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Sponsorship Opportunities

Each year, NCG's annual events and institute bring together thousands NCG members and partners from the sector and all over Northern California. As a potential sponsor, you can choose which type of sponsorship is best for you and your organization.

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Northern California Grantmakers (NCG) may have been started by grantmakers in philanthropy, but now we are a philanthropy serving or as we like to envision it, a philanthropy transforming organization. We’re a nonprofit, not a philanthropic institution. It’s confusing, we get it. We don’t serve as grantmakers, but our membership base is made up of some dynamic funders moving philanthropy as a whole.   

Our Mission

Northern California Grantmakers mobilizes philanthropy to build healthy, thriving, and just communities in Northern California. 

Our Vision

Philanthropy redistributes resources, capital, and power back to historically marginalized communities leading transformative change.   

Our Audience 

NCG is made up of community members across philanthropy including program officers, board members, donor trustees, individual donors, movement conveners, communicators, visionaries, advocates, dreamers, and believers. We believe in our collective power for good.   

  • NCG's annual events bring together thousands of NCG members and partners from the sector and all-over Northern California! 

  • 4,000+ individuals in the NCG community representing the entire spectrum of philanthropy from community, family, independent, and corporate foundations to government grantmakers, and philanthropic advisors, partners, and individual donors.  

  • An active and engaged social media following: 6,000+ Twitter followers; 3,000+ LinkedIn followers and email list of 4,500. 

Sponsorship  

Northern California Grantmakers truly appreciates our SPONSORS. Not only do their financial contributions make our event possible, but you are valuable members of our community. As a sponsor, you’ll have an opportunity to connect with thousands of NCG members and partners from the sector and all-over Northern California to transform philanthropy.

Support NCG’s work to curate engaging events that connect, inspire, and mobilize

philanthropy by becoming a sponsor today!  

Yes I'd like to Sponsor

Combined Annual Gatherings Sponsorship

Annual Event Sponsor: (Annual Conference + Corporate Philanthropy Institute)

Annual Event Sponsor | Sponsorship Level: $30,000: As an Annual Signature Event Sponsor that sponsors both the Annual Conference and Corporate Philanthropy Institute, you receive the following sponsorship benefits throughout the year:

  • Conference passes/registrations to attend each event: 6 conference passes for the Annual Conference and 6 conference passes for CPI
  • Verbal recognition during opening and/or closing remarks of each event 
  • Shoutouts on social media 
  • Logo on website and placement on event collateral and announcements 
  • Recognition as Annual Sponsor on the NCG website  
  • Opportunity to sponsor an NCG educational program during the year 

Annual Conference: Imagine & Act

When: June 18, 2024 | Oakland Marriott | Estimated Attendance: 300-400 people

Each year, we intentionally gather to lean into how the philanthropic sector can develop solutions to cultivate healthier, thriving communities here in Northern California and to discover what is possible when we collectively come together to work towards the greater good. This year's Annual Conference theme, Imagine & Act, resonates deeply with the current landscape of philanthropy. We recognize that we can only act on what we can imagine, and as philanthropic leaders, we are called to expand our collective imagination. How can we envision philanthropy not as it is, but as it could be at its best? How do we develop practices, tools, and ways of being that truly serve the cause of freedom and equity? These questions form the cornerstone of our conference discussions. Our goal is to inspire attendees to envision bold pathways towards a more equitable future and equip them to turn those visions into reality. 

Sponsorship Levels: All sponsorship levels include a select number of in-person tickets, logo placement on the event website and conference collateral, and recognition on social and during the live event. 

  • Mover and Shaker: $25,000
  • Visionary: $15,000
  • Dreamer: $10,000
  • Believer: $5,000

Mover and Shaker: $25,000

  • 10 conference passes
  • Introduction of a conference session 
  • Verbal acknowledgement during the conference 
  • Logo link on the website and top placement on conference announcements
  • Recognition as Mover and Shaker sponsor on the website and collateral

Visionary: $15,000

  • 6 full conference passes 
  • Logo on website and conference announcements
  • Recognition as a Visionary Sponsor on the website and collateral

Dreamer: $10,000

  • 4 full conference passes 
  • Logo on website and conference announcements
  • Recognition as a Dreamer Sponsor on the website and collateral

Believer: $5,000

  • 2 full conference passes
  • Logo on website and conference announcements
  • Recognition as a Believer Sponsor on the website and collateral

Corporate Philanthropy Institute (CPI)

When: October 2024 | In-person venue in the Bay Area | Estimated Attendance: 200-300 people

NCG’s signature corporate event addresses where Corporate Philanthropy and the CSR field are headed, key issues and opportunities, and what bold steps companies are taking in tackling significant problems that impact our most vulnerable communities. 

Sponsorship Levels: All sponsorship levels include a select number of in-person tickets, logo placement on the event website and conference collateral, and recognition on social and during the live event. 

  • Premier Sponsor: $25,000
  • Gold: $15,000
  • Silver: $10,000
  • Bronze: $7,500
  • Supporter: $5,000

Premier Sponsor: $25,000

  • 10 conference passes
  • Introduction of conference session
  • Verbal acknowledgment 
  • Shout outs on social media
  • Logo on website and top placement on conference announcements
  • Recognition as Premier Sponsor on the website and collateral

Gold: $15,000

  • 6 full conference passes
  • Verbal acknowledgment 
  • Logo on website and conference announcements
  • Recognition as Gold Sponsor on the website and collateral 

Silver: $10,000

  • 4 full conference passes
  • Verbal acknowledgement
  • Logo on website and conference announcements
  • Recognition as Silver Sponsor on the website and collateral

Bronze: $7,500

  • 3 full conference passes
  • Verbal acknowledgement
  • Logo on website and conference announcements
  • Recognition as Bronze Sponsor on the website and collateral

Supporter: $5,000

  • 2 full conference pass
  • Verbal acknowledgement
  • Logo on website and conference announcements
  • Recognition as Supporter Sponsor on the website and collateral

 


Annual Holiday Party

When: December 2024  | In-person venue in Bay Area | Estimated Attendance: 200 people

NCG’s Holiday Party is the much anticipated annual celebration of our vibrant philanthropic community. It’s an opportunity for networking, connection, and joy.  

Sponsorship Levels: All sponsorship levels include a logo placement on the event website and collateral and recognition on social and during the live event. 

  • Convener Sponsor: $10,000
  • Partner Sponsor: $7,500
  • Community Sponsor: $5,000

Convener Sponsor: $10,000

  • Opportunity to provide remarks
  • Verbal acknowledgment 
  • Shout outs on social media
  • Logo on Holiday Party announcements
  • Recognition on the website and collateral

Partner Sponsor: $7,500

  • Verbal acknowledgment 
  • Shout outs on social media 
  • Logo on Holiday Party announcements
  • Recognition on the website and collateral 

Community Sponsor: $5,000

  • Verbal acknowledgment 
  • Shout outs on social media 
  • Logo on Holiday Party announcements
  • Recognition on the website and collateral 

New Grantmaker Institute

When: Fall 2024  | In-person venue in Bay Area 

A signature NCG program that provides a 101-level introduction to the art and craft of grantmaking. Participants learn from seasoned philanthropic leaders and become familiar with the opportunities facing philanthropy today. In addition to top-notch faculty, participants will begin to develop a network of peers as we grapple with what it means to practice effective and equitable grantmaking in the context of ongoing racial injustice, global climate catastrophe, economic turmoil, and social unrest.  

Contact Jaime Woods for more details.  

Yes I'd like to Sponsor

Contact

Jaime Woods

Jaime Woods, Director of Strategy and Partnerships, Northern California Grantmakers

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