Become a Sponsor, Reserve a Booth in the Vendor Marketplace, and Donate to the Raffle or Fundraising Auction Today!
Your support of SAMA is crucial. If you have sponsored before, please consider this as my appeal to you to increase or renew your Sponsorship. If you have never Sponsored before, please join the ranks of SAMA Sponsors and promote mosaic art!
SAMA Sponsors are individuals and entrepreneurs who recognize the good work that SAMA does via our annual conference, our educational program, our exhibits, our annual charitable project – Mosaic Marathon – and our supportive community; not to mention the unparalleled opportunities to network and meet others mosaic artists, enthusiasts, and suppliers from around the world. Sponsors are also genuinely good people. In our annual Sponsors’ survey, the reasons consistently cited most for contributing are altruistic: helping SAMA offer the best possible conference program, supporting SAMA, raising the stature of the mosaic art medium.
We offer Sponsorship opportunities for all budgets and with benefits designed to appeal to both individuals and businesses. The higher level Sponsorships offer named events. All levels offer recognition and benefits. Please select a level that represents your support of mosaic art and provides the benefits most compelling to you.
Your contribution at the highest possible level is very much needed and appreciated. Sponsorships allow SAMA to keep conference registration costs low thereby increasing participation levels while at the same time offering sponsored events that enrich the experience for all attendees.
Select the Sponsorship right for you …
$7,500 & Up – President’s Circle Sustaining Contributor
Select one of two high-profile conference activities to sponsor.
- Mosaic Arts International 2015 Artists’ Reception: This will be a very special event, Thursday, March 12, 2015 where we will be sending attendees on a mosaic art celebration throughout the vibrant art scene of Philadelphia. In addition to the exhibit opening for Mosaic Arts Internationals Juried and Invitational Exhibitions, attendees will view exhibitions at the Philadelphia Magic Garden’s and Philadelphia City Hall. This is sure to be a grand evening.
- Mosaic Marathon: As sponsor, you will greet and cheer on the hundreds of mosaicists who participate in creating a large-scale mosaic for Philadelphia .
- Featured Speakers’ Presentations: Conference attendees eagerly look forward to hearing the insightful presentations of the conference’s special guest speakers. Presentations will take place Friday and Saturday.
President’s Circle Benefit Packages Include:
- Introduction by SAMA president at your special conference event.
- One-time post-conference use of the SAMA opt-in membership mailing list.
- Additional 10’x10’ Vendor Marketplace booth space (10’x20’ booth total).
- Full Page ad in the conference program
- 12 additional drink tickets (24 total).
- Benefits of Gold Circle Sponsorship.
$5,000 – Gold Circle Sustaining Contributor
Select one of four high-profile conference activities to sponsor.
- Mosaic Art Salon and Auction: This event gets bigger, better, and more energy-charged each year as members anxiously vie for the privilege of purchasing outstanding artwork created by fellow mosaicists!
- Canvas Tote-Bag: Co-brand your company name and logo on one side of this sturdy canvas bag, presented FREE to attendees at registration. It initially contains all Gift Bag swag then becomes a handy tote bag, during and after the conference.
- Have a Ball (for SAMA)! The Closing Night Fundraiser Dinner: Attendees conclude the successful conference with an elegant dinner in the beautiful ballroom of the Loews Philadelphia Hotel. The evening will feature an exciting auction of fabulous items to raise funds to invest in future conferences and SAMA’s longevity. Topping it all off with a DJ spinning tunes to shake your groove thing well into the evening. It is sure to be a night to remember for all attendees!
Gold Circle Benefit Packages Include:
- 1/2 page B&W ad in the conference program
- 4 additional drink tickets (12 total)
- Benefits of Silver Circle Sponsorship.
$3,000 – Silver Circle Sustaining Contributor
Select one of four exclusive conference activities to sponsor:
- Name Badge Neck Wallet: Co-brand the neck wallets that display attendee IDs and hold event tickets. Wallets are worn daily, then saved as mementos.
- Orientation and Mixer: Attendees gather and excitedly greet fellow artists to catch up on activities of the past year, renew old friendships, and greet first-time conference participants and find out all the last minute updates to ensure an exceptional conference experience.
- Philadelphia Mosaic Tour: A unique opportunity for participants to view private and public mosaic installations in and around the city Philadelphia.
- Volunteer Appreciation Reception: Pay special tribute to the dedicated group of SAMA members who volunteer their time and skills to work behind-the-scenes at the conference to keep the activities running smoothly.
Silver Circle Benefit Packages Include:
- Complimentary booth in Vendor Marketplace (in lieu of the Bronze $50 discount).
- A second free conference registration (2 total).
