Join us at Boston Uncommon: the 2013 NLGJA National Convention & Media Summit. Showcase your support for furthering diverse, inclusive newsrooms and news coverage, while sharing what your company, organization, or place of higher learning is all about.
NLGJA offers a range of convention sponsorship levels with associated benefits and options.
Sponsorships Contact:
Maya Blackmun
NLGJA Development Director
mblackmun@nlgja.org
Convention Sponsorship Levels and Benefits
PRESENTING SPONSOR | $25,000
- Corporate name on all appropriate convention promotional materials
- Corporate website linked from nlgja.org
- Pamphlet/Promotional item in convention bag
- Corporate welcome remarks at sponsored event
- Logo at sponsored event
- Logo in program book with sponsored event
- Logo in program book as a sponsor
- Full-page ad in program book
- One Career & Community Expo booth
- Ten complimentary convention registrations
- Corporate name at an additional NLGJA event in 2013
- Acknowledgment in the NLGJA weekly enewsletter
- Acknowledgment in an NLGJA online quarterly issue and in a semiannual printed news bulletin
HEADLINER SPONSOR | $20,000
- Corporate name on all appropriate convention promotional materials
- Corporate website linked from nlgja.org
- Pamphlet/Promotional item in convention bag
- Corporate welcome remarks at sponsored event
- Logo at sponsored event
- Logo in program book with sponsored event
- Logo in program book as a sponsor
- Full-page ad in program book
- One Career & Community Expo booth
- Eight complimentary convention registrations
- Corporate name at an additional NLGJA event in 2013
EDITORIAL SPONSOR | $15,000
- Corporate name on all appropriate convention promotional materials
- Pamphlet/Promotional item in convention bag
- Corporate welcome remarks at sponsored event
- Logo at sponsored event
- Logo in program book with sponsored event
- Logo in program book as a sponsor
- Full-page ad in program book
- One Career & Community Expo booth
- Six complimentary convention registrations
FEATURE SPONSOR | $10,000
- Corporate welcome remarks at sponsored event
- Logo at sponsored event
- Logo in program book with sponsored event
- Logo in program book as a sponsor
- Full-page ad in program book
- One Career & Community Expo booth
- Four complimentary convention registrations
NEWS BRIEF SPONSOR | $5,000
- Logo in program book with sponsored event
- Logo in program book as a sponsor
- Half-page ad in program book
- One Career & Community Expo booth
- Two complimentary convention registrations
NEWS SOURCE SPONSOR | $2,500
- Listing in program book as a sponsor
- Half-page ad in program book
- One Career & Community Expo booth
- One complimentary convention registration
Receptions and Special Events
Convention Opening ReceptionBe in the spotlight as we mark the beginning of convention with our Boston Chapter, along with keynote speakers, board members and staff, welcoming NLGJA to Boston.
Date: Thursday, August 22
Sponsorship: $10,000
Number of sponsorships available: 1
Available with: Presenting, Headliner, Editorial or Feature sponsorship levels
Diversity ReceptionNLGJA members are as diverse as their experiences and backgrounds. Show you celebrate these unique characteristics with the reception that caps off the Career & Community Expo.
Date: Friday, August 23
Sponsorship: $10,000
Number of sponsorships available: 1
Available with: Presenting, Headliner, Editorial or Feature sponsorship levels
Women’s Networking DinnerHighlight your commitment as we showcase the accomplishments of NGLJA’S female members, bringing together the best and brightest for this annual event.
Date: Friday, August 23
No longer available: To be sponsored in 2013 by General Motors
Night Out BostonHave a positive impact as convention attendees hit The City on a Hill to celebrate our Boston convention, networking with their peers.
Date: Friday, August 23
Sponsorship: $10,000
Number of sponsorships available: 1
Available with: Presenting, Headliner, Editorial or Feature sponsorship levels
Awards & Not-So-Silent Auction ReceptionLeave a lasting impression as the convention closes with the presentation of the annual Excellence in Journalism and Hall of Fame Awards, capped off by the Not-So-Silent Auction.
Date: Saturday, August 24
Sponsorship: $10,000
Number of sponsorships available: 1
Available with: Presenting, Headliner, Editorial or Feature sponsorship levels
Coffee BreaksEveryone needs a break now and then. Catch the eye of convention goers as they recharge and network.
Date: Thursday, August 22; Friday, August 23; and Saturday, August 24
Sponsorship: $5,000
Number of sponsorships available: 3
Available with: Presenting, Headliner, Editorial, Editorial, Feature or News Brief sponsorship levels
Convention Programming
Plenary SessionsAddressing some of the most important topics facing the LGBT community, a plenary session provides one of the most visible sponsorship opportunities of the convention.
Date: Thursday, August 22; Friday, August 23; and Saturday, August 24
Sponsorship: $10,000
Number of sponsorships available: 3
Available with: Presenting, Headliner, Editorial or Feature sponsorship levels
WorkshopsBe recognized for your support of training that develops vital professional skills during the heart and soul of the convention.
Date: Thursday, August 22; Friday, August 23; and Saturday, August 24
Sponsorship: $5,000
Number of sponsorships available: 25
Available with: Presenting, Headliner, Editorial, Feature or News Brief sponsorship levels
9th Annual LGBT Media Summit
This unique summit brings together LGBT media journalists and leaders, and you’ll get noticed at key times during the daylong programming that sharpens skills, expands networks and enriches careers.
Date: Thursday, August 22
This unique summit brings together LGBT media journalists and leaders, and you’ll get noticed at key times during the daylong programming that sharpens skills, expands networks and enriches careers.
Date: Thursday, August 22
Sponsorship of the Summit Breakfast or Summit Lunch: $5,000
Sponsorship of the Summit Closing Reception: $10,000
Number of sponsorships available: 3 (one each for Summit Breakfast, Summit Lunch or Summit Closing Reception)
Available with: Presenting, Headliner, Editorial, Feature or News Brief sponsorship levels for Summit Breakfast or Summit Lunch; Presenting, Headliner, Editorial or Feature sponsorship levels for Summit Closing Reception
Sponsorship of the Summit Closing Reception: $10,000
Number of sponsorships available: 3 (one each for Summit Breakfast, Summit Lunch or Summit Closing Reception)
Available with: Presenting, Headliner, Editorial, Feature or News Brief sponsorship levels for Summit Breakfast or Summit Lunch; Presenting, Headliner, Editorial or Feature sponsorship levels for Summit Closing Reception
Other Opportunities
Student ProjectLeave a legacy by making it possible for student journalists from across the country to join NLGJA in Boston and cover the National Convention and host city. The students work with mentors and leaders in their craft to produce news text packages and podcasts for the Web.
Sponsorship: $20,000
Number of sponsorships available: 1
Available with: Presenting or Headliner sponsorship level
Registration DeskGrab attention from the start as attendees check in at convention, with a special display table next to the registration desk.
Sponsorship: $10,000
Number of sponsorships available: 1
Available with: Presenting, Headliner, Editorial or Feature sponsorship level
Convention Program BookGet the eye of every attendee – with the full-color back cover reserved just for you. The program book is the must-have item of the convention.
Sponsorship: $10,000
Number of sponsorships available: 1
Available with: Presenting, Headliner, Editorial or Feature sponsorship level
Nametag LanyardsYour logo will be seen on every convention-goer with custom-made lanyards.
Sponsorship: $10,000
Number of sponsorships available: 1
Available with: Presenting, Headliner, Editorial or Feature sponsorship level