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Seattle Founders Festival 2012 Sponsorship Levels

About the Seattle Founders Day Festival

The festival is a history oriented street fair. The festival brings to life the founding of Seattle thru exhibition, interactivity, and special productions, such as the scripted actors playing the roles of the founding mothers and fathers themselves. Giving the public a chance to shake hands with David Denny, talk to Austin Bell about his favorite authors of the time, or practice your off color language with Madame Damnable, known for being able to swear in 60 languages.

History presentations, gallery exhibits and collection of ephemera from individuals, are combined with local craftspeople and artists plying there trade and building Seattle’s future in the same way the cities forefathers did, with the owner operated approach to sales. Add to all that a live performance stage filled all of the two days with presentations, Musical performances, and in the evening live burlesque and vaudevillian performing acts.

The Festivals birth place is Belltown, a neighborhood in Seattle in the early stages of being completely transformed, from crime ridden news headline, to new civic center. The festival is the first event to make full use of the new Bell Street Park Boulevard, and the new Belltown Community Center.

The festival is organized by a board of directors comprised of Belltown residents and business owners committed to the health and enjoyment of the historic neighborhood. By embracing Belltown’s history we are building it’s future.

 

What: Seattle Founders Festival is a two day celebration in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle to celebrate Seattle’s Founders and residents. Festival includes stage with live music and local vendors (including art/craft, food, furniture, etc.)

Where: Belltown, Seattle, Washington 2nd and Bell with street closures on 2nd Avenue from Battery to Blanchard and Bell Street from 1st Avenue to 3rd Avenue

When: August 11-12, with 2nd Avenue Street Closures on August 11-12. (Annual Event, Second weekend in August)

Audience/ Demographics

Approximately 6,000 attendees are expected to attend the two day festival.

As with most arts patrons, festival audiences comprise an important demographic profile: our typical audience member is age 27+, upper middle income, and well educated. Festival audiences are informed consumers, who support businesses and are committed to their communities.

 

Sponsorship Levels

Detailed here are specific benefits associated with each of the sponsorship levels offered by The Seattle Founders Festival.

Custom sponsorship package available, based upon needs. Please contact ASAP.

For more information on how your company can become involved with the Seattle Founders Festival, or for custom sponsorship opportunities, please contact:

Elise Oras Community Relations Director 206-552-8122 elise@seattlefounders.com

or Ben Borgman Festival Director ben@seattlefounders.com

Festival Supporter

Benefits:

  • Inclusion of name on listing of supporters on the festival’s website.
  • Recognition on festivals social media.
  • Opportunity to showcase business in the festival’s raffle. (if a business)
  • One mention (per day) of company/business on main stage before or after performance.
  • Invitation to annual Sponsor Reception.
  • $500

Business supporter

Benefits:

  • Inclusion of business name and logo on listing of corporate supporters on the festival’s website.
  • Blog post about business on festival’s blog.
  • Recognition on festivals social media.
  • Opportunity to showcase business in the festival’s raffle.
  • One mention (per day) of company/business on main stage.
  • Invitation to annual Sponsor Reception.
  • $1000

Single Event Sponsorship Naming rights packages. These packages include total naming rights of particular events, activities, or vital festival infrastructure. ie, the Marion Farms Festival of Lights, or the Arbuckle & Son’s History Tent at the Seattle Founders Day Festival. These packages generally also include all listed benefits of the previous packages. Details available.

 

Sponsorship of Festival of Lights (Exclusive)

Benefits:

  • Recognition, via signage of naming rights
  • Inclusion of corporate logo in section of the Festival Website, print material, Festival poster, and festival social media pertaining to sponsored performance;
  • Inclusion of Logo in print/media/poster advertisements
  • Blog post about business on Festival’s Blog
  • Credit line in all press releases pertaining to sponsored performance
  • Opportunity to showcase business in the festival’s raffle (with a donation of a product or service)
  • Article about sponsorship and company/service in BelltownPeople.com (Belltown’s Blog)
  • Invitation to annual Sponsor Reception
  • $5000

Sponsorship of History Tent, featuring characters, speakers, authors, memorabilia. (Exclusive)

Benefits:

  • Recognition, prior to the sponsored performance
  • Inclusion of corporate logo in section of the Festival Website, print material, Festival poster, and festival social media pertaining to sponsored performance;
  • Inclusion of Logo in print/media/poster advertisements Blog post about business on Festival’s Blog
  • Credit line in all press releases pertaining to sponsored performance
  • Opportunity to showcase business in the festival’s Raffle (with a donation of a product or service)
  • Article about sponsorship and company/service in BelltownPeople.com (Belltown’s Blog)
  • Invitation to annual Sponsor Reception
  • $5000

Sponsorship of Volunteer T-shirts (Exclusive)

Benefits:

