Boston Pride Week
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Boston Pride Week
2009 Partnership Program Pride Week – June 5 – 14, 2009 Boston Pride Committee • 398 Columbus Ave., #285 • Boston, MA 02116 • PrideLine 617.262.9405 • bostonpride.org Board of Directors Linda DeMarco, President Keri Aulita, Vice President Pierce Durkin, Clerk Sylvain Bruni Malcolm Carey Kristie Helms Wilfred Labiosa To Our Partner: Thank you for your interest in supporting Boston Pride 2009, New England’s largest LGBT event. As the 4th largest Pride celebration in the country, Boston Pride can offer you unique opportunities to reach out to the LGBT community. Since 1970, the Boston Pride Committee has organized highly successful Pride events. With over 1 million participants sharing in the celebration throughout the week, our business and corporate partners have enjoyed excellent opportunities to reach a large, diverse, and visible community with high discretionary income levels. According to U.S. based studies1: The U.S. Gay & Lesbian population is 30 million (approximately 10%) Boston is the 5th most populous Gay & Lesbian city (approximately 12.3%) The annual value of the Gay & Lesbian market is $515 billion 91.8% of the Gay & Lesbian population indicate they would be somewhat or very likely to use a product advertised in Gay & Lesbian outlets 21% of Gay & Lesbian households have income exceeding $100,000 per year 28% of Gay & Lesbian households have income greater than $50,000 per year The Gay & Lesbian Community consists of the most economically advantaged people in the U.S. This packet includes a listing of opportunities available to your company, as well as many individual opportunities available, and we hope you find the information valuable. We are open to customizing our packet to fit your needs. Please feel free to contact me with any questions about our partnership opportunities. I can be reached at 617.719.9327 or by email at president@bostonpride.org. I look forward to hearing from you. Linda J. DeMarco President, Board of Directors 1 www.rainbowreferrals.com & American Community Survey Boston Pride Committee • 398 Columbus Ave., #285 • Boston, MA 02116 • PrideLine 617.262.9405 • bostonpride.org 2009 Partnership Benefits Diamond $40,000+ Platinum $30,000+ Gold $20,000+ Silver $10,000+ Bronze $5,000+ Rainbow $2,500+ Parade 2 Floats 1 Float and 1 Marching Group 1 Float 1 Marching Group Reduced Float Fee -- Festival 1 Double-sized Prime Location 1 Prime Location 1 Prime Location 1 Location and Reduced Fee for Second Location Reduced Location Fee Reduced Location Fee Website Prominent logo and link on home page and sponsor page Proportional logo and link on home page and sponsor page Standard logo and link on sponsor page Standard logo and link on sponsor page Standard logo and link on sponsor page Logo on sponsor page Logo Projection On Jumbo-tron at Festival On Jumbo-tron at Festival On Jumbo-tron at Festival -- -- -- Banner Placement On Stage at Festival On Stage at Festival On Stage at Festival -- -- -- Flag Raising Reception 10 invitations 5 invitations 3 invitations -- -- -- Onsite Sampling* Parade Route and Festival Parade Route Parade Route -- -- -- Local Advertising Prominent Logo Logo sized and positioned according to sponsorship level Logo sized and positioned according to sponsorship level Logo sized and positioned according to sponsorship level Logo sized and positioned according to sponsorship level -- Pride Poster Prominent Logo size and position Proportional Logo Standard Logo Standard Logo Name Name VIP Passes 15 Passes 10 Passes 5 Passes 2 Passes -- -- *Non-food items only. Boston Pride Committee • 398 Columbus Ave., #285 • Boston, MA 02116 • PrideLine 617.262.9405 • bostonpride.org Friends of the Boston Pride Committee ~Individual Donor Benefits~ Purple $1,000+ Name Recognition Passes Web Recognition Name Recognition from the Stage at the Boston Pride Festival 4 Passes to one of the Boston Pride Block Parties Name Recognition on our “Friends” Page of the Boston Pride Website* Souvenirs Choice of 2 Commemorative Boston Pride Souvenirs Letter of Thanks Thank You Letter Blue $500+ Green $250+ Orange $125+ Red $50+ -- -- -- -- 2 Passes to one of the Boston Pride Block Parties Name Recognition on our “Friends” Page of the Boston Pride Website* Commemorative Boston Pride Sweatshirt & Special Boston Pride Souvenir -- -- -- Name Recognition on our “Friends” Page of the Boston Pride Website* Commemorative Boston Pride TShirt & Special Boston