St. Louis An of concert gala Sponsorship and Marketing Opportunities
From the UNCF Area development Director Greetings on behalf of UNCF! Please join UNCF in celebrating our second annual 2017 UNCF St. Louis An Evening of Stars Concert Gala benefitting deserving students seeking higher education opportunities. The concert gala is scheduled for Sunday, July 30, 2017, at the Grandel Theater. This music-filled evening will feature performances by Denise Thimes; the North County Big Band and Point of Jazz Ensemble featuring students from Riverview Gardens High School under the direction of Harvey Lockhardt; and a special concert performance by Lalah Hathaway*, a five-time Grammy award winner, including two Grammys from this year s 2017 award show for best traditional R&B performance and best album and Best R&B Album. To learn more about how your company can support this event, please see the information attached to this packet. Thank you in advance for your support of the 2017 St. Louis UNCF An Evening of Stars Concert Gala. As our iconic motto states "A mind is a terrible thing to waste, but a wonderful thing to invest in."(r) By investing in this event and the numerous programs that support our students, you are helping develop the next generation of teachers, doctors, scientists, businessmen and businesswomen who will help shape America's future. I look forward to your reply and spending a wonderful evening together! Best regards, McFarlane Duncan Area Development Director, Missouri and Kansas UNCF * Artist subject to change
St. Louis At a Glance The UNCF An Evening of Stars Concert Gala is a premier fundraising gala and a major social event that raises public awareness and large corporate and individual donations to support deserving students through UNCF. Hosted by a diverse group of corporate sponsors and local businesses, it involves celebrities, dignitaries, civic leaders, volunteers, public officials, alumni and others who support UNCF's mission of investing in better futures for us all by getting students to and through college. ABOUT THE UNCF AEOS CONCERT GALA WHEN Sunday, July 30, 2017 7 p.m. WHERE Grandel Theater 3610 Grandel Square St. Louis, MO 63108 FEATURING VIP Pre-Concert Cocktail Live Entertainment Awards Presentations
St. Louis Presenting Sponsor: $30,000 Sponsorship Levels Thirty (30) premium seat tickets Thirty (30) tickets to VIP pre-concert cocktail Presenting sponsor mention on all radio and print promotions Presenting sponsor name and logo inclusion on event signage Photo opportunities with entertainers, event host and honorees Full-page color advertisement in program book First rights of refusal for 2018 An Evening of Stars as presenting sponsor Opportunity for company representative to serve on event committee Diamond Sponsor: $20,000 Twenty (20) premium seat tickets Twenty (20) tickets to VIP pre-concert cocktail Sponsor mention on all radio promotions Sponsor logo inclusion on event signage Photo opportunities with entertainers, event host and honorees Full-page color advertisement in program book Opportunity for company representative to serve on event committee VIP pre-concert and post-concert afterparty host recognition Concert Sponsor: $10,000 Ten (10) premium seat tickets Ten (10) tickets to VIP pre-concert cocktail Sponsor logo inclusion on event signage Verbal recognition during concert and VIP pre-concert cocktail and post-concert afterparty Half-page color advertisement in program
Sponsorship and Program book advertising form Gold Sponsor: $5,000 Ten (10) premium seat tickets Ten (10) tickets to VIP pre-concert cocktail Sponsor logo listed in event program University Sponsor: $3,000 (package specifically for colleges and universities, and education institutes) Eight (8) premium seat tickets Eight (8) tickets to VIP pre-concert cocktail University logo listed in event program Recognition as a university/education partner UNCF Partner: $1,500 Four (4) Premium seat tickets Four (4) tickets to VIP pre-concert cocktail Recognition as a UNCF partner in event book Individual Tickets $75 for Orchestra Seating $55 for Balcony Seating $45 for Second Row Balcony Seating Cabaret Table 4 Seat Package (tables are in balcony) Six (6) $250 for seats 4 per table Six (6) four seating cabaret tables for purchase (must be purchased as whole table) VIP Ticket Package $120 VIP pre-concert cocktail Concert seating-premium orchestra seating
