Check out our sponsorship deck for exciting ways to connect your brand with DC Ideas Fest, the first truly inclusive celebration of the cultural capital of DC residents!

1. SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
MAY 4 - 7, 2017
• Welcome to DC Ideas Fest
• Event Overview:
What is DC Ideas Fest
When and Where
Who will Be There
Program Preview
• Why Sponsor?
• Sponsorship Levels and Benefits

2. WELCOME TO
This Spring, DC will join other major cities in creating an
event to bring local artists, thinkers and community members
together in a visionary, solutions-oriented way to take on big
ideas and address issues of common concern to the
residents of our city. But it won't work without support. We
are looking to partner with innovative and engaged
companies who believe in this city and its residents. That is
why we invite you today to join us as an *Inaugural Sponsor*
of DC Ideas Fest!

3. Washington DC is a magnet for ideas.
People from all over the world come here to
think, imagine, innovate, and collaborate,
hoping that their ideas can solve problems
and enhance our lives.
We are a hub for international institutions, a
home base for national policy organizations,
and a home turf for an incredible number of
educational institutions training the
innovators of tomorrow as well as
neighborhood and community organizers.
DC Ideas Fest brings together these rich
resources into a series of events and
projects that will stimulate thought,
encourage collaboration and provide a
staging area to launch ideas into action.
WHAT IS DC IDEAS FEST?
THE CONCEPT
“Coming together to brainstorm solutions, tackling the issues of our great city
will lead to the DC we want for all.”
Nizam Ali
Proprietor, Ben’s Chili Bowl

4. A UNIQUE EVENT FOR A UNIQUE CITY
PART OF A NATIONAL TREND
The time is ripe for a new event that
draws on the best of the “ideas festival”
tradition with a bold commitment to
inclusion and diversity in every way.
Washington DC is a perfect place for such
an event. We are a city of remarkably
diverse experiences. There are as many
people in this city who moved here from
across the nation and world as there are
who grew up here. We are home to the
highest number of people with college
degrees in the nation and have the lowest
high school graduation rate. We are the
third “richest” city in the US based on the
number of people with incomes over
$150,000 per year. But in another jarring
juxtaposition, we also have one of the
highest poverty rates in the nation. A
meaningful and relevant ideas event for
Washington demands we rely on all of
these experiences as part of our
intellectual capital if we hope to give birth
to the ideas that carry the authenticity to
take us forward.
“In many ways, we are living
through a golden age of ideas.
Conferences such as TED have
multiplied at a dizzying speed
around the world, giving
innovators the opportunity to
spread their world-changing ideas
to audiences of millions rather
than hundreds. These conferences
are creating a new way for
academic rock stars to bring ideas
from the research lab into the
public spotlight, while
simultaneously cross-pollinating
other disciplines with their ideas.”
The Washington Post

5. WHEN
Thursday May 4 through Sunday May 7, 2017
WHERE
The Carnegie Library at Mt. Vernon Square
80,000 sq. ft. and located on the center of Washington, DC.
The Literary Hall on the first floor accommodates
350 people and will house our Festival Hub.
The McKinley Theatre seats 150 for film,
performance and Main Stage Talks.
The L’Enfant Map Room showcases an illuminated floor map of our nation’s capital and seats
50 for a wide range of Ideas Events.
The Benjamin Banneker Gallery is the ideal space for receptions and Festival Gateway.
6 Boardroom and Conference Rooms provides space for workshops, smaller conversations
and spontaneous meet-ups.

6. WHO WILL BE THERE?
10,000 influencers – active,
involved and inquisitive DC
residents from every quadrant
and neighborhood will come
together to collaborate on our
city's future.
“Now more than ever, we need
fresh, innovative ideas to create
a DC that works for all its
residents.”
Andy Shallal
Chair, DC Workforce
Investment Council

7. REACHING OUT
DC Ideas Fest will be a success because of the people who
attend. With a commitment to a truly inclusive event, our
outreach will speak to the widest cross section of the city:
• Local news coverage of the event as it is being planned.
• Community and Grassroots Media: Blogs, Listservs,
Community-based Radio and TV
• Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and other social media
• Website updated regularly with new events and a platform
for suggested events.
• Direct outreach with community groups and community
influencers who will help shape the event and build
interest.

