Golden Gate Business Association’s40th Anniversary Grand Reception

San Francisco War Memorial Opera House

Monday, November 10, 2014

Sponsorship Program Details

GGBAGOLDEN GATE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

40th Anniversary Grand Reception

An Event Celebrating GGBA Member “Profiles In LGBT Business Courage”

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MISSION

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Founded in 1974, the Golden Gate Business Association (GGBA) is the nation’s first LGBT Chamber of Commerce and the first business organization founded by LGBT entrepreneurs. With members who live and do business across San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Marin counties, and beyond, GGBA proudly serves as the voice for the San Francisco/Bay Area’s LGBT business community.

We envision an economically empowered San Francisco/Bay Area LGBT business community that inspires others. We will empower our small business entrepreneurs and professionals, collaborate with non-profit advocates, and engage with business and civic leaders to support policies that foster a more inclusive and welcoming business community.

Our values are inherent to our identity as an organization. They guide the way we work with our members, our community, and with each other. They are: SERVICE, LEADERSHIP, PASSION, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION, and SUCCESS. Through these values, GGBA looks to support a culture where ideas can blossom, individuals can thrive, and our entrepreneurial spirit can flourish.

OUR MISSION IS TO CHAMPION

OPPORTUNITYDEVELOPMENT AND ADVOCACYFOR OUR LGBT & ALLIEDBUSINESS COMMUNITY.

ABOUT GGBA

Harvey Milk, Castro Camera Shop

Harvey Milk opened the Castro Camera Store in 1972 using the last $1,000 of his savings! The store soon became a focal-point of the LGBT community.

Beyond selling cameras and film, Milk turned the store into a social center, and a refuge for new arrivals to San Francisco. The store later became an official polling station for elections. Because he was so well known for his civic involvement promoting LGBT businesses and consumers, Harvey soon became known unofficially as the ‘Mayor of Castro Street.’ Other community leaders worked in the Castro Camera Shop including Cleve Jones, founder of the AIDS Memorial Quilt.

Profile in LGBT Business Courage

Letter of InvitationPlease join us in celebrating a unique landmark in the history of the LGBT community and acknowledge how the formation of the Golden Gate Business Association in the Spring of 1974 sparked the transformation of how business is conducted on the local, state, national and global levels. Few would have envisioned that this small group of LGBT entrepreneurs from San Francisco who were seeking to strengthen the economic vitality of their community, create jobs and expand access to opportunities would unleash a movement whereby LGBT businesses across America, Europe, South America, Australia and portions of the Indian subcontinent can now step forward and say ‘we are a key part of this economic landscape and we’re ready to get down to business!’

As we prepare to celebrate the GGBA’s 40th Anniversary we are creating an all-inclusive, dynamic and high-energy event that will take place at one of San Francisco’s most iconic landmarks, the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House. Over 400 LGBT Business Owners and Community Leaders, Elected Officials, Ethnic/Community Chamber Leaders, Key Government Agency Executives and Department Heads will be on hand to mark this auspicious occasion.

We invite you, and your company, to showcase your support for our LGBT Business Community and the 40th Anniversary of the GGBA as a sponsor of this remarkable event. Our Sponsorship Benefits Program has been uniquely designed to create visibility for your company, strengthen relationships with key decision makers and empower the economic development of your company.

We look forward to your active participation in this event where we will celebrate the past, connect with the present and begin to create a powerful future that is prosperous for everyone!

With gratitude for your consideration,

Eric GoForth Michael GentlemanPresident, GGBA Event Chair

Paul Pendergast JP LeddyEvent Co-Chair Event Co-Chair

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MISSION

VISION

VALUES

Founded in 1974, the Golden Gate Business Association (GGBA) is the nation’s first LGBT Chamber of Commerce and the first business organization founded by LGBT entrepreneurs. With members who live and do business across San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Marin counties, and beyond, GGBA proudly serves as the voice for the San Francisco/Bay Area’s LGBT business community.

We envision an economically empowered San Francisco/Bay Area LGBT business community that inspires others. We will empower our small business entrepreneurs and professionals, collaborate with non-profit advocates, and engage with business and civic leaders to support policies that foster a more inclusive and welcoming business community.

Our values are inherent to our identity as an organization. They guide the way we work with our members, our community, and with each other. They are: SERVICE, LEADERSHIP, PASSION, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION, and SUCCESS. Through these values, GGBA looks to support a culture where ideas can blossom, individuals can thrive, and our entrepreneurial spirit can flourish.

OUR MISSION IS TO CHAMPION

OPPORTUNITYDEVELOPMENT AND ADVOCACYFOR OUR LGBT & ALLIEDBUSINESS COMMUNITY.

