SPONSORSHIP OVERVIEW

OUR FOCUS

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From garages to corporate offices, you will find pragmatic, creative people

designing new solutions to pressing social and environmental issues and creating

value for their companies, communities, and society at large. These social

entrepreneurs are finding new ways to make a difference while changing how

business is done.

The 2014 Elevating Impact Summit, brought to you by Impact Entrepreneurs

at Portland State University, exposes attendees to powerful entrepreneurial

approaches to creating change locally and globally, and celebrates social

entrepreneurship and social innovation across a diverse set of stakeholders.

Attendees will carry new knowledge, connections, and energy into the broader

social business ecosystem as they interact with individuals and groups who are

unleashing the power of business for social impact. Through sponsorship, your

organization gains recognition in this burgeoning field, which includes local,

regional, and global professionals all working to advance social entrepreneurship

and social innovation.

Social innovation: a novel solution to a social problem that is more effective, efficient,

sustainable or just than existing solutions and for which the value created accrues

primarily to society as a whole rather than private individuals.

— James A. Phills Jr., Kriss Dieglmeier and Dale T. Miller. “Rediscovering Social Innovation.” 2008. Stanford Social Innovation Review.

ABOUT USELEVATING IMPACT SUMMIT Last year’s Elevating Impact Summit attracted more than 330 entrepreneurs and founders, business and nonprofit professionals, students, academics, government officials and investors for a day of inspiring lectures, panels, presentations and awards. From pitches by the region’s emerging social entrepreneurs to speeches from the country’s thought leaders on social innovation, the Elevating Impact Summit is an event celebrating and sharing new approaches to generating social and environmental impact across business, social, public, and academic sectors

ABOUT IMPACT ENTREPRENEURSBased in Portland State University’s School of Business, we work with individuals and organizations to foster economic, social, and ecological prosperity through entrepreneurial action. Impact Entrepreneurs delivers local and global initiatives that advance our mission to unleash the power of business for social impact. Programs include Social Enterprise Field Studies, an immersive practicum in social entrepreneurship for graduate students and community members; the Entrepreneurial Leadership Program, delivering business education and social innovation leadership training to client organizations in the U.S. and worldwide; and the Social Innovation Incubator, working with entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs to launch change. Impact Entrepreneurs’ programs have been recognized in national media including Fast Company and Forbes.

ABOUT PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITYPortland State University’s mission is to enhance the intellectual, social, cultural, and economic qualities of urban life by providing access throughout the lifespan to a quality liberal education for undergraduates and an appropriate array of professional and graduate programs especially relevant to metropolitan areas. The University conducts research and community service that support a high-quality educational environment and reflect issues important to the region. It actively promotes the development of a network of educational institutions to serve the community.

A recognized leader in social entrepreneurship, Portland State University is a hub for innovation that changes lives and the health of our communities. PSU’s School of Business Administration was selected as the best small MBA program in the world by the Aspen Institute’s Beyond Grey Pinstripes rankings for integrating sustainability in business. PSU is also a member institution of the Ashoka U Changemaker Campus consortium and the Clinton Global Initiative. 3

WHY PARTNER?

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Enhancing Your Brand Sharing the Wealth

Invest in the Elevating Impact Summit and create your own impact by helping to advance social entrepreneurship and innovation in our community, our region, and around the world.

Amplify your impact by connecting with attendees to build partnerships, find new talent, and capitalize on synergies between your organization and the greater social business community.

Making an Impact Building Relationships

Build awareness of your business in Portland’s robust social impact community and take a leadership role in this rapidly growing field.

Engage in thought leadership and facilitate learning by sharing your expertise, lessons learned, and best practices with an engaged audience.

As a sponsor of the Elevating Impact Summit, you will support a growing field of innovative, viable and accountable approaches to solving problems. You will showcase your organization to a broad spectrum of entrepreneurs, business professionals, community leaders, and students poised to become changemakers on a local, regional, and global scale. Benefits include:

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

LEAD SPONSORS

PLANNED SESSIONSImpact Awards Presentation Join us in celebrating the innovative and transformative individuals and organizations leading positive change in our communities.

