Partner Level Sponsor

Benefits detailed below include approximately 12 opportunities for brand exposure and 20 tickets to the Board Strategies Leadership Summit and a single sponsored UpStart Talks event. Tickets may be given to employees, clients, and guests.

Benefits Include:

Virtual Board Strategies Leadership Summit:

• 20 tickets to the Board Strategies Leadership Summit

UpStart Talks:

• Same 20 participants can attend a single sponsored UpStart Talks

• Your Corporate Directors are invited to be Director/Coaches who lead a virtual, interactive breakout session for approximately 20 exceptional board-ready diverse executives interested in pursuing a board position

• Your executive associate is invited to be on our Leadership Committee in a single sponsored UpStart Talks

• Logo presence during the single sponsored UpStart Talks

Event Invitation & Program:

• Logo featured on the single sponsored UpStart Talks event

• Logo featured on event agenda

• Feature headshot, title, and company name of company associate who has joined Leadership Committee

Additional Visibility & Benefits:

• 2 complimentary tuitions to an interactive “Get on Board!” Zoom workshop, led by CEO, Sabrina Hannam. (Retail value: $1,500)

• Inclusion in the sponsorship press release (National distribution)

Platinum Level Sponsor

Benefits detailed below include approximately 19 opportunities for brand exposure and 30 tickets to the Board Strategies Leadership Summit and UpStart Talks events. Tickets may be given to employees, clients and guests.

Benefits Include:

Virtual Board Strategies Leadership Summit:

• 30 all-access tickets to the Board Strategies Leadership Summit

• Your company may share topical global or national insights or research to be integrated within the presentation

• Option to have logo, testimonial, or ad prominently featured during the Board Strategies Leadership Summit broadcast

• Company verbally acknowledged by our CEO, Sabrina Hannam, during the event introduction

UpStart Talks:

• Same 30 participants have all-access tickets to all the UpStart Talks VIP panel discussions and interactive breakout sessions with Director/Coaches (Retail value: $15,000)

• Your CEO and Corporate Directors are invited to be a featured speaker

• Your Corporate Directors are invited to be Director/Coaches who lead a virtual, interactive breakout session for approximately 20 exceptional board ready executives interested in pursuing a board position

• Your executive associates are invited to be on our Leadership Committee

• Logo prominently featured during all the UpStart Talks broadcasts

Event Invitation & Program:

• Logo prominently featured on the Board Strategies Leadership Summit and the UpStart Talks event pages

• Logo featured on the event email blast(s), distributed to the Boardswell database

• Logo featured on event agenda

• Feature headshot, title and company name of company associates who have joined Board Strategies Leadership Summit and UpStart Talks specific Leadership Committees

Additional Visibility & Benefits:

• The Boardswell D.A.I.S. (Diversity and Inclusion Spotlight) is a presentation designed to showcase and highlight diverse board members and critical inclusion initiatives from our valued partner organizations

• Five complimentary tuitions to an interactive “Get on Board!” Zoom workshop, led by CEO, Sabrina Hannam throughout 2021. (Retail value: $3,750)

• Logo prominently featured

• Inclusion in the sponsorship press release (National distribution)

• Social media recognition as a sponsor

• Invited to contribute a topical article or op-ed in a SMART Boards quarterly newsletter

Corporate Level Sponsor

Benefits detailed below include approximately 10 opportunities for brand exposure and 15 tickets to the Board Strategies Leadership Summit and a single sponsored UpStart Talks event. Tickets may be given to employees, clients, and guests.

