Sponsorship
Help make LA Democracy Week happen and grow
LA · Oct 12-18 · Civic Tech Day · Fri Oct 16
We’re working to grow Democracy Week and our related initiatives into a repeatable, scalable, high impact set of initiatives to uplift the cross-partisan pro-democracy movement in the US, and your support is critical to making that happen.
A week sponsorship covers everything happening in Los Angeles between the opening and the close, including Civic Tech Day on Friday, October 16.
Your support also helps support the Democracy Accelerator and the First Principles Democracy Index work that come out of it and will help provide lasting and scalable cross-partisan impact.
Cross-partisan by belief and design. Right, left, center, and none of the above.
Sponsorships start at $1,000. Smaller amounts are just as welcome as a donation, and are also a big help for these efforts.
Supporting interconnected and complementary efforts
Your sponsorship will help us run Democracy Week in Los Angeles (while building the repeatable framework to expand to other cities) and two ongoing complementary initiatives.
LA Democracy Week
The Democracy Accelerator
First Principles and the Democracy Index
Sponsor the week
Sponsor LA Democracy Week
Four levels. Nonprofits, civic organizations, and early-stage startups pay the civic rate (60% off).
| Level | LA, all weekOct 12-18 | Civic ratenonprofits, civic orgs, early-stage startups |
|---|---|---|
| Supporter | $4,000 | $1,600 |
| Steward | $8,000 | $3,200 |
| Champion | $15,000 | $6,000 |
| Keystone | $35,000 | $14,000 |
What a week sponsorship includes
- Logo and listing on the LA page, on the site, and in the shared marketing for the whole week
- Named in the emails we send about the week, to our lists and our partners’ lists
- Passes to partner events across the week, including Civic Tech Day
- A slot to host your own event inside Democracy Week, promoted with the rest
- Listed in the partner community
- At Champion and Keystone, a standing invitation to the Accelerator as a mentor, judge, or funder
95% of sponsorships are tax deductible. Democracy Week is fiscally sponsored by CalDEC, the California Doughnut Economics Coalition, a 501(c)(3). We value benefits received at 5%.
What a sponsorship adds on top of partnering
Any interested group can be a community partner for free, and plenty of good organizations already are. Sponsors cover other costs related to Democracy Week and related initiatives.
Free
Community partner
- Logo and listing on the site and in the partner community
- Your events promoted during Democracy Week
- A referral code for your list
From $1,000
Sponsor
- Everything above
- Named in the shared marketing and emails for the whole week
- Passes to partner events across the week
- A slot to host your own event, promoted with the rest
- At Champion and above, early access to key updates on the Democracy Index working group and Democracy Accelerator
What sponsorship does not buy
- We do not endorse candidates or parties. We do encourage everyone to vote, organize, and get involved, wherever they land.
- Nobody gets pitched. Non-solicitation applies to everyone, sponsors included.
- Money runs through a 501(c)(3). CalDEC is our fiscal sponsor. 95% of what you give is deductible.
Timeline
The week is underway, and support that lands now still goes a long way. We’re keeping prices low and accessible since we’re not working on maximizing revenue, we’re working on maximizing engagement and impact.
Please reach out to discuss how to collaborate to maximize our collective impact: partner@democracyweek.net
The details, if you want them
Where the money goes
Venues, AV and food, collective marketing for partner events across the week, and a small amount of staff time. Anything above target goes to the work and working groups that carry on afterwards to help grow this effort nationally.
What happens after the week
Working groups that want to continue get convened. Projects coming out of the week can apply to join the Democracy Accelerator, which is free to join and takes no equity. Work on the First Principles and the Democracy Index continues alongside it, to put them into practice and expand their impact.
In-kind and media partnership
Support for venues, technical/SaaS, catering, AV and livestream, printing, facilitation, and design are all very much appreciated, and valued according to the same levels above. Media partners are also much appreciated, and treated likewise.
Smaller amounts, and giving without sponsoring
All donations and support are much appreciated, and can be made directly on the Donate page. It goes to the same budget, and is 100% 501(c)(3) tax deductible. If you would rather your gift go to one specific initiative or activity, please let us know.
Let’s talk and do great things together
Tell us which part you want to back, or what questions you have, and we will find the fit.
Part of LA Democracy Week, October 12 to 18.