How to get sponsorship for a College Event?
Organizing events is hard but getting sponsors for one is harder.
Where do you even start? Who to approach? What to offer? are some of the questions that this article strives to address.
I am Aditya Thakur and have been Sponsorship & Outreach Head for a number of events now. Here I have compiled a list of resources to help you get sponsors for your next Technical Event:
Who to approach?
The first key to sponsorship is identifying who to collaborate with. This could vary depending on the event and you need to make sure the company you approach and the domain of your event align.
Some companies that have portals to sponsor your tech events!
GiveMyCertificate
Events are incomplete with certificates to winners or participants. Organizations, community chapters, colleges, companies can apply to receive GiveMyCertificate sponsorship offer.
Link: https://givemycertificate.com/sponsorship.html
GeeksforGeeks
A Computer Science portal for geeks. It contains well written, well thought and well-explained computer science and programming articles and quizzes.
Link: https://forms.gle/7jXg4b1G3sYG5Bp46
Progate
Progate is an easy-to-use platform designed to help you learn to code online.
Link: https://progate.com/about/contact
Linode
They don’t just host Servers but host Events, too.
Link: https://www.linode.com/events/
Voiceflow
Design, prototype, and build voice apps. Collaboratively design, prototype, and launch voice applications for Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. No coding needed.
Link: https://www.voiceflow.com/events
Other portals:
balsamiq
Link: https://balsamiq.com/givingback/sponsorships/apply/
Oswald Labs
Link: https://oswaldlabs.com/contact/?department=Event%20Sponsorships
Gatsby
Link: https://www.gatsbyjs.com/contact-us/
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I am still working on improving this article. Any inputs on Sponsors or your experience would be appreciated.
Write to me at: aditya.geeksforgeeks@gmail.com
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