2015 Sponsorship Opportunities
June 5-7, 2015
St. Edward’s University
It’s that time of year again…an opportunity to come together, make an impact, and hack for
change! On June 6, 2015, thousands of people from across the United States will come
together for the National Day of Civic Hacking - Austin is one of 42 sites participating in this
event. The City of Austin, St. Edward’s University, Open Austin, and Texans for Economic
Progress are excited to host the third annual ATX Hack for Change.
Last year’s event brought nearly 200 civic and social innovators together to create two dozen
social good and civic applications that continue to provide value to Austinites. One project from
the 2013 hackathon, Keep Austin Fed, was nationally recognized as a Champion of Change by
the White House. These events are gaining in popularity and recognition.
This year, we're still focused on tackling social and civic problems, but we’re “hacking the
hackathon” by attempting to attract both traditional and non-traditional hackers. Projects
require both superhero technical expertise and other talents not typically associated with
hackathons (i.e., policy, business, art, communications). Austin has a huge pool of talent to call
upon for the greater good - join us in expanding the impact and reach of this year’s ATX Hack
for Change!
How you can engage: Support the event at one of the sponsorship types detailed below
Value/benefits:
Branding, PR, access, influence, innovation, community leadership, civic
engagement
More information:
atxhackforchange.org, Twitter @atxhackforchange
To sponsor or donate to the hackathon, email [email protected]
Sponsorship Opportunities Overview
Benefits
● Develop a relationship with Austin’s civic, technology, and not-for-profit community
● Highlight your organization’s community-minded values
● Encourage participation and attendance at the event to increase employee engagement
● Engage with influential innovators and entrepreneurs
● Chance of national recognition for supported projects
All Sponsors: Participation Encouraged
Regardless of the sponsorship type, we invite all sponsors to attend and participate in the event
as mentors, coaches, or participants and by encouraging employees/members to attend. All
sponsors are invited to provide swag on designated tables.
Sponsorship Types
Major
($1,500)
Monetary
or In-Kind
Supporting
($500)
Monetary or
In-Kind
API ($500) +
participation
Exhibitors
(makers,
prototypers,
artists)
Mentors &
Coaches
Networking
(event
promo)
Listed as a partner: website,
attendee materials
Social media “thank yous”
(submit your twitter handle)
Promo of relevant sponsor
activities via social media
Food & drink included all days
Exhibition space
Opportunity to provide inserts in
participant materials
Inclusion in all press releases
Logo inclusion: website, t-shirts,
event signage, attendee materials
Display branded materials
throughout event
Special recognition during opening
& closing
Meet and greet w/ Friday panel
Speaking opportunity: event kick
off (Friday)
*For major sponsors, logo placement will be more prominent on marketing and attendee materials including t-shirts
& signage. Deadline to include logo is May 13th; please send .eps or .ai logos to [email protected] .
API Sponsorship
We aim to provide hackers with a playground of web tools and development options to meet
the goals of each project. This requires a diverse collection of APIs and product expertise. This
event provides a unique opportunity to get your API in front of potential super-users, expand
your customer base, and increase existing brand loyalty. In addition to the chance to see your
product utilized in a headline-making social good project, API Sponsors will enjoy the
opportunity to provide a tech presentation/demo on Saturday morning.
Encouraged: Unlimited technical and customer support attendees. As participation is a
requirement of the API Sponsorship level, we are open to proposals of other forms of
sponsorship (free trial accounts, unlimited API connector access, or similar) to be made
available to hackers during the event.
Thank you and we hope you can participate in this year’s ATX
Hack for Change!