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Athlete Ally Action Awards
Fall$2015$
2015 Athlete Ally Action Awards
The$second$annual$Athlete$Ally$Ac5on$Awards$will$celebrate$the$pioneering$ac5ons$by$individuals$and$organiza5ons$in$2015$that$helped$create$LGBT$inclusive$athle5c$environments$and$eliminate$an5BLGBT$
prejudice.$$$$
The$evening$of$cocktails)and)stadium)snacks)will$feature$athlete)and)celebrity)honorees)and$par5cipants,$a$luxury)silent)auc4on,$and$the$opportunity$to$network$with$individual)and)corporate)
philanthropic)leaders$from$the$sports$and$business$communi5es.$$
Event$coBchairs:$Francis$Boller,$Andrew$Sendall,$Rob$Smith,$Mark$Stephanz$&$Hon.$Chris5ne$C.$Quinn,$$Date:)Fall)TBD)
$Past$sponsors$include:$
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Sponsorship Opportunities
Champion)Sponsor:)$100,000)
)
MVP)Sponsor:)$50,000)
)
Captain)Sponsor:)$25,000)
)
Rookie)Sponsor:)$10,000)
Sponsorship Opportunities
$100,000)Champion)Sponsor$$• 20$5ckets$plus$20$VIP$access$$• Branding$recogni5on$(Athlete$Ally$Ac5on$Awards$Presented$By$Brand)$$• Category$exclusivity$$• Logo$on$event$webpage,$invita5on,$program$book$$• Logo$on$step$and$repeat$$• Lis5ng$in$press$release$$• FullBpage$cover$ad$in$program$book$$• Opportunity$to$showcase$product$in$silent$auc5on$$$• One$customized$Allyship$and$Leadership$presenta5on$for$employees,$clients,$and$
stakeholders$$• Recogni5on$from$the$stage$$• Framed$poster$signed$by$honorees$$• Opportunity$for$program$inclusion$for$Senior$Execu5ve$$• Public$recogni5on$from$Professional$Athlete$Ambassador$via$social$media$$• Opportunity$to$host$highBprofile$event$kickBoff$recep5on$$
Sponsorship Opportunities
$50,000)MVP)Sponsor$$• 15$5ckets$plus$15$VIP$access$$• Logo$on$event$webpage,$invita5on,$program$book$$• Logo$on$step$and$repeat$$• Lis5ng$in$press$release$$• FullBpage$ad$in$program$book$$• Opportunity$to$showcase$product$in$silent$auc5on$$$• One$customized$Allyship$and$Leadership$presenta5on$for$
employees,$clients,$and$stakeholders$$• Recogni5on$from$the$stage$$• Framed$poster$signed$by$honorees$$• Opportunity$for$program$inclusion$for$Senior$Execu5ve$$• Public$recogni5on$from$Professional$Athlete$Ambassador$via$social$media$$
Sponsorship Opportunities
$25,000)Captain)Sponsor$$• Ten$5ckets$plus$ten$VIP$access$$• Lis5ng$in$press$release$$• Logo$on$event$webpage,$invita5on,$program$book$$• Logo$on$step$and$repeat$$• 1/2$page$ad$in$program$book$$• Opportunity$to$showcase$product$in$silent$auc5on$$$• One$customized$Allyship$and$Leadership$presenta5on$for$employees,$clients,$and$
stakeholders$$• Recogni5on$from$the$stage$$
$10,000)Rookie)Sponsor$$• Ten$5ckets$plus$four$VIP$access$$$• Lis5ng$on$event$webpage,$invita5on,$program$book,$press$release$$• 1/2$page$ad$in$program$book$$• Opportunity$to$showcase$product$in$silent$auc5on$$$
Ticket Packages
$1,000)CoHChair)Ticket)
• Lis5ng$on$event$invita5on$and$printed$materials$• Access$for$two$to$VIP$preBrecep5on$and$event$$$500)Host)CommiJee)Ticket)
• Lis5ng$on$event$invita5on$and$printed$materials$• Access$to$VIP$preBrecep5on$and$event$)
$300)VIP)Ticket)
• Access$to$VIP$preBrecep5on$and$event$$$200)Individual)Ticket)
• Access$to$event$$
2014 Athlete Ally Action Awards
Founder$and$CEO$Hudson$Taylor$with$Honoree$James$Blake$
Lindsey$Berra$of$the$Yogi$Berra$Museum$and$MSNBC’s$Thomas$Roberts$
Honorees$Mar5na$Navra5lova$and$Jason$Collins$
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Board$Member$Laura$Clise$$
Hudson$Taylor$with$the$evening’s$presenters$and$honorees$$
$Board$Member$Sean$Avery$
$
$More$than$250$guests$enjoyed$cocktails,$hors$d’oeuvres,$and$a$silent$
auc5on$to$benefit$Athlete$Ally$$
About Athlete Ally
Athlete$Ally's$mission$is$to)educate)and)ac4vate)athle4c)communi4es)to)eliminate)
homophobia)and)transphobia)in)sports)and)to)exercise)their)leadership)to)champion)
LGBT)equality.$In$2014,$we$saw$more$athletes$come$out,$allies$speak$out$and$sports$organiza5ons$take$a$stand$for$LGBT$equality$than$ever$before.$$Recent$and$current$examples$of$our$work$include:$• A$landmark$partnership$with$the$Gill$Founda5on$to$bring$allyship$trainings)to)five)
states)that)currently)lack)statewide)LGBT)employment)protec4ons.$$$• A$formal$partnership$with$Major)League)Baseball,$to$provide$team)trainings)and$
develop)resources)to$be$shared$across$the$League$that$address$the$importance)of)
tolerance)in)sports.)
• Partnerships$with$the$NBA$and$the$WNBA.$• CoBauthored$with$Dr.$Pat$Griffin$the$NCAA’s)first)ever)policy)and)resource)guide)
on)LGBT)issues$for$all$coaches,$athletes$and$administrators.$• Provide$support$to$our$20,000+)members)who$engage$in$a$range$of$campaigns$for$
inclusion$in$sports,$including$the$Athlete$Ally$Pledge.$
Our Supporters "Now$that$Jason$Collins$has$come$out,$he$is$the$proverbial$"gameBchanger."$One)of)the)last)bas4ons)of)
homophobia)has)been)
challenged.$How$many$LGBT$kids,$once$closeted,$are$now$more$likely$to$pursue$a$team$sport$and$won't$be$scared$away$by$a$straight$culture?”$–$Mar4na)Navratrilova,$WTA$
"Respect$the$game,$respect$others$–$that's$what$I$always$learned$in$sports.$Whatever$background$or$whatever$you$are,$it$doesn't$maier.$Treat)everyone)the)same,)
that's)how)it)should)be.”$–$Yogi)Berra,$ThreeB5me$MLB$MVP$
“I$am$extremely$honored$to$promote$inclusion$of$LGBT$people$in$sports,$because$I$believe$it$is$essen5al$that$the$NFL$has$a$respeckul$culture.$$When)a)
football)player,)at)any)age,)has)
an)opportunity)to)lead,)he)
should)also)do)so)with)respect)
towards)everyone.”$–$Marcedes)
Lewis,)NFL$Tight$end$$
"Becoming$an$Athlete$Ally$gives$me$the$opportunity$to$spread$a$message$of$inclusiveness$throughout$the$NBA$and$our$country.$$I)want)all)members)of)the)LGBT)
community)H)whether)they)
are)parents,)players,)coaches)
or)fans)H)to)feel)welcome)in)
the)NBA)and)in)all)of)our)
communi4es.”$–$Kenneth)Faried,$NBA$Power$forward$
Board of Directors
• Mike$Balaban,$Chair)• Sean$Avery$• Brendon$Ayanbadejo$• Frances$A.$Boller$• Karen$Bryant$• Laura$Clise$• Brian$Ellner$• Allison$Grover$• Lia$Parifax$• Chris5ne$Quinn$
• Frederick$C.$Raffeio$• Andrew$Sendall$• Robert$Smith$• Joe$Solmonese$• Meghan$Stabler$• Mark$Stephanz$• Sandye$Taylor$• Andrew$Ward$• Deborah$Block,)CoHFounder,)
Board)Member)Emeritus)
For More Information
• To$learn$more$about$Athlete$Ally$and$the$Second$Annual$Athlete$Ally$Ac5on$Awards,$as$well$as$explore$specialized$sponsorship$opportuni5es,$please$contact:$
Claire$C.$Walsh,$Development)Director))
914.960.1689))claire.walsh@athleteally.org$
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