  • Inclusion of business name/logo on all Volunteer T-shirts
  • Inclusion of corporate logo in section of the Festival Website, print material, Festival poster, and festival social media
  • Inclusion of Logo in print/media/poster advertisements
  • Blog post about business on Festival’s Blog
  • Opportunity to showcase business in the festival’s Raffle (with a donation of a product or service)
  • Multiple mentions of company/business on main stage before or after performance, pertaining to Volunteers
  • Article about sponsorship and company/service in BelltownPeople.com (Belltown’s Blog)
  • Invitation to annual Sponsor Reception
  • $3000

Sponsorship of Festival Posters (Exclusive, but will include Logos from other sponsors)

Benefits:

  • Inclusion of “Printing Sponsored by “business name/logo” on bottom of posters, to be distributed before and during the festival
  • Inclusion of corporate logo in section of the Festival Website, print material, Festival poster, and festival social media
  • Blog post about business on Festival’s Blog
  • Opportunity to showcase business in the festival’s Raffle (with a donation of a product or service)
  • Mention of company/business on main stage before or after performance, pertaining to poster sponsorship.
  • Article about sponsorship and company/service in BelltownPeople.com (Belltown’s Blog)
  • Invitation to annual Sponsor reception
  • $1000

Sponsorship of Festival Mugs (Exclusive)

Benefits:

  • Inclusion of “business name/logo” on mug, with Festival logo.
  • Inclusion of corporate logo in section of the Festival Website, print material, Festival poster, and festival social media
  • Blog post about business on Festival’s Blog
  • Opportunity to showcase business in the festival’s Raffle (with a donation of a product or service)
  • Mention of company/business on main stage before or after performance, pertaining to mug sponsorship
  • Article about sponsorship and company/service in BelltownPeople.com (Belltown’s Blog)
  • Invitation to annual Sponsor Reception
  • $1000

Sponsorship of Information Tent (Exclusive)

Benefits:

  • Inclusion of business name/logo on sign prominently displayed on tent.
  • Inclusion of corporate logo in section of the Festival Website, print material, Festival poster, and festival social media
  • Blog post about business on Festival’s Blog
  • Opportunity to showcase business in the festival’s Raffle (with a donation of a product or service)
  • Mention of company/business on main stage before or after performance, pertaining to information tent sponsorship.
  • Article about sponsorship and company/service in BelltownPeople.com (Belltown’s Blog)
  • Invitation to annual Sponsor Reception
  • $1000

Sponsorship of First Aid tent (Exclusive)

Benefits:

  • Inclusion of business name/logo on sign prominently displayed on tent.
  • Inclusion of corporate logo in section of the Festival Website, print material, Festival poster, and festival social media
  • Blog post about business on Festival’s Blog
  • Opportunity to showcase business in the festival’s Raffle (with a donation of a product or service)
  • Mention of company/business on main stage before or after performance, pertaining to first aid tent sponsorship
  • Article about sponsorship and company/service in BelltownPeople.com (Belltown’s Blog)
  • Invitation to annual Sponsor Reception
  • $1000

Main Stage Sponsor

Benefits:

  • Stage naming rights. Prominent on stage signage.
  • On-stage recognition, prominent recognition as a performance series sponsor, via signage throughout the course of the festival.
  • Artist “meet and greet” based availability of selected artists.
  • Inclusion of corporate logo on the festival website, print, poster, and festival social media.
  • Blog post about business on festival’s blog.
  • Credit line in all press releases pertaining to sponsorship level.
  • Opportunity to showcase business in the festival’s raffle.
  • Invitation to annual Sponsor Reception.
  • Vendor booth space.
  • $12000

Performance Sponsor

Benefits:

  • Ability to choose performer.
  • Prominent on-stage signage during sponsored performance.
  • On-stage recognition, prior to each sponsored performance in the series.
  • Prominent recognition as a performance series sponsor.
  • Prominent visibility via displays acknowledging.
  • Artist “Meet and Greet” benefits, based on the interests of the sponsor and the availability of selected artists.
  • Inclusion of corporate logo in section of the festival website, print material, festival poster, and festival social media.
  • Blog post about business on festival’s blog.
  • Credit line in all press releases pertaining to sponsored performances.
  • Opportunity to showcase business in the festival’s raffle.
  • Article about sponsorship and company/service in BelltownPeople.com (Belltown’s Blog)
  • Invitation to annual Sponsor Reception.
  • Complimentary Vendor Booth
  • $1000-5000 (depending on artist) (Exclusive per artist/performance)

Festival Sponsor

Benefits:

  • “Naming opportunity” for corporate recognition in connection with a festival performance series. All previous sponsorship level benefits. |$50000 ($25000 Co-Sponsor available)

     

Complete details and Custom sponsorship packages available.

For more information on how your company can become involved with the Seattle Founders Festival, or for custom sponsorship opportunities, please contact:

Elise Oras Community Relations Director 206-552-8122 elise@seattlefounders.com

or Ben Borgman Festival Director ben@seattlefounders.com