Sponsorship
A Partnership Between Your Business and the Stirling Festival Theatre
Sponsorship between a business and a not-for-profit charitable organization such as the Stirling Festival Theatre demonstrates a strong partnership that yields mutual benefits for both parties.
Your business receives access to the commercial potential and exposure to new markets associated with the SFT’s unique events and activities. In turn, your sponsorship provides added revenue which allows us to meet our goals in bringing quality live entertainment to our community and providing opportunities to youth for education in the arts.
Sponsor Levels and Benefits
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DISTINCT SIGNAGE in Stirling Festival Theatre lobby displayed
40 complimentary tickets to your selection of Family or Naughty shows (with the exception of Naughty New Year’s)
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Prominent logo recognition on all panto posters
Prominent logo recognition on the front cover of panto house programs and logo placement on sponsor page in all house programs for season
Meet-and-greet with panto cast
Sponsor appreciation event
Live announcements from stage
E-newsletter updates
Website link
Panto value $1800+
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Extra large ad on sponsor recognition display system during the season
Prominent logo recognition in all house programs for season * Sponsor appreciation event
Live announcements from stage
E-newsletter updates
Website link
30 complimentary tickets to selected shows (value $1000)
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Large ad on sponsor recognition display system during the season
Prominent logo recognition in all house programs for season
Sponsor appreciation event
Live announcements from stage
E-newsletter updates
Website link
24 complimentary tickets to selected shows (Value of $800+)
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Medium ad on sponsor recognition display system during the season
Listing in house programs for season
Sponsor appreciation event
E-newsletter updates
Website link
12 complimentary tickets to selected shows (value $400)
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Small ad on sponsor recognition display system during the season
Listing in-house programs for season
Sponsor appreciation event
E-newsletter updates
Website link
6 complimentary tickets to selected shows (value $250)
Why Become A Sponsor
Sponsorship has a material advantage to your business by raising your public profile and increasing positive awareness of your company and products by associating it with a thriving business such as the Stirling Festival Theatre, our audiences and reaches in our community.
Sponsorship is highly public.
Businesses typically strive to build a relationship with the organization and vice versa, and they both continue to develop and evolve this relationship over time.
Sponsorship is an effective way for a business to support a charity. It is a mutually beneficial business relationship where the theatre receives financial support, and the sponsoring business receives advertising in all programs, digital banners and mail-out materials.
Stirling Festival Theatre Inc. is strongly committed to providing the best possible theatre experience at the lowest possible price. We receive very little government funding and ticket sales alone do not cover the cost of producing and presenting professional theatre and other entertainment. This is why sponsorship is crucial to our work at the theatre and the live entertainment we provide.
Conversely, a sponsorship partnership is also crucial to you and your business. The Ontario Arts Council reported in a past study on the value that theatre and live entertainment brings to a community – for every dollar spent on a theatre ticket, four more are directly spent in the community. So for every $25 in ticket sales, businesses in this area could see $100 worth of retail sales.
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor at any level or wish for more information, please contact us for more details and discussion.
