2023 Annual Meeting Committee Sponsorship Portal

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SECTION 1 - 2023 Current Sponsors
SECTION 2 - Regular Sponsors Very Likely to Sponsor
SECTION 3 - Past Sponsors that Have Expressed Interest
SECTION 4 - Potential New Sponsors that Have Expressed Interest
SECTION 5 - Committee is Contacting
SECTION 6 - Speakers/Potential Sponsors
SECTION 7 - Sponsored in Past/Would Like to Get Back (from 2020-2022 list)
SECTION 8 - 2019 Sponsors
SECTION 9 - Other Potentials
SECTION 10 - Likely Location-Based (from 2020-2022 list)
SECTION 11 - Have Said No for This Year OR Not Responding

Email Template

Cassandra will update this email template (and the linked webpages) regularly so you can just copy/paste, add your own personality, and send it.

Email Template

The Annual Meeting Committee of the Michigan Economic Developers Association (MEDA) has been hard at work planning the Association's 2023 Annual Meeting. The conference will be held August 13 – 16, 2023, at the Northern Center at Northern Michigan University in lovely Marquette.

The success of the Annual Meeting strongly depends on the backing of key partner organizations like yours that support the economic development community. MEDA - a 501(c)3 nonprofit - has levels of sponsorship designed to meet the needs of various organizations with several opportunities for recognition through printed marketing, website promotion, and most importantly, the opportunity to support vital training for Michigan’s economic development community.

I invite you to review the following web pages to learn more –

• MEDA Annual Meeting – Overview of MEDA Annual Meeting audience, location, and more: www.medaweb.org/annualmeeting
• Tentative Agenda – Overview of topics, speakers, and activities that the Committee is pursuing: www.medaweb.org/tentativeagenda
• Sponsorship Packages and Benefits – Overview of packages, costs, and benefits: www.medaweb.org/23amsponsorpackages
• Sponsors Already Committed – Overview of sponsors already committed: www.medaweb.org/23amsponsorspotlight
• Commitment Form – Confirm your sponsorship, pay now, or request an invoice: www.medaweb.org/23amsponsorform

If you are interested in sponsoring, you can complete the commitment form or email me.

I look forward to hearing from you! Please contact me if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Optional Add: I have copied MEDA's Director of Marketing, Communications, and Administration, Cassandra Jorae This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., to help answer questions about MEDA, sponsorship, or the conference.

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Potential Sponsors

Use the list linked below to help generate ideas. The list has a mixture of past sponsors over several years as well as companies that we think would make great sponsors for MEDA.

NOTE: The list is only updated during fundraising season (January - May), so if you see a company that you would like to try and you have another contact person, reach out to your contact.

• Potential Sponsor List

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How to Win a Free Registration

• See the Excel Spreadsheet “AM Sponsorship 2020, 2021, 2022.”
• If you confirm sponsors from outside of that list to the value of $1,000, you get a free registration.
• OR, if you confirm a sponsor on that list and convince them to UPGRADE to the value of $1,000, you get a free registration.
  • For example, if you confirm a Friends of MEDA ($600) from 2020 to upgrade to a Silver ($1,600) or Gold Sponsor ($3,000), that will qualify.

FAQ’s About Free Registration

• Getting sponsorship from your own company does not qualify.
• The free registration covers registration fees only, which include education, breakfasts, lunch, and receptions.
  • It does not cover hotel, events with additional fees such as tours, guest fees, or self-pay events such as meetups.

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Tips:

• Start making your list of ideas now.
• You can start asking for interest at any time.
• Let me know who you plan to contact so I can update the report below for the entire Committee to check at any time.
• Heavy outreach needs to begin occurring in January and February.
• The biggest months for confirming sponsors are March and April.
• The average approval time for a sponsor is 2 weeks between the initial ask, follow-ups, needing approval on their end, and getting confirmation.
• Most sponsors are confirmed via email.
• I can provide any follow-ups. Feel free to copy me on emails to sponsors if you want me to follow up.

