2010 Sponsors

Transforming Race: Crisis and Opportunity in the Age of Obama is made possible with the generous intellectual, logistical, and financial support of many individuals, groups, and organizations. We gratefully acknowledge the following sponsors.

Platinum Sponsor:

Annie E. Casey Foundation
Marguerite Casey Foundation

Gold Sponsor:

Akonadi Foundation
Kellogg Foundation

Silver Sponsors:

The Ohio State University Alumni Association
The Ohio State University College of Law/Center for Interdisciplinary Law and Policy Studies
The Ohio State University Office of Minority Affairs
The Ohio State University Office of the President

Supporting Sponsors:

Applied Research Center
Falk Foundation
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
Poverty & Race Research Action Council
Public Interest Projects
The Middle Project Inc.
The Ohio State University College of Social Work
The Ohio State University: Criminal Justice Research Center
The Ohio State University Multicultural Center, Office of Student Life
The Ohio State University School of Architecture
The Ohio State University School of Public Health
The Opportunity Agenda
The San Francisco Foundation
Twenty-First Century Foundation

Other Sponsors:

The Ohio State University College of Education & Human Ecology
The Ohio State University Wexner Center for the Arts
Special Thanks to the Following Sponsors for Providing Ongoing Operating Support to the Kirwan Institute:

Ford Foundation
Open Society Institute
Linked Fate Fund for Justice of Tides Foundation
The Tides Foundation

Media Sponsors:

WCBE Radio and WCRS Radio

We would be delighted to welcome additional sponsors! Sponsors will have an excellent opportunity to reach a unique audience while also supporting the Kirwan Institute’s mission to think about, talk about, and engage issues of race and ethnicity in ways that expand opportunity for all. If you may have interest in sponsoring Transforming Race, please contact Heather Schwenker at (614) 292-2634 or schwenker.4@osu.edu.

Breakdown of Partnership Levels — Sponsorship Commitment Form

Platinum Sponsor – $15,000 and above

Acknowledgement/recognition at opening reception & closing remarks, all keynote addresses and cultural performance
Sponsor signage prominently displayed throughout conference
Platinum sponsor signature recognition on all event collateral and materials
Sponsor recognition on all media outreach and press releases
Recognition on conference website with sponsor name and hyperlink through to sponsor’s website
Premium placement of full page advertisement in conference program
Opportunity for sponsor material inclusion in conference registration materials
Opportunity for display area on-site for sponsor materials
Photograph opportunities with invited speakers
Six invitations to private dinner/reception and to performance
Six full conference registrations (to utilize within the sponsoring organization or to sponsor individual scholarships)

Gold Sponsor- $10,000 – $14,999

Acknowledgement/recognition at opening reception & closing remarks
Sponsor signature recognition on all event collateral and materials
Sponsor recognition on press releases
Recognition on conference website with sponsor name and hyperlink through to sponsor’s website
Full page advertisement in conference program
Opportunity for display area on-site for sponsor materials
Four invitations to private dinner/reception and to performance
Four full conference registrations (to utilize within the sponsoring organization or to sponsor individual scholarships)

Silver Sponsor- $5,000 – $9,999

Acknowledgement/recognition at opening reception
Sponsor recognition on all event collateral and materials
Half page advertisement in conference program
Recognition on conference website with sponsor name and hyperlink through to sponsor’s website
Opportunity for display area on-site for sponsor materials
Two invitations to private dinner/reception and to performance
Two full conference registrations (to utilize within the sponsoring organization or to sponsor individual scholarships)

Supporting Sponsor- $1,000 – $4,999

Acknowledgement/recognition in conference program
¼ page advertisement in conference program
Recognition on conference website with sponsor name and hyperlink through to sponsor’s website
Two full conference registrations (to utilize within the sponsoring organization or to sponsor individual scholarships)