Benefits Include:

Virtual Board Strategies Leadership Summit:

• 15 tickets to the Board Strategies Leadership Summit

UpStart Talks:

• Same 15 participants can attend a single sponsored UpStart Talks

• Your Corporate Directors are invited to be Director/Coaches who lead a virtual, interactive breakout session for approximately 20 exceptional board-ready diverse executives interested in pursuing a board position

• Your executive associate is invited to be on our Leadership Committee in a single sponsored UpStart Talks

• Logo presence during the single sponsored UpStart Talks

Event Invitation & Program:

• Logo featured on the single sponsored UpStart Talks event

• Logo featured on event agenda

• Feature headshot, title, and company name of company associate who has joined Leadership Committee

Additional Visibility & Benefits:

• Inclusion in the sponsorship press release (National distribution)

Gold Level Sponsor

Benefits detailed below include approximately 15 opportunities for brand exposure and 25 tickets to the Board Strategies Leadership Summit and UpStart Talks events. Tickets may be given to employees, clients, and guests.

Benefits Include:

Virtual Board Strategies Leadership Summit:

• 25 all-access tickets to the Board Strategies Leadership Summit

• Your company may share topical global or national insights or research to be integrated within the presentation

• Option to have logo, testimonial, or ad prominently featured during the Board Strategies Leadership Summit broadcast

• Company verbally acknowledged by our CEO, Sabrina Hannam, during the event introduction

UpStart Talks:

• Same 25 participants have all-access tickets to all the UpStart Talks VIP panel discussions and interactive breakout sessions with Director/Coaches (Retail value: $15,000)

• Your CEO and Corporate Directors are invited to be a featured speaker

• Your Corporate Directors are invited to be Director/Coaches who lead a virtual, interactive breakout session for approximately 20 exceptional board ready executives interested in pursuing a board position

• Your executive associates are invited to be on our Leadership Committee

• Logo prominently featured during all the UpStart Talks broadcasts

Event Invitation & Program:

• Logo prominently featured on the Board Strategies Leadership Summit and the UpStart Talks event pages

• Logo featured on the event email blast(s), distributed to the Boardswell database

• Logo featured on event agenda

• Feature headshot, title and company name of company associates who have joined Board Strategies Leadership Summit and UpStart Talks specific Leadership Committees

Additional Visibility & Benefits:

• Two Teams of up to Five mid-career and executive-level HPPOC Each

• Luncheon Welcome Opportunity

• Recognition as Gold Sponsor

• Boardswell and sponsor will collaborate on target attendees and invitations with Boardswell handling invitation management. Email invitations sent by Boardswell (optional).

• One (1) 30-second video play

• Sponsor can provide branded company swag (i.e. pens, notebooks, etc.) for attendees at sponsor’s expense

• Social media exposure: 2 Tweets and 1 Facebook post

• Provide one (1) gift for the attendee gift bags

• Publish one (1) sponsored article on Boardswell surrounding the event (must be used in 2022)

• Collaborate with Boardswell to create and sponsor one (1) attendee activity

• Publish one (1) sponsored content article around an event-related theme (must be used within 30 days of event)

Ally Level Sponsor

Benefits detailed below include approximately 10 opportunities for brand exposure and 10 tickets to the Board Strategies Leadership Summit and a single sponsored UpStart Talks event. Tickets may be given to employees, clients, and guests.

Benefits Include:

Virtual Board Strategies Leadership Summit:

• 10 tickets to the Board Strategies Leadership Summit

UpStart Talks:

• Same 10 participants can attend a single sponsored UpStart Talks

• Your Corporate Directors are invited to be Director/Coaches who lead a virtual, interactive breakout session for approximately 20 exceptional diverse executives interested in pursuing a board position

• Participants join an interactive group breakout session with Director/Coaches to explore their path to the boardroom

• Your executive associate is invited to be on our Leadership Committee in a single sponsored UpStart Talks

• Company acknowledged with logo presence within the presentation of the single sponsored UpStart Talks

Event Invitation & Program:

• Logo featured on the single sponsored UpStart Talks event

• Logo featured within UpStart Talks of the program distributed as a .pdf file to every sponsor and registered participant prior to the event

• Includes headshot, title, and company name of company associate who has joined Leadership Committee

Additional Visibility & Benefits:

• Press release announcing sponsorship (Local region distribution)

Silver Level Sponsor

Benefits detailed below include approximately 13 opportunities for brand exposure and 25 tickets to the Board Strategies Leadership Summit and UpStart Talks events. Tickets may be given to employees, clients and guests.

