NCDD conferences bring together hundreds of the most active, thoughtful, and influential people involved in public engagement and group process work across the U.S. and Canada (and even some from outside North America!).

Consider supporting this important convening by becoming an All-Star Sponsor, Co-Sponsor or Partner of NCDD Seattle.  By supporting the 2012 NCDD conference, our sponsors are showing their leadership in and commitment to public engagement and innovative community problem solving to leaders and future leaders in our growing community of practice.

Becoming a sponsor or partner builds good will, name recognition, and respect for your organization as NCDD proudly acknowledges your support while we publicize the conference.  We hope to have 400 attendees at NCDD Seattle this October 12-14, and you can see from this chart that we have a good track record for attendee growth.

Sponsorship Levels

This year, we’re offering three sponsorship levels…

1. All-Star Sponsor — donation of $4,000 or more
2. Co-Sponsor — donation of $2,000
3. Partner — donation of $1,000

By supporting NCDD Seattle — the 5th National Conference on Dialogue & Deliberation — our sponsors play a critical role in fostering networking and knowledge-sharing among dialogue and deliberation professionals, community leaders, and public managers, in effect strengthening the capacity of people in our field to bridge divides and solve complex community challenges.

The benefits of all three sponsorship types are listed below.  You may also want to download our 4-page sponsorship doc (pdf) for more details you can share with others at your organization.  We also have a 1-page overview of sponsorship options in case that suits your needs.

Sponsors appreciate knowing they are supporting NCDD and the dialogue and deliberation community, but they also receive numerous other benefits…

Benefits for All-Star Sponsors

• Your choice of either 5 complimentary conference registrations (regular rate is $450), 5 comped registrations in your name for scholarship recipients, or a combination of the two.
• Prominent acknowledgement of All-Star Sponsorship on NCDD’s website and conference e-mailings (including at least one announcement in the NCDD Update, which has over 25,000 subscribers, announcing your sponsorship).
• Prominent acknowledgement of All-Star Sponsorship in conference guidebook and report.
• Acknowledgement of All-Star Sponsorship during opening and closing sessions at the conference.
• An ad in the printed conference guidebook ($400 value) and the option of submitting a “case story” for inclusion in the guidebook.  (Note: Sponsors who sign on after September 5th will not be able to take advantage of these benefits.)
• A full exhibit table ($500 value).
• Up to three brochures, flyers or publications included in all attendees’ tote bags ($600 value).
• Attendee list of all registrants (excluding anyone who opts out during registration).

Benefits for Co-Sponsors

• Your choice of either 3 complimentary conference registrations for the event or 3 comped registrations in your name for scholarship recipients, or a combination of the two.
• Prominent acknowledgement of Co-Sponsorship on NCDD’s website and conference e-mailings (including at least one announcement in the NCDD Update, which has over 24,000 subscribers, announcing your sponsorship).
• Prominent acknowledgement of Co-Sponsorship in conference guidebooks and report.
• Acknowledgement of Co-Sponsorship during opening and closing sessions at the event.
• An ad in the printed conference guidebook ($400 value) and the option of submitting a “case story” for inclusion in the guidebook.  (Note: Sponsors who sign on after September 5th will not be able to take advantage of these benefits.)
• A full exhibit table ($500 value).
• Up to two brochures, flyers or publications included in all attendees’ tote bags ($400 value).
• Attendee list of all registrants (excluding anyone who opts out during registration).

Benefits for Partners

• One complimentary conference registration.
• Acknowledgement of Partners on NCDD’s website, in some conference e-mailings on the event.
• Acknowledgement of Partners in conference guidebooks and report.
• An ad in the printed conference guidebook ($400 value).  (Note: This benefit is not applicable to Partners who sign on after September 5th.)
• A half exhibit table ($250 value), to be shared with another Partner.
• One brochure or flyer included in all attendees’ tote bags ($200 value).
• Attendee list of all registrants (excluding anyone who opts out during registration).

Sign on now to sponsor…

Ready to sign on as a Partner, Co-Sponsor or All-Star Sponsor now? Let NCDD director Sandy Heierbacher know the type of sponsorship you are interested in, and we will send you an invoice you can use to submit payment. Sandy can be contacted at sandy@ncdd.org or 717-243-5144.

If you don’t need an invoice, you can submit payment by check or PayPal per the instructions posted at www.ncdd.org/payment.