8. OUR COMMUNITY
SPEAKERS, MODERATORS, PANELISTS, PERFORMERS AND ATTENDEES
Changemakers and Innovators Innovation is thriving in DC and
those at the cutting edge will share their successes and failures,
and challenge us to create an environment that supports them.
Community and City Leaders From neighborhood
activists to City Council members, our city’s change agents
will use DC Ideas Fest to expand on their mandate to listen
to and act on what residents envision for a better city.
Artists Local artists will infuse the event with imagination
and a meaningful exchange of diverse experiences.
Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs At the heart of an inclusive
local economy are local businesses and entrepreneurs who will
bring their own stories about building community wealth.
Young People More than 40% of Washington, D.C’s residents are
under the age of 30. Tomorrow is today for the young people in our
city who attend our schools and chose this city to begin their careers.
Lifelong Residents and Newcomers Thousands of new
residents will move to DC in the coming year to join a city with a
rich history of confronting and solving problems.

9. SCHEDULED PARTICIPANTS
Raj Aggarwal
Board Chair , Think Local First
Quique Aviles
Poet, Performer
& Community Activist
William A. Bell
Mayor, Birmingham, Alabama
Yi Chen
Filmmaker
Critical Exposure
Youth Photography Project
Ralph Eubanks
Author
Jeff Franco
E.D., City Year DC
Kymone Freeman
Co-Owner, We Act Radio
Stephen Glaude
E.D., Coalition for Non-Profit
Housing & Economic Development
Shellee Haynesworth,
Black Broadway on U
Freeman Hrawbowski
President, The University of Maryland
Baltimore County
Scott Kratz
Director, 11th St.
Bridge Park Project
Ed Lazere
E.D., DC Fiscal Policy Institute
Andy Shallal
Owner, Busboys & Poets
Amanda Stephenson,
Anacostia Economic
Development Center
Morgan West
Founder & Director
“A Creative DC”

10. PROGRAMMING PREVIEW
OVER 80 EVENTS – including Inspiring Main
Stage Talks, Provocative Panels, Skills
Workshops, “Fast and Furious” Pitch
Sessions, films and performances.
Arts and Innovation Creativity and innovation
run deep in every part of our city. Local
artists and innovators join national and
international thought leaders in a visionary,
solutions-oriented experience that will foster
new ideas vital to our future and change
perceptions about what is created here and
who creates it.
The Inclusive City Washington is one of the
fastest growing cities in the United States but
does this rapid development benefit
everyone? How do we become a city that is
inclusive of all?
The Class of 2030 This Fall, close to 7,000
young students began their educational
careers in DC public and charter schools. If
nothing changes, close to half will not
graduate from high school. How do we unite
as a city that can provide opportunities for all
of our children to thrive
Sessions will be added regularly. Please
check our website often for scheduled
events! www.dcideasfest.org/events

11. WHY SPONSOR?
We’re approaching you because we think you personify our region’s values of
Innovation, Collaboration, Imagination and Creativity. We’re asking you to join us by
jumping in to help us design and build the first DC Ideas Fest.
Now is the time to align your corporate identity with an inclusive, creative, innovative,
forward-looking and problem-solving event. Sponsorship will expose your brand to
10,000 in person and over 250,000 online.
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
10K Collaborator
• Signage on website,
printed materials, step
and repeat, on-site
signage, and ad space in
program book.
• 5 invites to VIP and
partner receptions
• 5 all-access wristbands
– guaranteed seating at
every event
25K Innovator
Everything included in
Collaborator Sponsorship
plus:
• Social media mentions
• Mentions from stage at
events
• Full-page ad in souvenir
program
• Free exhibit space in DC
Ideas Fest Lounge
• 5 additional all-access
wristbands
• 5 invites to VIP receptions
50K Visionary
Everything included in
Innovator Sponsorship plus:
• Naming rights
• “Your Company Presents”
DC Ideas Fest 2017
• Logo included on
conference bags and
wristbands
• Visionary Sponsor will be
allowed popup banners and
other large signage (at
sponsor’s expense) outside
the venue as allowed by the
historic Carnegie Library

12. OTHER SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
• “Literary Lounge” - 5K (Taken)
• “Theater of Ideas” - 5K
• Sponsorship of on-site studio - 5K
• Enclosed space for vending/store on-site - 5K
• Charging Station - 5K
• Vendor Exhibit Space – 500-2500 ($0 spaces for local non-
profits)
• Include swag item or promotional material (10,000 items) in
festival bags - 750

13. Contact Us Today to be a Sponsor:
Sue Goodwin
Co-Director, DC Ideas Fest
1404 Lawrence Street, NE
Washington, DC 20017
(202) 412-7689
sue@dcideasfest.org