Unique Sponsorship Opportunities for NACWA’s 40th Anniversary

Showcase your company, and your commitment to clean water, by selecting one or more of the sponsorship opportunities. Please do not hesitate to call or e-mail Robin Davis at 202-533-1802 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for additional information.

Exclusive Opportunities:
» Clean Water Champion
» Clean Water Protector

Semi-Exclusive:
» Clean Water Protector

Shared Opportunities:
» Clean Water Steward
» Clean Water Partner
» Clean Water Ally

Exclusive Affiliate Opportunities — Only 3 Available:

CLEAN WATER CHAMPION – $40,000 » sponsor the video
(One Opportunity Available)

Sponsorship of a new web-based NACWA Membership Video
» sponsor the video
NACWA is producing a new high quality video for its website and other applications that will focus on membership development and retention. The production efforts include one 5-7 minute video plus up to five 1.5-2 minute webisodes.

Exclusive Sponsor benefits include:

• Logo and Acknowledgement at conclusion of Video/Webisodes
  (estimated running time on NACWA’s website 3-5 years): Value = Priceless

• Recognition at debut of Video: Value = Priceless

• Exclusive Clean Water Champion marketing slide shown repeatedly prior to each session at all NACWA Conferences in calendar year 2010: Value = Priceless

• Six complimentary registrations – two for each of NACWA’s major conferences in calendar year 2010 (Winter Conference, Policy Forum, and Summer Conference): Value = $5,700

• Complimentary advertising on NACWA’s website (Conferences & Professional Development page) for calendar year 2010: Value = $3,000

• Signage at all 40th Anniversary events (size and placement determined by category of sponsorship) and printed materials associated with the 40th Anniversary and NACWA conferences: Value = Priceless

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CLEAN WATER PROTECTOR - $20,000
(Two Opportunities Available)

Sponsorship of 40th Anniversary Keynote Address
Winter Conference – Austin, TX (One Exclusive Opportunity Available)
» sponsor this event
NACWA’s Winter Conference in Austin will be keynoted by Chip Heath co-author, with his brother Dan, of the new book SWITCH: How to Change Things when Change is Hard.

Chip and Dan Heath are the co-authors of the New York Times bestselling book Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die. Made to Stick stayed on the BusinessWeek bestseller list for 21 months; it has been translated into 27 languages; and it was named the Best Business Book of 2007 by Jack Covert and Todd Sattersten (Authors of The 100 Best Business Books of All Time). Their new book, SWITCH: How to Change Things when Change is Hard is scheduled for release the week after NACWA’s Winter Conference.

Exclusive Sponsor benefits include:

• Opportunity to introduce Chip Heath at Winter Conference and one complimentary autographed pre-release copy of SWITCH: Value = Priceless

• Two complimentary registration for the NACWA Winter Conference: Value = $1,900

• Inclusion in Clean Water Protectors marketing slide shown repeatedly prior to each session at all NACWA Conferences in calendar year 2010: Value = Priceless

• Complimentary advertising on NACWA’s website (Conferences & Professional Development page) for January – June of 2010: Value = $1,500

• Signage at all 40th Anniversary events (size and placement determined by category of sponsorship) and printed materials associated with the 40th Anniversary and NACWA conferences: Value = Priceless

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Sponsorship of 40th Anniversary President’s Reception & Awards Ceremony
Summer Conference & Annual Meeting – San Francisco, CA (One Exclusive Opportunity Available)
» sponsorship sold!
NACWA’s celebration of its 40th Anniversary will culminate at The Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco in July. The President’s Reception & Awards Ceremony will take place atop the Fairmont Hotel in the Crown Room, overlooking the San Francisco skyline. Slated for recognition is the inaugural class of the Association’s new Lifetime Achievement Award winners and other special honorees.