SPONSORSHIP RESERVATION FORM o Presenting Sponsor: $30,000 o Diamond Sponsor: $20,000 o Concert Sponsor: $10,000 o Gold Sponsor: $5,000 o University Sponsor: $3,000 o Uncf Partner: $1,500 o Individual Ticket(s) o Cabaret Table(s) o VIP Ticket Package o I am unable to attend, but please accept my donation. $ NAME COMPANY ADDRESS PROGRAM BOOK ADVERTISING FORM Ad Sizes and Specifications TITLE CITY STATE ZIP o o Full-Page color (for all major sponsors) Half-Page color FULL-PAGE 8.5 W x 8.5 H HALF-PAGE 3.625 W x 8.5 H SUITE Sponsorship and Program book advertising form PHONE FAX E-MAIL p Check enclosed Make checks payable to UNCF p Credit card p Visa p MasterCard p Discover p American Express CREDIT CARD NUMBER CVC# EXP SIGNATURE p Please invoice us for the amount due: $ (All payments due by friday, july 7, 2017) Please fax this completed form to UNCF at 314.241.9504 or return by mail with your credit card information or your check payable to UNCF. UNCF 1015 Locust Street Suite 750 Saint Louis, MO 63101 All contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. For more information, contact McFarlane Duncan, UNCF area development director, at 314.241.5958 or by e-mail at Mcfarlane.Duncan@uncf.org. Ad Deadline: July 7, 2017 Book trim size is 8 x8. Non-bleed size is 8.5 x8.5. Color: Full four-color Format: Acrobat PDF (press-quality) E-mail to: glennondesign@comcast.net Provide a high-resolution, press-quality PDF by e-mail. We will not be able to design any ads. If there are any production questions, contact Michelle Glennon at 404.248.0012 or glennondesign@comcast.net. We now prefer to be referred to simply as UNCF instead of the United Negro College Fund or the UNCF. Please use correctly if included in your ad.
ABOUT UNCF UNCF s role in providing educational opportunities for students in Missouri and nationwide is more important than ever. Donations to UNCF help to keep tuition at our member institutions more than 30 percent lower than tuition at other comparable schools. That s important, because over 90 percent of students at UNCF schools require some form of financial aid. UNCF s mission is to build a robust and nationally recognized pipeline of underrepresented students who, because of UNCF support, become highly qualified college graduates and to ensure that our network of 37 member HBCUs is a respected model of best practices in moving students to and through college. UNCF administers more than 400 programs, including scholarship, internship and fellowship, mentoring, summer enrichment and curriculum, and faculty development programs. UNCF envisions a nation where all Americans have equal access to a college education that prepares them for rich intellectual lives, competitive and fulfilling careers, engaged citizenship and service to our nation. Today, UNCF supports more than 60,000 students at over 1,100 colleges and universities across the country. For more information, go to UNCF.org. UNCF-Member Institutions Allen University Columbia, SC Benedict College Columbia, SC Bennett College Greensboro, NC Bethune-Cookman University Daytona Beach, FL Claflin University Orangeburg, SC Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA Dillard University New Orleans, LA Edward Waters College Jacksonville, FL Fisk University Nashville, TN Florida Memorial University Miami, FL Huston-Tillotson University Austin, TX Interdenominational Theological Center Atlanta, GA Jarvis Christian College Hawkins, TX Johnson C. Smith University Charlotte, NC Lane College Jackson, TN LeMoyne-Owen College Memphis, TN Livingstone College Salisbury, NC Miles College Birmingham, AL Morehouse College Atlanta, GA Morris College Sumter, SC Oakwood University Huntsville, AL Paine College Augusta, GA Philander Smith College Little Rock, AR Rust College Holly Springs, MS Saint Augustine s University Raleigh, NC Shaw University Raleigh, NC Spelman College Atlanta, GA Stillman College Tuscaloosa, AL Talladega College Talladega, AL Texas College Tyler, TX Tougaloo College Tougaloo, MS Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL Virginia Union University Richmond, VA Voorhees College Denmark, SC Wilberforce University Wilberforce, OH Wiley College Marshall, TX Xavier University New Orleans, LA
Thank You. When you contribute to UNCF, you re investing in better futures for us all. United Negro College Fund, Inc. 1015 Locust Street Suite 750 Saint Louis, MO 63101 T 314.241.5958 F 314.241.9504 McFarlane E. Duncan Area Development Director, Missouri and Kansas UNCF.org @UNCF #UNCF