Desert Gala 2019 - Sponsor Tables

Gala Overview • Reservations and Raffle Tickets • Menu • Live Auction

The 25th Annual Desert Museum Gala - Anniversaries in Bloom, celebrating treasured legacies and a flourishing future

Sunday, April 28, 2019

Sponsorship and Underwriting Opportunities

The Desert Gala offers you and your business a unique marketing and recognition opportunity. Receive public acknowledgment in front of prominent Tucsonans: businesspeople, philanthropists, retirees, policy makers, and more. Be recognized – before, during, and after the event – for supporting your Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. And have a wonderful time while entertaining your clients, employees, family, and friends.

Full Package and Commitment Form (PDF)

Gala Sponsorship Opportunities

As a sponsor, your business name will be listed (and, where possible your website linked):

2019 Desert Gala program (distributed to 550 attendees)
Desert Museum e-newsletter (distributed to 26,000 households)
DesertMuseum.org website (1.3 million unique visitors/year)
Museum social media feeds:
- Facebook (94,000 friends)
- Instagram (16,000 followers)
- Twitter (4,000 followers)
2019 annual report
Post-event “thank you” ad in the Arizona Star newspaper

As a sponsor, you will also receive other benefits, including:

Rights to use the Desert Museum’s logo in your marketing and public relations
Opportunity for your employees to volunteer at the event

Sponsorship Levels

Mountain Lion Sponsor — $25,000; only 1 available

Marketing and Recognition

Top-line recognition in all printed materials
Full-page advertisement in Desert Gala program
Recognition from the podium during the live auction
Opportunity to address the audience (optional)
Opportunity to distribute your promotional brand swag at the event (optional)
Signage at the Auction Entrances

Event Hospitality

20 complimentary Gala tickets

Additional Benefits

Opportunity to have a Museum expert at your Gala table
Complimentary Desert Museum presentation at your workplace (post-gala)
Use of facility for private event (post-gala)

Saguaro Sponsor — $10,000; only 3 available

Marketing and Recognition

Prominent recognition in printed materials
Half-page advertisement in Desert Gala program
Recognition from the podium during the live auction
Opportunity to distribute your promotional brand swag at the event (optional)
Signage at the Auction Entrances

Event Hospitality

10 complimentary Gala tickets

Additional Benefits

Opportunity to have a Museum expert at your Gala table
Complimentary Desert Museum presentation at your workplace (post-gala)

Ringtail Sponsor — $5,000; only 6 available

Marketing and Recognition

Prominent recognition in printed materials
Recognition in Desert Gala program
Quarter-page advertisement in Desert Gala program
Recognition from the podium during the live auction

Event Hospitality

6 complimentary Gala tickets

Additional Benefits

Opportunity to have a Museum expert at your Gala table

Mesquite Sponsor — $2,500; only 10 available

Marketing and Recognition

Prominent recognition in printed materials
2019 Desert Gala program recognition (distributed to 550 attendees)
Recognition in the Desert Museum e-newsletter

Event Hospitality

2 complimentary Gala tickets

Table Ambassador — $2,500; 30 available

Support the Gala and be an active, visible participant in supporting the Museum!
As a table ambassador, you will have a reserved table – with 10 complimentary Gala tickets – in a prime event location.
As a table ambassador, your name will be listed:

2019 Desert Gala program (distributed to 550 attendees)
Desert Museum e-newsletter (distributed to 26,000 households)
DesertMuseum.org website (1.3 million unique visitors/year)
2019 annual report

As a table ambassador, you will also have the opportunity to have a Museum expert at your Gala table.

Gala Underwriting Opportunities

As an underwriter, your business name will be listed (and, where possible your website linked):

2019 Desert Gala program (distributed to 550 attendees)
Desert Museum e-newsletter (distributed to 26,000 households)
DesertMuseum.org website (1.3 million unique visitors/year)
Museum social media feeds:
- Facebook (94,000 friends)
- Instagram (16,000 followers)
- Twitter (4,000 followers)
2019 annual report
Post-event “thank you” ad in the Arizona Star newspaper

As an underwriter, you will also receive other benefits, including: