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WHYY is delighted to offer the following array of sponsorship benefits to businesses who financially support WHYY's general operating fund.

$1,000-$2,999 | $3,000-$4,999 | $5,000-$9,999 | $10,000-$24,999 | 25,000+ | Sponsorship of Events

 

$1,000-$2,999

Networking Opportunities and Events

  • Invitation for two to one Corporate Network event for business leaders
  • Invitation for two to a one-of-a-kind WHYY event for major donors (e.g., an event with a PBS/NPR personality such as Jim Lehrer from The NewsHour)

Recognition

  • Listing in Annual Report

$3,000-$4,999

All of the above benefits, PLUS:

Additional Events

  • An invitation for two to each of the following events:
    1. Taping of Justice Talking (a public radio program based on a pending lawsuit that raises substantial issues of constitutional law and often deals with issues facing the business community)
    2. An arts and culture event at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, The Kimmel Center, the Academy of Music, The First Union Center, etc.

$5,000-$9,999

All of the above benefits, PLUS:

Business Entertainment and Events

  • Invitation for four to a Corporate Roundtable in Philadelphia, moderated by WHYY on-air personality Tracey Matisak, or in Wilmington, moderated by WHYY Delaware Tonight News Anchor Nancy Karibjanian
  • Invitation for two to a Preview Screening of a movie with film critic Patrick Stoner, or to a new WHYY production

Employee Involvement and Benefits

  • Employees receive a discounted WHYY membership ($35 for new members only; regular cost is $40)

$10,000-$24,999

All of the above benefits, PLUS:

Business Entertainment and Networking Opportunities

  • Opportunity to bring six guests to sit in on one of these WHYY programs:
    1. Radio Times with host Marty Moss-Coane, dealing with local, national, and global issues
    2. You Bet Your Garden with host Mike McGrath, Editor-in- Chief, Organic Gardening magazine
    3. A Chef's Table with host Jim Coleman, celebrity chef and cookbook author
    4. Flavors of America with Chef Jim Coleman
  • Additional invitation for two to a Corporate Network event (total four tickets)
  • Private tour of the WHYY Technology Center for your clients, customers, and/or employees (max. 35)

Recognition

  • Permanent Engraved Paver on the WHYY Plaza, at donor's request

Employee Involvement and Benefits

  • Employees receive a discounted WHYY membership ($30 for new members only; regular cost is $40)
  • Special appearance of a PBS children's character for your company's family or employee-related event (one time per year)
  • 15% discount on a live satellite-delivered professional development and leadership seminar hosted by WHYY Advantage--Tools for Professionals

Complimentary Membership

  • Member of the WHYY VHS/CD Lending Library, featuring local and national productions

Media Skills Workshops with WHYY Host and Anchor Tracey Matisak
(choose one)

  • How To Keep The Media On Your Side - And Off Your Back!
    It is possible to enjoy a mutually beneficial relationship with the news media. Learn how to work wisely with reporters in a way that best meets your needs and theirs.
  • How To Speak In Soundbites
    The most quotable people are the ones who know how to speak succinctly. Learn how to get your message across in a clear, concise and compelling way.
  • How To Get Your Story On The Air (Or In The Paper)
    Do you know whom to contact when your company needs publicity? Learn how to navigate the newsroom chain of command and maximize your chances of making air - or ink.
  • How To Handle "P. R. Nightmares" - Damage Control 101
    It takes "spin control" to keep a story from spinning out of control. When the news is bad, learn how to turn it around for good by putting your company's best face forward.
  • How To Ace An Interview
    Learn how to gain - and maintain - control in an interview. Discover how to turn an interrogation into a conversation. You'll also learn the "tricks of the trade" for looking your best on camera. Length of workshop: 120 minutes
  • How To Make Yourself A "Reliable Source"
    If you have an area of expertise, you can be the "go-to" person when a story needs perspective. Learn how to position yourself as the kind of expert the media will call upon again and again.
  • How To Communicate With Confidence, Clarity & Credibility
    Whether it's a boardroom presentation or a one-on-one discussion, learn how to communicate effectively. Discover how body language, appearance, attitude and vocabulary combine to make or break your message.
  • How The News Media Works
    Who decides what is "news" and how do they do it? An insightful behind-the-scenes look at what motivates the media and how it affects day-to-day coverage of events.

25,000+

All of the above benefits, PLUS:

Executive Privileges

  • Dinner invitation for two with the President and CEO of WHYY
  • Lunch invitation for two with Marty Moss-Coane, host of Radio Times, and other corporate executives at this giving level
  • WHYY will send a technical representative into your office and set up four personal computers to receive the digital signal

Business Entertainment and Networking Opportunities

  • Six additional invitations to sit in on a second Radio Times show (total 12 tickets)
  • Four additional invitations to an arts and culture event during the year (total 6 tickets)
  • Four additional invitations to a Corporate Network event (total 8 tickets)

Employee Involvement and Benefits

  • At company site for your employees or management team: a forum with nationally recognized lecturer Dan Gottlieb, Ph.D, host of WHYY's Voices in the Family (thoughtful discussion of issues facing families and the workforce today, and issues surrounding personality, psychology, and inter-personal relationships)
  • WHYY technology-related presentation for employees at the corporate location
  • 25% discount on a live satellite-delivered professional development and leadership seminar hosted by WHYY Advantage--Tools for Professionals

Meeting Space

  • Opportunity to use the WHYY Independence Foundation Civic Space for one business event rent-free (direct costs such as security, catering, setup, breakdown, cleaning, a/v, etc. would need to be covered by sponsoring corporation)
  • 15% discount on subsequent event/meeting space rentals (discount does not apply to direct costs--see above list)

Recognition

  • Thank-you acknowledgment signage for one year in WHYY facility seen by 15,000 visitors
  • Corporate name to appear on Ticker Tape (exterior of WHYY building) on date(s) of company's Civic Space event, and a WHYY tour for clients/customers/employees

Sponsorship of Events is also available.

  • Sponsorship levels vary and benefits include:
    • Naming opportunity as sponsor of one WHYY special event
    • Company name on invitation
    • Public recognition at event
    • Opportunity to invite six clients, customers, and/or employees
    • Mingle with WHYY's major donors
    • Meet and greet special guest (if applicable)
    • Corporate name on Ticker Tape (exterior of WHYY building) on date of event
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