sponsors
Opportunities are available for sponsors to benefit from the momentum of this growing quality event. In 2008 1,500 people took part in Pride Games from Greater Manchester, across the UK, Europe and beyond. The readers of The Pink Paper, the UK's only national gay news paper, voted Pride Games the best sports event in 2007.
Pride Sports is seeking investment in a full range of its activities. Opportunities for sponsorship are detailed below alongside potential brand exposure packages for each. Pride Sports can also offer sponsors a range of bespoke brand exposure opportunities, which can be negotiated in relation to individual sponsor requirements and levels of investment.
Sponsorship Opportunities 2009
Regional
- Youth Games - residential weekend £12,000. Your logo on all Youth Games promotional materials distributed nationally and on the Pride Games website. NASUWT logo on Youth Games t-shirts (t-shirts to be provided by you.)
- Headline sponsor of Pride Games 2009 £15,000. Your logo on banners displayed at key Pride Games venues, on Pride Games programmes and named as headline sponsor on the Pride Games website; press release to National and Regional LGBT press.
- LGBT Youth Sports Development (inc. 10hrs p.w. Co-coordinator post based at LGBT Youth North West) £10,000. Your logo on the LGBT Youth North West and Pride Games websites. Press release to National and Regional LGBT press.
- Active8 - delivery of programme of sports activities for LGBT young people £8,000. Your logo on the LGBT Youth North West and Pride Games websites, your logo on printed programmes, a Press release to National and Regional LGBT press.
- LGBT Sports Development project (inc. 10 new group start ups) £10,000. Your brand acknowledged as key sponsor for new group start ups, your logo on initial publicity materials, including websites, of all new groups; your logo on the Pride Sports website and a press release to national and regional LGBT press.
- Positively Healthy £10,000. Your logo on the Positively Healthy page of the Pride Games website. Logo on all Positively Healthy printed materials. Press release to national and regional LGBT press.
- Double Page Advert in 30,000 Out & Active Regional LGBT Sports Guides, plus matching circulation in an electronic version £1,100.
- Out & Active Branding with Pride Sports - Out & Active sports guide 2009/10 ‘in association with your brand, plus editorial £9,000.
National
- www.gaysportuk.org Pride Sports web service for national LGBT sports, leisure and activity as requested by delegates at the first national summit 2008 £5,000. Your branded banner on website Home Page and link to your website.
- National LGBT Sport Summit, scheduled for 13 June. Following the huge success of Manchester's inaugural event, Brighton has requested to host the event in 2009 £8,000. Your branding on all Summit publicity and the Summit Report. Your company's presence at the Summit. Press release to National LGBT Press.
Why not get your company name across by branding an event?
Programme Sponsor £900
1,500 Multi - event Lanyards, £1,000 or goods
Athletics (Track & Field in an athletice stadium) £1,000
Mountain Biking £1,500
Squash Tournament £1,200
Ballroom / Tea Dance £1,500
International Badminton Tournament £2,500
Archery & Orienteering £500
Aquathlon £500 (lots of banner space here)
10k Run £500 (lots of banner space here)
Sport For All £2,500 (big closing festival at Salford Quays with 10k run, dancing and Bell Boat Regatta and more). Cash is for venue, equipment hire and safety cover.
Branded 'Dunk Tank' for a charity fundraisers £500, side show at Sport For All
Volunteer Active Citizenship Qualifications £2,500 for 4, £5,000 for 8
Sport specific Challenge Cups are included in event branding, with bespoke publicity and presentations.
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Our sponsors, media and delivery partners
Here is a list of the sponsors and enablers for this years Pride Games. Heros by any other name, our sponsors are a vital part of our delivery programme. We are very proud to be associated with them.
Pride Games proudly thanks....
Sponsors
- Pride Sports
- Proud City Co-operative
- The Co-operative Membership
- Manchester City Council
- Jet2.com
- Jam Mortgages
- AXM
- Ramada Jarvis Piccadilly
- Visit Salford
- Real Manchester
Tournament Partners
- The Football Association
- Manchester City Council
- Bike Right
- Uberfitevents
- Open Athletics
- City Therapy
- Northern Wave SC
- Ghap Badminton
- Lesbian and Gay Youth Manchester
Media Partners
LGF (Lesbian and Gay Foundation) - Out North West
Manchester Evening News - Urban Life
Real Manchester - Life style web site
Canal-St.co.uk - community lifestyle web site
Pride Sports is seeking investment in a full range of its activities. Opportunities for sponsorship are detailed below alongside potential brand exposure packages for each. Pride Sports can also offer sponsors a range of bespoke brand exposure opportunities, which can be negotiated in relation to individual sponsor requirements and levels of investment.