Benefits Include:

Virtual Board Strategies Leadership Summit:

• 25 all-access tickets to the Board Strategies Leadership Summit

UpStart Talks:

• Same 25 participants can attend a single sponsored UpStart Talks

• Your CEO and Corporate Directors are invited to be a featured speaker in a single sponsored UpStart Talks

• Your Corporate Directors are invited to be Director/Coaches who lead a virtual, interactive breakout session for approximately 20 exceptional board ready diverse executives interested in pursuing a board position

• Your executive associate is invited to be on our Leadership Committee in a single sponsored UpStart Talks

• Logo presence during the single sponsored UpStart Talks

Event Invitation & Program:

• Logo featured on the single sponsored UpStart Talks event

• Logo featured on event agenda

• Feature headshot, title and company name of company associate who has joined Leadership Committee

Additional Visibility & Benefits:

• 2 complimentary tuitions to an interactive “Get on Board!” Zoom workshop, led by CEO, Sabrina Hannam. (Retail value: $1,500)

• Inclusion in the sponsorship press release (National distribution)

• Social media recognition as a sponsor

Diamond Level Sponsor

Benefits detailed below include approximately 22 opportunities for brand exposure and 60 tickets to the Board Strategies Leadership Summit and UpStart Talks events. Tickets may be given to employees, clients and guests.

Benefits Include:

Virtual Board Strategies Leadership Summit:

• 60 all-access tickets to the Board Strategies Leadership Summit

• Your CEO may share a brief message in our celebratory launch video or be a featured speaker in pre-recorded broadcast

• Your company may share topical global or national insights or research to be integrated within the presentation

• Option to have logo, testimonial, or ad prominently featured during the Board Strategies Leadership Summit broadcast

• Company acknowledged by our CEO, Sabrina Hannam, during the event introduction

UpStart Talks:

• Same 60 participants have all-access tickets to all the UpStart Talks VIP panel discussions and interactive breakout sessions with Director/Coaches (Retail value: $30,000)

• Your CEO and Corporate Directors are invited to be a featured speaker

• Your Corporate Directors are invited to be Director/Coaches who lead a virtual, interactive breakout session for approximately 20 exceptional board ready diverse executives interested in pursuing a board position

• Your executive associates are invited to be on our Leadership Committee

• Logo prominently featured during all the UpStart Talks broadcasts

• Diamond sponsors acknowledged by CEO, Sabrina Hannam during event introduction

Event Invitation & Program:

• Logo prominently featured on the Board Strategies Leadership Summit and the UpStart Talks event pages

• Logo prominently featured on the event email blast(s), distributed to the Boardswell database

• Logo prominently featured on event agenda

• Feature headshot, title and company name of company associates who have joined Board Strategies Leadership Summit and UpStart Talks specific Leadership Committees

Additional Visibility & Benefits:

• Your CEO’s quote and photo included within the 2022 Board HPPOC Progress Report, released in the Fall

• The Boardswell D.A.I.S. (Diversity and Inclusion Spotlight) is a presentation designed to showcase and highlight diverse board members and critical inclusion initiatives from our valued partner organizations

• Customized, interactive “Get on Board!” Zoom workshop, for 20 exceptional diverse board ready employees or guests, led by Boardswell CEO, Sabrina Hannam. (Retail value: $15,000)

• Logo prominently featured

• Inclusion in the sponsorship press release (National distribution)

• Invited to contribute a topical article or op-ed in a Boardswell quarterly newsletter

Emerald Level Sponsor

Benefits detailed below include approximately 20 opportunities for brand exposure and 40 tickets to the Board Strategies Leadership Summit and UpStart Talks events. Tickets may be given to employees, clients and guests.