Pride Souvenir Name Recognition on our “Friends” Page of the Boston Pride Website* -- Special Boston Pride Souvenir Special Boston Pride Souvenir Thank You Letter Thank You Letter Thank You Letter Thank You Letter *Until February 1, 2010 Boston Pride Committee • 398 Columbus Ave., #285 • Boston, MA 02116 • PrideLine 617.262.9405 • bostonpride.org Sample Schedule of Events Friday, June 5 12pm Flag Raising, Boston City Hall Plaza Hosted by Mayor Thomas Menino Saturday, June 6 10am-6pm Pride Day @ Faneuil Hall, Quincy Market A day of shopping and entertainment at one of Boston’s most prominent and historical tourist centers Sunday, June 7 AIDS Walk Produced by AIDS Action Committee Monday, June 8 Political Forum Tuesday, June 9 7pm-9pm Pridelights Tree Lighting Ceremony Produced by AIDS Action Committee Sponsored by Boston Pride Committee Wednesday, June 10 8pm-12am Pride Idol Finals Thursday, June 11 8pm-2am Latino Night Co-produced with Somos Latin@s Saturday, June 13 12pm Pride Parade 12pm-6pm Pride Festival Boston City Hall Plaza Sunday, June 14 2pm-9pm Pride Block Parties 9th Annual Stuart Street Block Party in the South End 5th Annual Perkins Street Block Party in Jamaica Plain 10pm-2am Closing Party Boston Pride Committee • 398 Columbus Ave., #285 • Boston, MA 02116 • PrideLine 617.262.9405 • bostonpride.org Web Marketing All Boston Pride partners are featured on our website’s Corporate Partners page and we can also offer the following promotional opportunities with or without a link to your own website: Your logo or banner on the homepage Your logo or banner on all pages Your logo or banner on specific “event” (i.e. Parade, Festival, Block Parties) page(s), or specific “information” (i.e. volunteers, sitemap, travel) page(s) www.bostonpride.org is the official website for Boston Pride Week, and it receives the following traffic: May: 840,000 hits 15,400 unique visitors 101,000 pages viewed June: 2.7 million hits 42,000 unique visitors 244,000 pages viewed July to April: 1.125 million hits 4,700 unique visitors on average per month 256,000 pages viewed Past Boston Pride Corporate Partners Boston Pride Committee • 398 Columbus Ave., #285 • Boston, MA 02116 • PrideLine 617.262.9405 • bostonpride.org Press Coverage Print Bay Windows Boston Globe Boston Herald Boston Magazine Boston Phoenix Spirit Boston Magazine Stuff@Night The Back Bay Sun The Beacon Hill Times The Improper Bostonian The JP Gazette The Metro The Pink Pages The Weekly Dig Television Radio Online BNN CBS-4 Boston CNN Fox 25 News Logo MSNBC NECN Q TV WCVB-TV Boston Channel 5 WHDH-TV NBC Channel 7 JAM’N 94.5 FM MIX 98.5 FM WERS 88.9 FM WRKO 680 AM WXKS 107.9 FM Throughout the six hour Festival, sponsor ads, banners, and videos are on display before an audience of tens of thousands of people. Baywindows.com Boston.com Bostonherald.com Edgeboston.com Planet99.com Stuffatnight.com Thephoenix.com Boston Pride Committee • 398 Columbus Ave., #285 • Boston, MA 02116 • PrideLine 617.262.9405 • bostonpride.org 2009 Partnership Form r r r r r r r Diamond $40,000+ r Purple $1,000+ Platinum $30,000+ r Blue $500+ Gold $20,000+ r Green $250+ Silver $10,000+ r Orange $125+ Bronze $5,000+ r Red $50+ Rainbow $2,500+ I am unable to participate, but I wish to contribute $___________ to support the Boston Pride Committee. Business/Company Name: ________________________________________________________ Contact Name: _________________________________________________________________ Mailing Address: ________________________________________________________________ City: _________________________ State: _________________ Zip: ____________________ Phone: _______________________________ Fax: ________________________________ Email: ________________________________________________________________________ Website:_______________________________________________________________________ Payment (circle one): Check enclosed2 Visa MasterCard AMEX Total: $____________________________________ Name as it appears on card: ______________________________________________________ Card number: _____________________________________ Expiration date: _______________ Signature: _____________________________________________________________________ 2 Please make checks payable to “Boston Pride Committee” and mail it with this form to Boston Pride Committee, “Attn: Partnership,” 398 Columbus Ave., #285, Boston, MA 02116. Boston Pride Committee • 398 Columbus Ave., #285 • Boston, MA 02116 • PrideLine 617.262.9405 • bostonpride.org