- 2 additional drink tickets (8 total).
- Your company name on sponsored event signage.
- ¼ page B&W ad in conference program
- Benefits of Bronze Circle Sponsorship.
$1,500 — Bronze Circle Sustaining Contributor
Your generous contribution supports members’ #1 conference activity – WORKSHOPS! – and helps ensure continued high quality, hands-on workshops, lectures, and demonstrations from an international roster of mosaic educators.
Bronze Circle Benefit Packages Include:
- 1 Complimentary conference registration. (A sponsor code will be provided for use when registering for conference to waive registration fee.)
- $50 waiver on booth in Vendor Marketplace (one $50 waiver per sponsorship).
- 1 additional drink ticket (6 total).
- Logo Placement with hotlink on the SAMA Website Conference homepage.
- Benefits of Millefiore Tessera Sponsor.
$1,000 – $1,450 – Millefiore Tessera Sponsor
Your contribution supports the facility and logistical arrangements — from audio-visual equipment to meeting room set-up — to keep conference operations running smoothly.
Millefiore Tessera Benefit Packages Include:
- VIP Conference, Tour, and Workshop Registration, 1 week in advance of open registration by telephone with a SAMA Board Member or Sponsorship Committee Member, which opens to all on December 1, 2014.
- Additional 5% off for a 10% total discount off list prices for advertisements in SAMA publications during 2015.
- 2 additional conference drink tickets (5 total).
- Benefits of Marble Tessera Sponsor.
$600 – $750 – Marble Tessera Sponsor
Your contribution helps lower registration fees and enables more SAMA members to attend the conference.
Marble Tessera Benefit Packages Include:
- 1 additional conference drink ticket (3 total).
- Benefits of Glass Tessera Sponsor.
$300 – $500 – Glass Tessera Sponsor
Your contribution helps lower registration fees and enables more SAMA members to attend the conference.
Glass Tessera Benefit Packages Include:
- 1 additional conference drink ticket (2 total).
- The option to add literature or a product sample to the Conference Gift Bags. See Gift Bag section for detail and guidelines.
- Benefits of Porcelain Tessera Sponsor.
$50 – $250 – Porcelain Tessera Sponsor
Your contribution helps lower registration fees and enables more SAMA members to attend the conference.
Porcelain Tessera Benefit Packages Include:
- 5% discount off list prices for advertisements in SAMA publication.during 2015.
- Official sponsor ribbon on name-tag.
- Recognitions during conference: Conference signage, printed Conference Program, General Membership Meeting.
- Recognitions throughout 2015: Groutline quarterly e-journal, Andamento blog, SAMA’s Sponsor webpage.
- Complimentary conference drink ticket (1).
- Acknowledgment on the SAMA Facebook page.
$250 – Gift Bag Contributor
Gift Bag Participation is complimentary to all Sponsors at and above the Glass Tessera Level.
Place product samples, coupons, new product announcements, catalogs, and brochures in this “swag bag” distributed FREE to conference attendees. (You provide approximately 550 items in late February) This is the ideal option to select to get samples of your product(s) in the hands of users so they can try them out. This is a great way to represent your company whether or not you are able to attend the conference.
- Gift Bag fees and payment deadlines follow the same deadlines as Vendor Marketplace and Sponsorship – commitment and payment due date: January 31, 2015
- Gift bag donors may include as many items as they wish to offer. However, we request that if you include multiple items, please package them into one item (bag, box, ziplock, container, envelope, wrapping paper, etc.) to make it easier on our volunteer ‘bag-stuffers.’
- Gift Bags are an included benefit for sponsors at and above the Glass Tessera level.
Gift Bag Benefit Packages Includes:
- Benefits of Porcelain Tessera Sponsor (see above).
2015 SAMA Sponsorship Policies
- SAMA is a 501(c)(3) organization. Donations are tax deductible to the amount allowed by law.
- Sponsorships and benefits cover a 12-month period: January 1 to December 31, 2015.
- A page on SAMA’s website is dedicated to Sponsors, and a hotlink from this page to Sustaining Contributor websites connects them to 1,200+ active mosaicists around the world who visit SAMA’s website regularly.
- Sponsors at the Silver level and above may select one of the “named” sponsorships on a 1st come – 1st served basis.
- Sponsorships become active when payment in full has been received.
- Sponsorships can be paid online by credit card or by mail with check to SAMA, P.O. Box 624, Ligonier, PA 15658. (“In-kind” donations must be approved by SAMA’s Executive Committee).
- Sponsorships payment due date: January 31, 2015
- Sponsorships do not include annual membership dues. Be sure to join/renew your SAMA membership now.
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