ABOUT GGBALevels of Participation As a sponsor of the GGBA’s 40th Anniversary Grand Reception Event, you will receive value, exposure, networking opportunities and other benefits. You will be reaching a network of key stakeholders including LGBT Entrepreneurs, elected officials, Key City/State/Federal Agency and Department Representatives as well as Business/Community Leaders. RUBY SPONSORSHIP | $10,000• Speaking Role at the Mayor’s Reception• Presence on Speaker Platform at Mayor’s VIP Reception• Presence on Speaker Platform at Grand Reception• Prominent Logo on all Outreach Materials• Prominent Logo on GGBA Website• Prominent Logo on all Event Signage• Specific Mention during Program at Grand Reception• 5 Tickets to the Mayor’s VIP Reception• 10 Tickets to the Grand Reception SAPPHIRE SPONSORSHIP | $5,000• Presence on Speaker Platform at Mayor’s VIP Reception• Prominent Logo on all Outreach Materials• Prominent Logo on GGBA Website• Prominent Logo on all Event Signage• Specific Mention during Program at Grand Reception• 5 Tickets to the Mayor’s VIP Reception• 10 Tickets to the Grand Reception EMERALD SPONSORSHIP | $2,500• Prominent Logo on all Outreach Materials• Prominent Logo on GGBA Website• Prominent Logo on all Event Signage• Specific Mention during Program at Grand Reception• 3 Tickets to the Mayor’s VIP Reception• 7 Tickets to the Grand Reception PEARL SPONSORSHIP | $1,000• Logo on all Outreach Materials• Logo on GGBA Website• Logo on all Event Signage• Specific Mention during Program at Grand Reception• 1 Tickets to the Mayor’s VIP Reception• 3 Tickets to the Grand Reception VISIONARY SPONSORSHIP | $250• Listing on select Outreach Materials• Specific Mention during Program at Grand Reception• Listing on all Event Signage• 2 Tickets to the Grand Reception

Judy Dlugacz, Olivia In her 30 years as President and Founder of Olivia, Judy Dlugacz has created a haven for lesbians across the world that embraces community, diversity and compassion. As founder of the oldest and largest independent record company specializing in women artists, Judy is credited for her groundbreaking success in promoting women and recognizing the need to create a community for lesbians. In 1990 Judy took her vision one step further and introduced Olivia Cruises & Resorts which has produced over 50 cruise and land-based vacations and has traveled with nearly 50,000 women across the world.

Profile in LGBT Business Courage

Source: Olivia.com

MISSION

VISION

VALUES

Founded in 1974, the Golden Gate Business Association (GGBA) is the nation’s first LGBT Chamber of Commerce and the first business organization founded by LGBT entrepreneurs. With members who live and do business across San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Marin counties, and beyond, GGBA proudly serves as the voice for the San Francisco/Bay Area’s LGBT business community.

We envision an economically empowered San Francisco/Bay Area LGBT business community that inspires others. We will empower our small business entrepreneurs and professionals, collaborate with non-profit advocates, and engage with business and civic leaders to support policies that foster a more inclusive and welcoming business community.

Our values are inherent to our identity as an organization. They guide the way we work with our members, our community, and with each other. They are: SERVICE, LEADERSHIP, PASSION, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION, and SUCCESS. Through these values, GGBA looks to support a culture where ideas can blossom, individuals can thrive, and our entrepreneurial spirit can flourish.

OUR MISSION IS TO CHAMPION

OPPORTUNITYDEVELOPMENT AND ADVOCACYFOR OUR LGBT & ALLIEDBUSINESS COMMUNITY.

ABOUT GGBA

MISSION

VISION

VALUES

Founded in 1974, the Golden Gate Business Association (GGBA) is the nation’s first LGBT Chamber of Commerce and the first business organization founded by LGBT entrepreneurs. With members who live and do business across San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Marin counties, and beyond, GGBA proudly serves as the voice for the San Francisco/Bay Area’s LGBT business community.

We envision an economically empowered San Francisco/Bay Area LGBT business community that inspires others.We will empower our small business entrepreneurs and professionals, collaborate with non-profit advocates, and engage with business and civic leaders to support policies that foster a more inclusive and welcoming business community.

Our values are inherent to our identity as an organization. They guide the way we work with our members, our community, and with each other. They are: SERVICE, LEADERSHIP, PASSION, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION, and SUCCESS. Through these values, GGBA looks to support a culture where ideas can blossom, individuals can thrive, and our entrepreneurial spirit can flourish.

OUR MISSION IS TO CHAMPION

OPPORTUNITYDEVELOPMENT AND ADVOCACYFOR OUR LGBT & ALLIEDBUSINESS COMMUNITY.

ABOUT GGBA

James HormelUnited States Ambassador

James Hormel is the grandson of George A. Hormel, founder of Hormel Foods. In 1981 he was one of the founders of the Human Rights Campaign and in 1995 was appointed to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights and in 1996 to the U.S. delegation to the U.N. General Assembly. He has served on the Board of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce and the American Foundation for AIDS Research. Hormel funded the creation of the James C. Hormel Gay & Lesbian Center at the San Francisco Public Library. In 1999 Mr. Hormel was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg by President Bill Clinton where he became the first openly gay man to represent the United States as an ambassador.

Profile in LGBT Business Courage

Source: Wikipedia