Social Innovation Pitch FestVote for the region’s brightest up-and-coming social entrepreneurs during a live pitch competition. The winner receives $1500 cash and pro bono startup legal services.

Encore Careers PanelLearn how to pursue your calling in the second half of life, crafting an encore career that builds on a lifetime of experience to create work with meaning.

Impact Funding PanelFunders discuss both tried-and-true and cutting-edge approaches to investing in social innovation.

Resilience Uncensored StoriesAuthentic voices of change reveal stories of creativity, ingenuity and empathy on the road to creating real impact.

Communities in Transition PanelCommunities around the world show us that there are ways to evolve, grow, and transform after a crisis through spirit, drive, and creativity.

MARC FREEDMAN FOUNDER, ENCORE.ORG & PURPOSE PRIZEMarc Freedman, an Ashoka Fellow and Skoll Awardee, is leading a movement to engage millions of baby boomers in encore careers that combine personal meaning, continued income, and social impact.

2014 PROGRAM

VICTORIA HALEFOUNDER, ONEWORLD HEALTH & MEDICINES360Victoria Hale, a Schwab Fellow, MacArthur Fellow, and Economist Innovation Awardee, is the founder of the nonprofit pharmaceutical companies The Institute for OneWorld Health and Medicines360.

KAT TAYLORFOUNDER AND CEO, ONE PACIFICCOAST BANKOne PacificCoast Bank is a Community Development Financial Institution that brings beneficial banking to low-income communities in an economically and environmentally sustainable manner.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

ERIC DAWSONFOUNDERPEACE FIRST

KATE BROWNOREGON SECRETARY OF STATE

27% founders & executives

9% students and interns

32% staff and associates

32% managers and directors

REGISTRANTS

BY THE NUMBERS330 registrants, 27 speakers, and 5 award winners.Sponsors promoted to 12,000+ email newsletter readers and 9,000+ social media followers through media partner Sustainable Business Oregon.23 community partners, including Ashoka.org, shared the event with their members.

SPONSORS

SPONSORSHIP LEVELS

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TITLE SPONSOR

KEYNOTE SPONSOR

IMPACT AWARDS SPONSOR

SPONSOR

EXHIBITOR

$10,000(one available)

$5000(three available)

Five free passes, premium logo placement on website and program, table space at event, social media recognition, and exclusive recognition before Keynote speech.

Three free passes, premium logo placement on website and program, table space at event, social media recognition, and exclusive recognition during the Impact Awards.

Two free passes, logo on website and program, and table space at event.

Showcase your products and services with an exhibitor table onsite and two free passes.

PITCH FEST SPONSOR

Three free passes, premium logo placement on website and program, table space at event, social media recognition, and the right to an-nounce the Pitch Fest winner. ($1500 of sponsorship goes to prize.)

$4000(one available)

$3000(one available)

$1000

$500

Co-branding on event website, program, and all promotional materials; ten free passes; speaking introduction at event; interview in Impact Entrepreneurs blog; table space at event; social media recognition.

RECEPTION SPONSOR

Two free passes, logo on website and program, table space at event, and exclusive recognition during networking reception.

$2000(one available)SPOKEN FOR

PANEL SPONSOR

Two free passes, logo on website and program, table space at event, and exclusive recognition during sponsored panel.

$2000(two available)

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PITCH FEST SPONSOR

IMPACT AWARDS SPONSOR

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LET’S GET CREATIVE Is there another way you’d like to partner with the Elevating Impact Summit? Let’s work together to create a package that helps you to connect with our audience.

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GET IN TOUCHAbby ChromanPSU Impact EntrepreneursEmail achroman@pdx.eduCall 530.277.1259Website elevatingimpact.com

@PSUimpact facebook.com/PSUImpactEntrepreneurs

ImpactEntrepreneurs.wordpress.com

Impact Entrepreneurs at Portland State University

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