2008 – 2009
Corporate Sponsorship Opportunities at GMHC
During the upcoming year, Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) will be hosting a wide variety of fundraising and programmatic events that are available for corporate sponsorship, including AIDS Walk New York, Fashion Forward, Savor, A Toast at Twilight, and many others. Sponsorship opportunities for each event feature benefits that meet the complex needs of corporate philanthropy.
GMHC is always happy to tailor sponsorship opportunities to the changing needs of our funders, and we are eager to explore new and innovative ways to partner with businesses in the Fight Against AIDS. We believe much can be achieved in our work by meaningful collaborations with the business sector.
If your corporation would like to take advantage of one of the sponsorship opportunities described within this brochure and explore ways to support the work of GMHC and the Fight Against AIDS, please contact us to arrange a meeting and a tour of the agency.
Multi-Event Sponsorships
Many of our corporate partners support more than one GMHC event, thus benefiting from continuous corporate philanthropic exposure throughout the year, while enjoying significant savings. We would be happy to explore opportunities for multi-event sponsorships tailored to your organization's specific marketing and philanthropic needs. For more information, or to schedule a meeting to learn more about GMHC and Event Sponsorship opportunities, please contact:
Maggie Ball, Development Officer
Corporate & Foundation Relations
Gay Men's Health Crisis, Inc.
The Tisch Building
119 West 24th Street
New York, NY 10011
Tel: (212) 367-1450 | Fax: (212) 367-1112
E-mail: maggieb@gmhc.org
GMHC House Tours: Bridgehampton & Sagaponac
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Sept '08 |
 We hope your organization will join us for our annual GMHC House Tours. This year, we will tour some of Bridgehampton & Sagaponac's most elegant homes on Saturday September 13, 2008. Participants will enjoy the charms of some of the loveliest homes in the Hamptons and then be our guest for lunch at one of the area's most exclusive dining spots, Almondcello. Sponsorship opportunities include corporate attribution and logo on invitation, distribution of promotional materials, invitation to the event and acknowledgment during speaking program at luncheon. |
| House Sponsor |
$5,000 |
| Supporting Sponsor |
$2,500 |
Fashion Forward
|
Nov '08 |
 The fashion industry has always been a major force in raising awareness and supporting the work of AIDS organizations since the very beginning of the epidemic. Join GMHC on November 10, 2008 as we celebrate the fashion world and its leadership in the fight against AIDS at Fashion Forward. With Tim Gunn of Project Runway serving as Master of Ceremonies, this high-profile event will begin with a star-studded cocktail reception followed by a runway show that will feature pieces from some of today's most talented designers. Last year, the fashion show featured designers Andrew Buckler, Heatherette, John Bartlett, Perry Ellis, and Peter Som. The evening will also include a live and silent auction that will feature high fashion, accessories, vacations, and many more exciting items. |
| Presenting Sponsor Level |
$25,000 |
| Pret-a-porter Sponsor |
$15,000 |
| Runway Sponsor |
$10,000 |
| Haute Couture Sponsor |
$5,000 |
Holiday Meals Program
|
Nov–Dec '08 |
| For more than 20 years, the Meals, Nutrition and Wellness Program has served our most vulnerable clients with hot, delicious meals in a cheerful, congregate setting. Each November and December, GMHC hosts very special holiday-themed dinners in our Dining Room. These festive events attract over 500 clients, Board members, donors, and volunteers. Sponsorship benefits include corporate signage at the events, opportunity for give-away of promotional items in holiday gift bags, and corporate attribution on printed materials and on our website. |
| Presenting Sponsor |
$5,000 |
| Supporting Sponsor |
$2,500 |
| Event Sponsor |
$1,000 |
Savor: A Culinary Journey
|
Mar '09 |
 Join GMHC on March 10, 2009 as we will host Savor, a four-course dinner prepared by an all-star team of world-famous chefs at Skylight Studios. Each year this dinner presents a different cuisine of the world. This year's theme will focus on "new American" cuisine and surround guests with some of the most interesting pieces of American Pop Art. The event will also feature a silent and live auction. Last year's French themed dinner was hosted by Ted Allen of Bravo TV's Top Chef and Queer Eye and featured the culinary delights of Tony Aiazzi, Aureole; Jason Hicks, Orsay; Victoria Love, The Water Club; and Galen Zamarra, Mas (Farmhouse). Guests were also entertained by a performance from the cast of the Broadway hit, Sunday in the Park with George. Sponsorship opportunities include prime tables; signage at event, prominent corporate attribution with logo in invitation and all printed materials, recognition in all media, celebrity photo opportunities and acknowledgment during spoken program. |
| Chef de Cuisine (Presenting) Sponsor |