Benefits Include:

Virtual Board Strategies Leadership Summit:

• 40 all-access tickets to the Board Strategies Leadership Summit

• Your company may share topical global or national insights or research to be integrated within the presentation

• Option to have logo, testimonial, or ad prominently featured during the Board Strategies Leadership Summit broadcast

• Company verbally acknowledged by our CEO, Sabrina Hannam, during the event introduction

UpStart Talks:

• Same 40 participants have all-access tickets to all the UpStart Talks VIP panel discussions and interactive breakout sessions with Director/Coaches (Retail value: $20,000)

• Your CEO and Corporate Directors are invited to be a featured speaker

• Your Corporate Directors are invited to be Director/Coaches who lead a virtual, interactive breakout session for approximately 20 exceptional board ready diverse executives interested in pursuing a board position

• Your executive associates are invited to be on our Leadership Committee

• Logo prominently featured during all the UpStart Talks broadcasts

• Diamond sponsors acknowledged by CEO, Sabrina Hannam during event introduction

Event Invitation & Program:

• Logo prominently featured on the Board Strategies Leadership Summit and the UpStart Talks event pages

• Logo prominently featured on the event email blast(s), distributed to the Boardswell database

• Logo prominently featured on event agenda

• Feature headshot, title and company name of company associates who have joined Board Strategies Leadership Summit and UpStart Talks specific Leadership Committees

Additional Visibility & Benefits:

• The Boardswell D.A.I.S. (Diversity and Inclusion Spotlight) is a presentation designed to showcase and highlight diverse board members and critical inclusion initiatives from our valued partner organizations

• Ten complimentary tuitions to an interactive “Get on Board!” Zoom workshop, led by CEO, Sabrina Hannam throughout 2021. (Retail value: $7,500)

• Logo prominently featured

• Inclusion in the sponsorship press release (National distribution)

• Social media recognition as a sponsor

• Invited to contribute a topical article or op-ed in a Boardswell quarterly newsletter

Visionary Level Sponsor

Benefits detailed below include approximately 20 opportunities for brand exposure and 35 tickets to the Board Strategies Leadership Summit and UpStart Talks events. Tickets may be given to employees, clients and guests.

Benefits Include:

Virtual Board Strategies Leadership Summit:

• 35 all-access tickets to the Board Strategies Leadership Summit

• Your company may share topical global or national insights or research to be integrated within the presentation

• Option to have logo, testimonial, or ad prominently featured during the Board Strategies Leadership Summit broadcast

• Company verbally acknowledged by our CEO, Sabrina Hannam, during the event introduction

UpStart Talks:

• Same 35 participants have all-access tickets to all the UpStart Talks VIP panel discussions and interactive breakout sessions with Director/Coaches (Retail value: $20,000)

• Your CEO and Corporate Directors are invited to be a featured speaker

• Your Corporate Directors are invited to be Director/Coaches who lead a virtual, interactive breakout session for approximately 20 exceptional board ready diverse executives interested in pursuing a board position

• Your executive associates are invited to be on our Leadership Committee

• Logo prominently featured during all the UpStart Talks broadcasts

• Diamond sponsors acknowledged by CEO, Sabrina Hannam during event introduction

Event Invitation & Program:

• Logo prominently featured on the Board Strategies Leadership Summit and the UpStart Talks event pages

• Logo prominently featured on the event email blast(s), distributed to the Boardswell database

• Logo prominently featured on event agenda

• Feature headshot, title and company name of company associates who have joined Board Strategies Leadership Summit and UpStart Talks specific Leadership Committees

Additional Visibility & Benefits:

• Name recognition as title host/sponsor at dinner

• One interactive session with celebrity board candidate of choice

• Ten additional guests for dinner

• 1:1 with celebrity guest at dinner

• Meet & greet with celebrity board candidates

• Sponsor is responsible for the cost of food and beverage for the dinner

• Company logo on signage at cocktail hour

• Provide one (1) gift for the attendee gift bags

• Promoted and recognized in tournament advertising and PR

• Event planning services by Boardswell