Exclusive Sponsor benefits include:

• Large, prominent signage at President’s Reception: Value = Priceless

• Two complimentary registration for NACWA’s Summer Conference & 40th Annual Meeting: Value = $1,900

• Inclusion in Clean Water Protectors marketing slide shown repeatedly prior to each session at all NACWA Conferences in calendar year 2010: Value = Priceless

• Complimentary advertising on NACWA’s website (Conferences & Professional Development page) for January – June of 2010: Value = $1,500

• Signage at all 40th Anniversary events (size and placement determined by category of sponsorship) and printed materials associated with the 40th Anniversary and NACWA conferences: Value = Priceless

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Four Semi-Exclusive Affiliate Opportunities:

CLEAN WATER PROTECTOR - $20,000

Sponsorship of 40th Anniversary Gala Reception & Dinner
Policy Forum – Washington, DC (Two $20,000 Opportunities Available)
» sponsor this event
NACWA will celebrate its strong record of advocacy in the heart of the action – Washington, DC – with a reception and dinner that will include not only NACWA VIPs, but a host of Washington insiders from the clean water community.

Sponsorship benefits include:

• Large, prominent signage at Gala Reception & Dinner: Value = Priceless

• Two complimentary registration for the NACWA Policy Forum: Value = $1,900

• Inclusion in Clean Water Protectors marketing slide shown repeatedly prior to each session at all NACWA Conferences in calendar year 2010: Value = Priceless

• Complimentary advertising on NACWA’s website (Conferences & Professional Development page) for January – June of 2010: Value = $1,500

• Signage at all 40th Anniversary events (size and placement determined by category of sponsorship) and printed materials associated with the 40th Anniversary and NACWA conferences: Value = Priceless

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Sponsorship of NACWA’s 40th Anniversary Celebration
Summer Conference & Annual Meeting – San Francisco, CA (Two $20,000 Opportunities Available)
» sponsor this event
NACWA will celebrate its four decade clear commitment to clean water at the Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar at The Fairmont Hotel with a celebration that offers a tropical and festive atmosphere with live entertainment and of course, clean water in the form of a pool and rain storm.

Sponsorship benefits include:

• Large, prominent signage at 40th Anniversary Celebration: Value = Priceless

• Two complimentary registrations for NACWA’s Summer Conference & 40th Annual Meeting: Value = $1,900

• Inclusion in Clean Water Protectors marketing slide shown repeatedly prior to each session at all NACWA Conferences in calendar year 2010: Value = Priceless

• Complimentary advertising on NACWA’s website (Conferences & Professional Development page) for January – June of 2010 (6 months): Value = $1,500

• Signage at all 40th Anniversary events (size and placement determined by category of sponsorship) and printed materials associated with the 40th Anniversary and NACWA conferences: Value = Priceless

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Shared Affiliate Opportunities

Three levels of sponsorship are available:

CLEAN WATER STEWARD ($15,000)

» sponsor at this level

Sponsorship benefits include:

• One complimentary registration for NACWA’s Summer Conference & 40th Annual Meeting: Value: $950

• Marketing slide (recognizing all Clean Water Stewards) shown repeatedly prior to each session at all NACWA Conferences in calendar year 2010: Value: Priceless

• Complimentary advertising on NACWA’s website (Conferences & Professional Development page) for January –March of 2010 (3 months): Value: $900

• Signage at all 40th Anniversary events (size and placement determined by category of sponsorship) and printed materials associated with the 40th Anniversary and NACWA conferences: Value: Priceless

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CLEAN WATER PARTNER ($10,000)

» sponsor at this level

Sponsorship benefits include:

• Marketing slide (recognizing all Clean Water Partners) shown repeatedly prior to each session at all NACWA Conferences in calendar year 2010: Value: Priceless

• Complimentary advertising on NACWA’s website (Conferences & Professional Development page) for January 2010 (1 month): Value: $300

• Signage at all 40th Anniversary events (size and placement determined by category of sponsorship) and printed materials associated with the 40th Anniversary and NACWA conferences: Value: Priceless

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CLEAN WATER ALLY ($7,500)

» sponsor at this level

Sponsorship benefits include:

• Marketing slide (recognizing all Clean Water Allies) shown repeatedly prior to each session at all NACWA Conferences in calendar year 2010: Value = Priceless

• Signage at all 40th Anniversary events (size and placement determined by category of sponsorship) and printed materials associated with the 40th Anniversary and NACWA conferences: Value: Priceless

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We invite you to select your preferred category of 40th Anniversary sponsorship and reply using the enclosed Response Form. Thank you, in advance, for your membership and your support!