partisan, non-religious, social good 501(c)(3) organization organized specifcally to bring people together to build the common good. Federal Tax ID 84-3960603.
www.togetherwashington.com | [email protected] CONTACT INFORMATION
Tim Gaydos Executive Director
206.510.2662 [email protected] www.togetherwashington.com