$50,000 |
| Sous Chef Sponsor |
$25,000 |
| Patissier Sponsor |
$15,000 |
| Sommelier Sponsor |
$10,000 |
KUDOS Event
|
Apr '09 |
 As a volunteer-founded and supported agency, GMHC recognizes and acknowledges the contributions of this important constituency each year during the month of April. In April 2009, GMHC will host our KUDOS Annual Volunteer Appreciation Celebration for individual and corporate volunteers. Sponsorship benefits include: acknowledgement of sponsorship on all printed and electronic materials, significant signage attribution at the event and acknowledgement during the speaking program. |
| Presenting Sponsor Level |
$5,000 |
| Supporting Sponsor Level |
$2,500 |
AIDS Walk New York
|
May '09 |
 AIDS Walk New York is the world's largest AIDS fundraising event. In May 2008, over 45,000 people gathered in Central Park and raised a record-breaking $7.05 million. Each year, an increasing number of corporate partners come together to support the Fight Against AIDS by sponsoring AIDS Walk. Sponsorship of this highly visible and recognizable event provides the corporate community with the opportunity to combine philanthropy with unparalleled marketing opportunities. Benefits include corporate attribution on bus shelters, street banners, posters, point-of-purchase displays, and newspaper and magazine advertisements. |
| Presenting Sponsor |
$250,000 |
| Premier Sponsor |
$100,000 |
| Grand Sponsor |
$50,000 |
| Principal Sponsor |
$25,000 |
| Major Sponsor |
$15,000 |
| Supporting Sponsor |
$10,000 |
| Event Sponsor |
$5,000 |
Annual Toast at Twilight
|
June '09 |
 A Toast at Twilight is GMHC's annual signature donor recognition event which honors and thanks our donors for their generosity and sustaining support. Toast at Twilight is a truly special and exclusive event, attracting from 200–300 of some of New York City's most well-known and most generous philanthropic individuals, families, foundations, and corporations. This celebrity-spangled cocktail gathering has been located in different upscale venues each year. Past Toast at Twilight hosts included the Gansevoort Hotel, Bumble and bumble, SoHo House New York, Armani Casa (SOHO), and The Asia Society. Past toasters have included Lauren Bacall, Matthew Broderick, Phil Donahue, David Geffen, Nathan Lane, Cynthia Nixon and Darren Star, Barbara Smith-Gasby (B. Smith), Elaine Stritch and Sigourney Weaver, who have all raised their glasses in tribute to the generosity of our donor guests. Corporate sponsorship benefits include corporate branding and signage at the events, opportunity for give-away of promotional items in gift bags, corporate attribution on printed materials and on our website. Presenting sponsorship includes remarks from the stage. |
| Presenting Sponsor Level |
$5,000 |
| Supporting Sponsor Level |
$2,500 |
House of Latex Ball
|
Aug '09 |
 As part of the Institute for Gay Men's Health, the House of Latex is a youth outreach initiative that offers sexual health counseling, HIV prevention education, HIV testing, referrals, groups, and volunteer opportunities to GLBTQ youth affiliated with the House and Ball community. Each year the program hosts the House of Latex Ball, a large dance and HIV prevention event attended by over 5,000 New York City youth aged 16–25. Recent celebrity guests include Janet Jackson and Jay Alexander from America's Next Top Model. Sponsorship benefits include corporate signage at the event, opportunity for give-away of promotional items, corporate attribution on printed materials, and acknowledgement from the stage during the event. |
| Presenting Sponsor |
$25,000
|
| Premier Sponsor |
$10,000
|
| Supporting Sponsor |
$5,000
|
Testing and Outreach
|
Ongoing 2008–2009 |
 One in four New Yorkers living with HIV is still unaware of his or her status. This statistic greatly illuminates the need for increased HIV testing services in all of our communities. In addition to our onsite testing services offered through the David Geffen Center for HIV Prevention and Education, the great accessibility and simplicity of rapid testing technology has afforded GMHC the opportunity to offer testing at offsite locations and events. GMHC also has a mobile testing van that goes to different venues around New York City to offer targeted testing where high-risk populations (women, youth, men who have sex with men) congregate. Opportunities designed to underwrite this important work (both on and off-site) are offered year-round. Sponsorship benefits include corporate attribution for population-specific testing days, opportunity for give-away of promotional items as testing incentives, and attribution on printed materials. |
| Presenting Sponsor Level |
$10,000
|
| Supporting Sponsor Level |
$5,000
|
To learn more about how your organization can join GMHC in the Fight Against AIDS, please contact:
Maggie Ball, Development Officer
Corporate & Foundation Relations
Gay Men’s Health Crisis, Inc.
The Tisch Building
119 West 24th Street
New York, NY 10011
Tel: (212) 367-1450 | Fax: (212) 367-1112
E-mail: maggieb@gmhc.org
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