Support DP2A

Donate to Detroit Passport to the Arts Now!
There are many ways your business or organization can support DP2A in its inaugural season. We invite you to consider the following options for participation.. In return for your generosity, DP2A has a number of vehicles in place to drive business to your organization. Sponsor and Partner benefits are listed below each opportunity.Vibrant, varied, and accessible cultural offerings are crucial components of a thriving metropolitan economy. Your support of DP2A is an investment in the future of Detroit!

HOW YOU CAN HELP – 4 GREAT OPTIONS

  1. Take advantage of one of DP2A’s many sponsorship options
  2. Provide in-kind donations of goods or services for DP2A events 
  3. Help fundraise by hosting a “casual for a cause” day at your workplace
  4. Help sell Passports to your organization’s constituency groups 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPTION #1: DP2A SPONSORS
By becoming a DP2A Sponsor, your organization will play a direct role in bringing an innovative program to the metro Detroit community. Your company will be promoted to our Passport holders as one that supports their goals, ideas, and priorities. In return for your generosity, DP2A offers a number of benefits to help you market your business to this demographic. By the end of the 2009-10 Season, your business will be a household name for our Passport holders!

  

 

 
Sponsorship Level Next-Generation
Sponsor
Passport
Sponsor
Event
Sponsor
After-Party
Sponsor
Performance Series Sponsor VIP Sponsor
Sponsor Investment $500 $1,000 $1,000 $2,000 $6,000 $12,000
Sponsorship Benefits
Logo on all printed material
Click-through logo & listing on DP2A website
Click-through logo & listing on event emails
Number of passports w/ sponsorship 1 2 2 4 6 12
Logo placement on passports n/a Back Cover Event page Event page Inside Back Inside Front
Logo & link to company on DP2A Facebook page  
Signage at all pre/post-event functions  
Opportunity to distribute materials at pre/post-event activities    
Opportunity to speak at after-event activity.    
Opportunity to raffle prize at after-event activity    
Opportunity to host table at after-event activity      
Special seating privileges at events        
Inclusion in distribution of partner arts organizations’ marketing & communication        
Opportunity to meet with artists at each event          
Opportunity to market to DP2A Passport holders with single direct correspondence          

OPTION #2: IN-KIND DONATIONS
Included with each of the six performances on the DP2A series is a complimentary social event, designed to further engage Passport holders with the featured themes and art form of the evening.  That is six events, each of which will include refreshments, entertainment, and guest speakers, educators, or performers! It’s no small task. Your generosity will help DP2A offset the considerable cost of putting on these events, while helping us put our best face forward with events of the highest quality for our patrons.

Donations of the following would be greatly appreciated:

• Refreshments (hors d’oeuvres, cheesessmall plates, pizza, desserts, coffee, etc.)
• Wine or beer
• Venue space (for those events which do not occur on-site at the performance)
• Seating (chairs/tables)
• Sound equipment
• Entertainment (musicians/performers)
• Decorations
• Event staff (servers, wine-pourers, etc.)
• Other goods/services that relate to the theme of the evening

In-kind donors will be entitled to a variety of benefits, depending on the size and estimated value of the donation. Benefits may include:

• Click-through logo on all email correspondence related to the event of your choice
• Click-through logo included on the DP2A website
• Information about your business included on printed materials associated with the event (programs, handouts, etc.)
• Opportunity to provide special offers/incentives to Passport holders
• Signage recognizing your business at the event to which you are donating
• Opportunity to raffle off an item or service at the event to which you are donating

OPTION #3: DP2A BUSINESS PARTNER

“Casual for a Cause” Partner
Hosting a “Casual for a Cause” day at your workplace is a great way for your business to support DP2A with minimal investment from any one individual. DP2A will provide you with “Casual for a Cause” passes that your coworkers can purchase, entitling them to a day of casual dress in the office.  The passes can be sold for as little as $5, and everyone in the office can take pride in supporting local arts and culture.

Want to simplify things? Place donation jars in each of your company’s departments. Whichever department raises the most donations gets a department-wide casual day!

Raise $100, and your business will receive:
Listing as a partner on DP2A’s website

Raise $250, and you will receive, in addition to the above:
A click-through business logo on one DP2A email correspondence;

Raise $500 or more, and you will receive, in addition to the above:
Your company’s logo on printed and web correspondence  associated with the event of your choice

Verbal recognition at the event of your choice

Click-through logo on the DP2A website

OPTION #4: DP2A MARKETING PARTNER
Promote DP2A to your constituents, and receive promotion for your organization in return.
Ideal for non-profit and service organizations.

MARKETING NEEDED FROM YOUR ORGANIZATION OR COMPANY:
Include DP2A on your organization’s regular email-blasts pre-season (August – September in 2009 and July – September 2010);

Allow DP2A to place marketing materials or fliers out at your events pre-season;

Invite DP2A Steering Committee member to speak at some of your events where speaking is appropriate;

Include the DP2A logo and 1-2 lines of text on your organization’s website with a click-through link; and

Continue to help DP2A leaders think creatively about other ways to market and cross-promote with your organization.

MARKETING OF YOUR ORGANIZATION OR BUSINESS PROVIDED BY DP2A:
Listing as a partner on DP2A’s website with a logo, 1-2 line description and website link;

Your logo and organizational description included on Email correspondences associated with one event of your choice in 09-10;

Verbal recognition at the event of your choice;

An opportunity to distribute materials at DP2A social events throughout the year; and

Inclusion on one “DP2A Marketing Partners” Email blast sent out approximately mid-year that describes in more detail the partner organizations and business that help support DP2A. A logo, description and photo (your choice) will be included for each partner.