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Sponsorship Report

SECTION 1 - 2023 Current Sponsors

Annual Meeting Sponsors

1. Agracel (Confernece Bag)
2. Ann Arbor SPARK (Bronze)
3. Battle Creek Unlimited (Bronze)
4. Central Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Regional Commission (Friends of MEDA)
5. City of Negaunee (Friends of MEDA)
6. Bedrock (Corporate)
7. Consumers Energy (Corporate)
8. DTE Energy (Corporate)
9. Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (Friends of MEDA)
10. Detroit Regional Partnership (Bronze)
11. Enbridge (Silver)
12. Fishbeck (Silver)
13. GreenStone Farm Credit Services (Friends of MEDA)
14. Highline (Lunch)
15. InvestUP (Early Arrivals Reception)
16. ITC (Silver)
17. Macomb County Planning and Economic Development (Bronze)
18. Mannik & Smith Group, Inc. (Friends of MEDA)
19. Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (Bronze)
20. Michigan Economic Development Corporation (Corporate)
21. Michigan Works! Association (Breakfast/Coffee)
22. Northern Initiatives (Silver and Tour)
23. Norfolk Southern Corp. (Friends of MEDA)
24. Oakland County Economic Development (Bronze)
25. RACER Trust (Friends of MEDA)
26. ROWE Professional Services Company (Bronze)
27. Shiawassee Economic Development Partnership (Friends of MEDA)
28. SME (Bronze)
29. The Boldt Company (Bronze)
30. Travel Marquette (Gold)
31. Upper Peninsula Construction Council (Friends of MEDA)
32. Warner Norcross + Judd LLP (Opening Reception)

CURRENT TOTAL: $34,000

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A name in parenthesis after a company name indicates who has committed to contacting the company.

SECTION 2 - Regular Sponsors Very Likely to Sponsor

• Butzel Long (Hali) $1,000
• Colliers International (Cassandra) $600
• McKenna (Hali) $1,600
• Michigan Gas Utilities (Cassandra) $600
• Middle Michigan Development Corp. (Cassandra) $600
• Northern Lakes Economic Alliance (Cassandra) $600
• PM Environmental (Cassandra) $1,600
• Rudolph Libbe Group (Cassandra) $1,600

ESTIMATE (BASED ON THEIR PAST CONTRIBUTION) $8,200

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SECTION 3 - Past Sponsors that Have Expressed Interest

• AKT Peerless (Cassandra) $1,600
• Antero Group (Cassandra) $600
• CIB Planning (Cassandra) $1,200 
• Comcast (Cassandra) $3,000
• Employee Ownership Expansion Network (Cassandra) $1,600
• Granger Construction (Cassandra) $1,200
• Innovate Marquette SmartZone (Christopher) $600
• Midland Business Alliance (Cassandra) $600
• Public Sector Consultants (Cassandra) $2,000
• The Right Place (Cassandra) $600
• USDA Rural Development (Cassandra)

ESTIMATE (BASED ON THEIR PAST CONTRIBUTION) $13,600

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SECTION 4 - Potential New Sponsors that Have Expressed Interest

• Beckett & Raeder (Cassandra) $600
• Community Housing Network (Cassandra) $600
• HR Collaborative (Cassandra) $600
• MyMITV (Cassandra) $600

ESTIMATE (IF ALL GIVE FRIENDS) $2,400

SECTION 5 - Committee is Contacting

1. Accelerate UP (Mary, Christopher) $600
2. American Transmission Co. (Lois) $600
3. Coleman Engineering Company (Mary, Christopher) $600
4. CW Planning (Justin) $600
5. Downtown Marquette (Mary, Christopher) $600
6. Dynamic Design Group (Mary, Christopher) $600
7. First Bank of Upper Michigan (Mary, Christopher) $600
8. GIS WebTech (Christopher) $600
9. Huntington Bank (Samantha) $600
10. Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan (Mary, Christopher) $600
11. Lake Superior State University (Mary, Christopher) $600
12. Mead and Hunt, Inc. (Mary, Christopher) $600
13. Michigan Municipal League (Christopher) $600
14. MSHDA (Christopher) $600
15. Office of Outdoor Recreation (Christopher) $600
16. OHM Advisors (Justin) $600
17. Peninsula Solar (Mary, Christopher) $600
18. Range Bank (Mary, Christopher) $600
19. Sault Ste. Marie Economic Development Corporation (Mary) $600
20. Upper Peninsula Michigan Works! (Ryan) $600
21. Upper Peninsula Power Company (Mary, Christopher) $600
22. Wells Fargo Bank (Mary, Christopher) $600
23. Western U.P. Planning and Development Region (Mary, Christopher) $600

ESTIMATE (IF ALL GIVE FRIENDS OR TYPICAL AMOUNT) $13,800

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SECTION 6 - Speakers/PotentialSponsors

• Cleveland Cliffs $600 (Cassandra)
• Eagle Mines $600
• Rock Solid Trails $600 (Cassandra)
• Land Bank Authority of Marquette $600

ESTIMATE (IF ALL GIVE FRIENDS) $2,400

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TOTAL ESTIMATE $74,400

OTHER IDEAS FOR GETTING TO $62,000

SECTION 7 - Sponsored in Past/Would Like to Get Back (from 2020-2022 list)

