This is such a timely topic - we're about to launch a crowdfunding campaign and I was waffling about putting sponsorship opportunities on there. I think we'll do that. Thanks all!
Anca. On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 10:55 AM, Rena Tom <[email protected]> wrote: > We obtained sponsors for about 85% of our furnishings. They are listed on > our site but the biggest benefit is that people love to shoot pictures > within the space and then post them, and then their friends/followers ask > about the sofa/rug/light fixtures. > > We also tell the sponsors they can throw an event in the space (like a > product launch) or otherwise do something for our members. Our membership > truly is our most valuable thing to offer so getting in front of them is a > draw for our sponsors, and we guide them as to what kind of events are > appropriate. For example, our lighting sponsor is hosting a launch party > for a new line made in collaboration with a local designer. The party is > for our members only and also includes a panel discussion about creative > collaborations, which is part of our purpose and charter. > > Rena > Makeshift Society, SF > > > On Nov 6, 2012, at 10:26 AM, Shenoa Lawrence <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I'm also curious to hear other space manager's perspectives on this. We > started out with a few sponsors right out of the gate when we opened in > June, under a "one-time only" availability, called the Founding Sponsor. > These are companies we'd developed relationships with who wanted to support > our vision from the get go. We have a special level of acknowledgement for > them, the Wall of Fame, where they appear alongside a list of Founding > Members. We asked for $500, and some gave that and others gave up to > $1500. For those who gave more, we made up benefits as we went along, > extra day passes, t-shirts (to be printed, of course), etc. This was not as > well thought out as I would have liked, but it's what we did, and our > sponsors seem happy with it. I think that's because we try to involved > them as much as possible, offering a year of Basic membership with the > sponsorship gave us the excuse to have them coworking with us occasionally > and be involved with events. > > One other sponsorship option we have is the "Internet Sugardaddy" - one of > our member companies bought us 6 months of business class internet, they > receive acknowledgement on our wifi login page and in a few other spots. > > So far, involvement has been our guiding principle. I'm in the middle of > retooling our sponsorship options, so that's why this comment intrigued > me. I'd like to continue the involvement aspect, but I feel like I'm > looking for a more robust sponsorship options set, without going into the > realm of plastering logos all over our space. > > Shenoa Lawrence > Room to Think > http://rm2think.com > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > > > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > > > -- -=-=-=- Anca Mosoiu | Tech Liminal [email protected] M: (510) 220-6660 http://techliminal.com | T: @techliminal | F: facebook.com/techliminal -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com
