Become a Sponsor of the Women in Trades Career Fair

The Women in Trades Career Fair is 100% industry-supported. Your sponsorship of this unique event will create an unmatched opportunity for people in the Portland metropolitan area to link your company name and logo with economic opportunity and positive change benefitting youth and the whole community.

In addition to the high-value recognition benefits you will receive as a sponsor of the 20^th Annual Women in Trades Career Fair, (please see the Sponsor Benefits grid below), your sponsorship:

Connects you to a target audience of hard-to-find, qualified female job candidates. (Historically, more than 600 high school girls exploring career options attend the Fair on Friday, and 500 women job-seekers attend the Fair on Saturday, Careers for Women Day.
Helps increase diversity and the overall number of women seeking careers in the trades;
Allows participants to meet established tradeswomen working in your company;
Creates an interactive, hands-on educational experience for more than 2,000 young women and aspiring tradeswomen;
Helps inspire the next generation of tradeswomen!

Deadlines to be recognized as a sponsor of the 21^st Annual Women in Trades Career Fair:

February 20, 2013	Deadline to be published on posters and postcards
April 2, 2013	Deadline for Platinum Sponsors to be included in TV Commercial, TriMet bus signs, and newspaper print advertisements
April 9, 2013	Deadline to be printed on 2012 Fair t-shirts
April 16, 2012	Deadline to be published in Fair Program and on Fair Welcome Banner

You can become a sponsor by registering online or by downloading the form.

Sponsor Benefits

2013 Sponsor Benefits:	Platinum $10,500	Gold $7,800	Silver $4,750	Bronze $2,250
Company Logo Printed on TriMet Bus Signs: Viewed by 1,803,585	Yes
Company Logo included in Fair Television Commercial Viewed by 640,875 adults age 18 & up	Yes
Company Logo included in print advertisements Viewed by over 1,800,000 readers	Yes
Company logo printed on event posters 1,700 posters are printed and distributed throughout the Portland Metropolitan area	Yes
Company Recognition in Press Releases	Yes	Yes
Company recognition on event postcards (oversize 8” x 10” cards) 10,000 printed and mailed or distributed throughout the Portland Metropolitan area	Logo	Name	Name	Name
Company recognition on event t-shirts Over 650 shirts distributed	Logo	Name	Name	Name
Advertisement in Fair program 2,000 copies printed and distributed	Full page	1/2 page	1/4 page	1/8 page
Company recognition on outdoor Fair welcome banner 3’ x 6’ color banner	Logo	Logo	Name	Name
Exhibitor space at Fair visited by more than 1,000 attendees	Prime	Prime	General	General
Active Link on OTI’s website	Logo	Logo	Name	Name
Women in Trades Fair Social Media Campaign OTI’s FaceBook presence includes more than 1,300 “Likes”	Yes	Yes
Complimentary Women in Trades Career Fair t-shirts	10	7	4	2
Sponsor Recognition Certificate	Framed	Framed	Unframed	Unframed

Become a Sponsor of the Women in Trades Career Fair

Deadlines to be recognized as a sponsor of the 21st Annual Women in Trades Career Fair:

You can become a sponsor by registering online or by downloading the form.

Sponsor Benefits

You can become a sponsor by registering online or by downloading the form.

Deadlines to be recognized as a sponsor of the 21^st Annual Women in Trades Career Fair: