Sponsorship & Client Event Packages

A VETERANS COMEDY SHOW

ABOUT ASAPMission is to reintegrate veterans, servicemembers, and military families into their communities through the arts.

Promotes expression, skill-building, and camaraderie through seven- to ten-weekclasses in stand-up comedy, improv,storytelling, and creative writing.

Partners with local colleges, artsorganizations, and performance venues tooffer its graduates continuous opportunitiesfor artistic and personal growth.

Provides participants with transferable lifeskills, a renewed sense of purpose, andimproved well-being. At the same time, we strengthen ties between veterans and their communities through the arts.

Comedy Bootcamp is the first stand-up comedy class in the country for veterans and military families. Led by professional comedians, the seven-week course develops the comedy writing and performing skills of participants via instruction and group feedback. Comedy Bootcamp then culminates with a graduation show at a local comedy club, with each participant delivering a five-minute set to a public audience.

ABOUT COMEDYBOOTCAMP

• Delivered more than 500 shows to an estimated 25,000+ audience members.

• Performed first-ever Veterans Comedy Show at The White House in October 2016, as well as a special performance for President Jimmy Carter.

• Featured on CNN, NBC, BBC, and the Washington Post; subject of PBS documentary.

• Named to Forbes’ and Pacific Standard’s 30 Under 30 lists for “Social Entrepreneurship” in 2017.

• Recognized on the HillVets 100 list as one of the 100 most influential organizations in the veterans space.

• Included in Virginia Living Magazine as one of the “Best of Virginia” in 2016.

HIGHLIGHTS

ABOUT THE SHOW

IMPACT

Combat to Comedy: A Veterans Comedy Show will be hosted at NYC’s iconic Gotham Comedy Club, which is consistently named one of the top comedy clubs in the country.

Features graduates of ASAP’s Comedy Bootcamp program, professional military-veteran comedians, and at least one well-known headliner (TBA).

Culminates with a panel, where comics discuss their military experience and the impact that comedy has had on their lives.

Afford our Comedy Bootcamp alumni the opportunity of a lifetime to perform at one of New York’s top comedy clubs.

Generate awareness of the arts meaningful impact in supporting veterans and their families as they transition into civilian life.

Raise $40,000 to support our Comedy Bootcamp, Operation Improv, Storytelling 101, and Creative Writing programs for veterans and their families

SPONSORSHIP & CLIENT EVENT OPPORTUNITIES

SPONSORSHIPOPPORTUNITIES

HEADLINE SPONSORCONTRIBUTION | $5000

ADMISSION | 1 large table, 10 VIP tickets

BENEFITS • VIP ticket holders are invited to join for the pre-show

reception with open bar and hors d’oeuvres. Open bar available for the duration of the evening.

• Inclusion of logo and name on front cover of show program.

• A full page ad in show program.

• Logo featured on rolling DVD presented on venue monitors.

• Recognized as a “Headline Sponsor” on all show signage.

• A one minute opportunity for sponsor to speak at beginning of event.

• Sponsor logo and name featured on the ASAP website through 2018.

• Sponsor logo and name included on event page, all event- related social media posts, and all emails.

FEATURE SPONSORCONTRIBUTION | $2500

ADMISSION | 1 small table, 5 VIP tickets

BENEFITS • VIP ticket holders are invited to join for the pre-show

reception with open bar and hors d’oeuvres. Open bar available for the duration of the evening.

• A full page ad in show program.

• Logo featured on rolling DVD presented on venue monitors.

• Recognized as a “Feature Sponsor” on all show signage.

• Organization recognized as feature sponsor at start of show.

• Sponsor logo and name featured on the ASAP website through 2018.

• Sponsor logo and name included on event page, all event- related social media posts, and all emails.

SPONSORSHIPREACH

EVENT Expected to sell out the 280-seat venue. Attendees will include leaders and clients of financial services and other professional services companies based in NYC.

EMAIL LIST The size of ASAP’s combined email list for internal and external communications is approximately 4,000. ONLINE PRESENCE Website Page Views: 38,000 page views in 2017. Website Audience Size: 4,200 unique visitors in 2017. YouTube Video Views: 90,000 Facebook Page Likes: ~3,100 Facebook Avg. Monthly Reach: ~40,000

We offer companies the opportunity to leverage “Combat to Comedy” as an entertaining, meaningful, and memorable client event.

In making the show a client event,you will be able to:

Engage your clients for a uniquely hysterical evening of entertainment with NYC’s topstand-up comedians and inspiringmilitary veteran comics.

Experience the impact of the arts in support-ing veterans’ transition into our communities, while empowering your clients to support and directly connect with this meaningful cause.

Deduct a significant portion of your costs for this client event from your taxes.

CLIENT EVENTOPPORTUNITIES

If you are interested in sponsoring “Combatto Comedy” or making it a client event,

please contact ASAP’s Executive Director,Sam Pressler, at sam@asapasap.org.

We look forward to working with you!

NEXT STEPS

EVENT DETAILShttps://give.classy.org/combat2comedy

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