Corporate Partnership

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Corporate Partnership Opportunities & Benefits

Business community sponsors are essential to Maine Media’s ability to serve our students and community through educational opportunities. Corporate gifts and sponsorships are investments in our community that make our offerings accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds, locally and beyond. With over 2,000 people engaged in Maine Media workshops and programs annually, aligning with Maine Media provides companies with a unique and meaningful way to support our community.

For more information on supporting Maine Media, please contact the Director of Advancement, Lindsay Stanley, at [email protected] or by calling 207-236-8581 x335.

You can also use our online contact form.

Corporate Partnership Benefits

Level 1

$100,000

Level 2

$50,000

Level 3

$25,000

Level 4

$10,000

Level 5

$5,000

Level 6

$1,000

Listing on Maine Media Corporate Sponsor page, associated workshop page, 2023 annual report
Samples included in welcome packets for faculty
Logo on signage across campus
Logo at all Friday Night Show presentations
Special thank you on social media
Behind the scenes images provided at season’s end
Scholarship with parameters designated at company’s discretion *
Behind the scenes video provided at season’s end
Listing on Maine Media’s homepage
Verbal recognition at all Friday Night Shows
Attendance by representative to one workshop **
Attendance by representative(s) to two workshops **
Private dinner with Maine Media President & faculty
* Valued at $1,500 ** With complimentary food and housing, to be used within two years
For any questions or to request our sponsorship promotional facts such as visibility data and more, please contact the Director of Advancement. General corporate sponsorship levels can be achieved through cash sponsorship, donated equipment, or loaned equipment based on their nonprofit rental value.  Proceeds support our mission to educate and inspire visual artists and storytellers to achieve their creative potential. Learn more at mainemedia.edu/support.

Other Current Corporate Partnership Opportunities:

50th Anniversary Gala Sponsorship Benefits

Our Visionary Awards dinner will be held on the evening of Saturday, September 30, 2023, at The Inn At Ocean’s Edge in Lincolnville, ME. Celebrating Maine Media’s rich history, we will honor our Visionary Award recipient and Arnold Newman Prize award winners.

All Gala sponsors will receive special invitations to Maine Media events and receive acknowledgment at the Gala, in our Annual Report, Newsletter, website, and at our summer lecture series. Sponsors will also receive a special thank-you gift.

Interested in sponsoring our 50th Anniversary Gala? Contact us for more information.

$25,000

Premier table for 8 (2 available)

$10,000

Preferred table for 8 (3 available)

$5,000

6 Tickets (3 available)

Images from the 2021 Visionary Awards Reception, celebrating novelist, photographer and critic Teju Cole.

Virtual Alumni Lecture Series

Maine Media hosts a series of stimulating lectures on a wide diversity of topics in photo, film, book arts, and writing. The popular Alumni Lecture Series is free and open to the public and provides sponsors with many benefits, which are outlined below. Interested in sponsoring our Alumni Lecture Series? Contact us for more information.

$5,000 Annually

Thank you at the top of the lecture.
Logo on Eventbrite page.
Logo in reminder email.
Logo in thank you email.
Listing on website.
Logo on the slideshow.
Logo on lecture recording.

Looking for Other Ways to Donate?

Maine Media offers numerous donation and giving options to help our extensive educational and community programs each year.