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Chapter Partnerships & Sponsorships
Benefits
How Chapter Partnerships & Sponsorships Benefit the Chapter
Guidelines
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Chapter Partnerships & Sponsorships

The Washington, DC Chapter welcomes chapter partnerships & sponsorships to help defray costs for our educational offerings, events, publications, scholarships, and other chapter services that support STC and the chapter's charitable purposes. Partnerships & sponsorships receive recognition throughout the year.

Benefits

The chapter's Partnership & Sponsorship program offers value for your marketing dollars and charitable donations. Sponsorship levels are offered in Gold, Silver, and Bronze. Partnerships provide event location space.

Gold ($2500)

Brand awareness: Display of your logo in the sidebar of our Web site for 12 months; Listing on our sponsorship recognition page for the year (Corporate Sponsors Recognition); Logo / tagline link to your corporate Web site; Blog posting about your new corporate sponsorship of our chapter
Networking / Marketing: Your name included in listings and e-mail announcements for chapter event promotions; Recognition of your sponsorship from the podium; Blog Job Board: Free featured (highlighted; always at the top of the list) job announcements listed for 45 days; Distribution of your literature and handouts at chapter events; Six tickets to chapter events (excluding, 1/2 day workshops, plated events, and events co-sponsored with other groups)—two tickets per event; preregistration is required
Competition Entry and Awards Celebration: Free entry fee for a second competition entry; Free signage at sponsored events (sign provided by sponsor); Three complimentary tickets to the awards celebration; preregistration is required; Recognition of your sponsorship in the Awards Celebration program

Silver ($1000)

Brand awareness: Display of your logo in the sidebar of our Web site for 12 months; Listing on our sponsorship recognition page for the year (Corporate Sponsors Recognition); Logo / tagline link to your corporate Web site; Blog posting about your new corporate sponsorship of our chapter
Networking / Marketing: Your name included in listings and e-mail announcements for chapter event promotions; Recognition of your sponsorship from the podium; Blog Job Board: Free nonfeatured (first in / first out) job announcements listed for 45 days; Distribution of your literature and handouts at chapter events; Four tickets to chapter events (excluding, 1/2 day workshops, plated events, and events co-sponsored with other groups)—two tickets per event; preregistration is required
Competition Entry and Awards Celebration: Free entry fee for a second competition entry; Two complimentary tickets to the awards celebration; preregistration is required; Recognition of your sponsorship in the Awards Celebration program

Bronze ($500)

Brand awareness: Display of your logo in the sidebar of our Web site for 12 months; Listing on our sponsorship recognition page for the year (Corporate Sponsors Recognition)
Networking / Marketing: Blog Job Board: Free nonfeatured job announcements listed for 45 days; Two tickets to a chapter event (excluding, 1/2 day workshops, plated events, and events co-sponsored with other groups)—preregistration is required
Competition Entry and Awards Celebration: Free entry fee for a second competition entry; One complimentary ticket to the awards celebration; preregistration is required; Recognition of your sponsorship in the Awards Celebration program

Partnerships: Providing Event / Meeting Locations

The following benefits to you are available for providing a location for a chapter event or meeting.

3 Locations: Printed listing and e-mail announcements for chapter event promotions; Podium recognition; Opportunity to moderate discussion or to introduce speakers / panelists; Literature distribution at sponsored events; Three complimentary tickets to each sponsored event (excluding, 1/2 day workshops, plated events, and events co-sponsored with other groups)—preregistration is required
2 Locations: Printed listing and e-mail announcements for chapter event promotions; Podium recognition; Literature distribution at sponsored events; Two complimentary tickets to each sponsored event (excluding, 1/2 day workshops, plated events, and events co-sponsored with other groups)—preregistration is required
1 Location: Printed listing and e-mail announcements for chapter event promotions; Podium recognition; Literature distribution at sponsored events; One complimentary ticket to the sponsored event (excluding, 1/2 day workshops, plated events, and events co-sponsored with other groups)—preregistration is required

How Chapter Partnerships & Sponsorships Benefit the Chapter

A chapter partnership or sponsorship

Allows the Washington, DC Chapter to provide greater services to our members.
Assists in providing resources for chapter events, competitions, workshops, and scholarships.

Guidelines

Chapter sponsorship runs throughout the sponsored year with no long-term commitment. Sponsorship may be directly connected to a single event or a project.

Location Requirements

Meeting space needed for a location varies with the type of event. The following are the general attendance expectations: chapter leadership meetings (5-10 people), event programs (20-70 people), Special Interest Group (SIG) meetings (10-50 people), and chapter committee meetings (10-20 people).

We will need a person from your organization to assist in coordinating each event at your location, to open the door and/or escort people to the meeting room, or to help set up tables and chairs. For more information about locations needed for events, see About STC WDC Events.

Providing Logo Art

Please supply artwork for the logo as an EPS, GIF, JPEG, PNG, or TIFF image (along with a URL, if desired) to

Policies

The Washington, DC Chapter reserves the right to reject the donation of any company or individual deemed inappropriate. The Administrative Council will vote on these decisions.

The Washington, DC Chapter reserves the right to reject links to URLs that are deemed inappropriate. The Washington, DC Chapter's Webmaster has final say in these decisions.

How to Donate Equipment or Services to the Chapter

To donate equipment or services, contact the chapter president, Marylyn King, at . See our Donations Wish List for suggestions.

How to Donate Money

You may use our PayPal account or pay by check.

Using Our PayPal Account

You may use our PayPal Verified account to make a secure online donation to the chapter using your credit card, debit card, bank account, or by paying money from a funded PayPal account. To use our PayPal account, click the PayPal button below. See the PayPal FAQ for information about using PayPal.

Paying by Check

To donate by check, please write on the check that the payment is a "Sponsorship Donation" and mail your check, payable to STC Washington DC Chapter, to

Linda Budinski, Treasurer
Society for Technical Communication
Washington, DC Chapter
PO Box 320543
Alexandria, VA 22320

Federal Tax ID for the STC Washington, DC Chapter: 54-6065028.

Federal Tax ID for the Society: 31-4424296.

The Society for Technical Communication (STC) is a Section 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational, scientific, and charitable organization dedicated to furthering the art of communicating technical information and promoting the education, improvement, and advancement of its members. STC is the world's largest professional organization serving the technical communication profession. STC was established in 1953 and currently has 130 chapters, 22 SIGs, and around 11,500 members worldwide.

For information about participating in STC's Corporate Value Program (CVP) for a Group Discount or a Membership for Marketing Purposes, see the Corporate Value Program (CVP) page on the STC main site for more information.

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