2016 energy sponsorship
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PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS. EXPAND YOUR MARKET.SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNITY.
2016 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Local Businesses taking action for a healthy community.
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We Love Whatcom county as much as you do!
our marketing reach
Why partner With sustainaBLe connections?
sponsorship opportunities at a gLance
We love living in a thriving, collaborative community where local businesses are prosperous and contribute to a healthy environment and the well-being of all citizens.
Managing and promoting campaigns & events enables us to reach the community through: •E mail newsletters (total subscribers = 8000+)•Social Media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram)•Press releases (sent to 75+ local contacts)•Relationships with local news outlets•Website pages (over 75,000 visits annually)•Printed promotional materials, signs & banners.
We have our finger on the pulse of the community. Working with local businesses, city agencies, and partner organizations, we are invested in creating a vibrant local economy built on sustainable practices.
Sustaining Membership: $1200 ($100/month)Think Local First: $1000-$5000Food & Farming: $600-$5000Green Building & Smart Growth: $1000-$5000Energy Program: $3000Sustainable Business Development: $1000-$5000
Ask about our payment plans!
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sustainable connections energy program2016 sponsorship program contact: Jeff aslan [email protected], 360-647-7093 x115
2015 program highlights
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newspaper insert
events, presentations & community exhibits
Website promotion
e mail newsletter
social media
community energy challenge commercial program materials
georgetown energy prize campaign
sponsorship: $3000 (10 available)
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Benefits
Over 44,500 Distributed Through Local Newspapers and Businesses
Over 10 events including Community Energy Challenge Celebrations in
Bellingham and Anacortes, Local Contractor Party, Solar Social, Energy
Prize Tabling, Home and Garden Shows, Neighborhood Associations
and more!
•Sustainable Connections Website
•Community Energy Challenge Website
•Six issues published annually
•Over 1500 homeowners and small businesses subscribed
•Facebook post thanking your business twice a year
•Case studies
•Action plans provided to 5-15 businesses a month
•Reports for businesses who perform energy assessments
•Community outreach and events
•Targeted campaign highlighting community energy challenge
•Expanded outreach in Bellingham and Anacortes
Annual birthday parties in Bellingham and Anacortes invite the public to celebrate!
Downtown Bellingham’s YMCA benefited from a lighting retrofit resulting in 100% LED lights. The best way to change the lighting above the climbing wall was to teach the electrician (Aperature Electric) how to climb!
Over 500 local businesses and 2000 households are participating in the Community Energy Challenge
Average annual savings per home: 20%-30% or $200-$400. Average annual savings per business 3-5% or $500-$1000
UP YOUR SUPPORT!Can’t decide on which program to support? Discounts available for combined sponsorships! Increase your support & exposure. Visit SustainableConnections.org for other sponsorship opportunities. For questions or more information, please contact Derek Long: [email protected] or 360-647-7093 x101
Your friends, neighbors and favorite local businesses are supporting the community and the work of Sustainable Connections. You can, too!
Join us in thanking the following businesses and organizations. Their contributions in 2015 provided the resources to make the Energy Program possible.
JOIN US!
Local Businesses taking action for a healthy community.