• Abonmarche (Cassandra)
• Albert Kahn Associates (Cassandra)
• Clark Communications (Cassandra)
• Cornerstone Alliance
• Emsi/Lightcast (Cassandra)
• Farbman Group (Cassandra)
• Fourth Economy (Cassandra)
• Gibbs Planning Group
• Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance
• Hoyden Creative Group
• Indiana Michigan Power (Cassandra)
• International Strategic Management (Cassandra)
• LoopNet/CoStar (Cassandra)
• Member Marketplace, Inc. (Cassandra)
• MiBiz
• Michigan's URC (Cassandra)
• Pictured Rocks Cruises (Cassandra)
• Saginaw Future (Cassandra)
• Spalding DeDecker (Cassandra)

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SECTION 8 - 2019 Sponsors

Corporate
Consumers Energy - Section 1 Already Sponsored
DTE Energy - Section 1 Already Sponsored
Michigan Economic Development Corporation - Section 1 Already Sponsored
Mid-America Economic Development Council

Awards Reception
Upper Peninsula Collaborative Development Council - likely a no

Gold
Ann Arbor SPARK - Section 1 Already Sponsored
Laborers’ International Union of North America - Local 1329
Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) - Section 7
Northern Michigan University
Travel Marquette - Section 1 Already Sponsored

Lunch
Sault Ste. Marie Economic Development Corporation - Section 5 Committee is Contacting

Opening Reception
Michigan Technological University

Silver
AKT Peerless Environmental and Energy Services - Section 2 Cassandra Contacting
Detroit Regional Partnership - Section 1 Already Sponsored
Eastern Upper Peninsula Regional Planning and Development Commission/Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation
Enbridge - Section 1 Already Sponsored
Fishbeck - Section 1 Already Sponsored
ITC - Section 1 Already Sponsored
Macomb County Department of Planning and Economic Development - Section 1 Already Sponsored
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development - Section 1 Already Sponsored
Northern Initiatives - Section 1 Already Sponsored
Oakland County, Economic Development and Community Affairs - Section 1 Already Sponsored
PM Environmental - Section 2 Cassandra Contacting
Rudolph Libbe Group - Section 2 Cassandra Contacting
Site Selection Magazine - Section 2 Cassandra Contacting
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP - Section 1 Already Sponsored

Bronze
American Transmission Co.
Indiana Michigan Power - Section 7 Would Like to Get Back
McKenna - Section 2 Hali Contacting
U.P. Building Trades Council

Conference Bag
Michigan’s University Research Corridor - Section 7 Would Like to Get Back

Breakfast/Coffee
Upper Peninsula Economic Development Alliance
Upper Peninsula Construction Council - Section 1 Already Sponsored

Tour
Lake Superior Community Partnership

Friends of MEDA
Butzel Long - Section 2 Hali Contacting
Central Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Regional Commission - Section 1 Already Sponsored
Emsi/Lightcast - Section 7 Would Like to Get Back
GreenStone Farm Credit Services - Section 1 Already Sponsored
Innovate Marquette SmartZone - Section 3 Already Expressed Interest
InvestUP - Section 1 Already Sponsored
Luce County Economic Development Corporation
Michigan Gas Utilities - Section 2 Cassandra Contacting
Norfolk Southern - Section 1 Already Sponsored
Pictured Rocks Cruises - Section 7 Would Like to Get Back
RACER Trust - Section 1 Already Sponsored
Saginaw Future, Inc. - Section 7 Would Like to Get Back
Shiawassee Economic Development Partnership - Section 1 Already Sponsored
The Right Place, Inc. - Section 7 Would Like to Get Back
Upper Peninsula Michigan Works! - Section 5 Committee is Contacting
Via Rail Engineering

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SECTION 9 - Other Potentials

• Convergence (Cassandra)
• Dickinson Wright PLLC (Cassandra)
• Hamilton-Murphy Media Solutions, LLC (Cassandra)
• KeyBank (Cassandra)
• Midwest Energy and Communications (Cassandra)
• MSU Federal Credit Union (Cassandra)

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NOT LIKELY OR SAID NO ALREADY

SECTION 10 - Likely Location-Based (from 2020-2022 list)

Cassandra will try and follow up once, but not spend too much time. If someone else wants to try, you are welcome to.

• Amway
• Array of Engineers
• Downtown Detroit Partnership
• Downtown Grand Rapids
• Gourdie Fraser
• Grand Rapids Community College
• Grand Valley State University
• Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works! (Cassandra)
• Greater Muskegon Economic Development
• Lakeshore Advantage
• MSU College of Human Medicine
• Networks Northwest
• Perrigo

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SECTION 11 - Have Said No for This Year OR Not Responding

• Lansing Economic Area Partnership (Cassandra)
• Progressive AE (Christopher)
• Pioneer Construction (Cassandra)

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