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🚨 We're looking for partners and sponsors for 2023/24! 🚨 At the City Women in Law Society, we're all about building an inclusive community based on female/female-identifying empowerment and social mobility in the law. Now, we're searching for like-minded organisations that will help us provide the very best for our members. Sounds like something your organisation would be interested in? DM Rochelle Inbakumar or Oravara Ratanakorn to get your copy of our 'Partnership & Sponsorship Opportunities' brochure or email womeninlaw@city.ac.uk! #partnerships #sponsorships #sponsors #womeninlaw #law

37 questions to ask to get more sponsorship Don’t know if you saw my last post, but it was about how the package should be the end result of the sponsorship process, not the beginning. So the question then becomes: “Chris, what does the rest of the sponsorship process entail?” Well ideally you have: - Good audience data - A good discovery process - An appealing sponsorship opportunity I don’t know about your audience data or sponsorship opportunity right now. But I CAN help you with the discovery process… AKA how to figure out what the sponsor wants… so you can actually give it to them. I put the whole thing together for you here: https://lnkd.in/e6U6XQZa PS - There are a few more ways I can help you. ✅ First, visit the blog here. Use it to get ALL THE SPONSORSHIP you want. https://lnkd.in/eS2k3yqk ✅ Second, dive into our YT channel. Hundreds of videos. https://lnkd.in/e5UQPa_P ✅ Third — book a 2024 strategy session with us here. We’ll take a look at your opportunity and suggest a strategy for getting MORE sponsors and more VALUABLE sponsorship. https://lnkd.in/eDxfEHEG

Sponsees signal readiness to sponsors by demonstrating their unique value and impact. But formal sponsorship programs often target members of groups that are frequently penalized for explicit self-promotion: for example, women who were raised with gender norms that prioritize humility, or people who hail from cultures that place a strong emphasis on modesty. Although there’s nothing wrong with humility and modesty, sponsees who possess these traits can project a lack of drive and initiative. That, in turn, can make it harder for sponsors to know how to help — and to do it with confidence. To get around this challenge, companies can encourage sponsees to prepare a concise “impact statement”: a short document or deck in which sponsees outline their role, highlight their superpowers, quantify their accomplishments, note distinctive character traits, and describe their purpose and proudest moments. Because self-promotion does not come naturally to many people, managers can coach sponsees in preparing their impact statements. Where managers are not available, sponsees can use a set of written prompts, then work in peer groups with fellow sponsees to iterate together on their final statements. These kinds of “pull strategies” create the psychological safety many sponsees need to present the fullest profile of their talent and potential, a necessary foundation for effective sponsorship. They also help capture the valuable information sponsors and sponsees will refer to as they begin exploring sponsorship opportunities.

PRESS PLAY Topic: Are there Levels of Sponsorship? W/ Kerron Duncan The great debate! Are there levels to Sponsorship? Personally, I think there are.  I’ve heard the terms Advocacy, Champion, Catalyst etc. but I believe there is a subtle difference. Just like events have levels of sponsorship - where companies give a set amount and depending on how much they give, they are given perks for that level; I view sponsorship levels when it comes to our career similarly. By definition, an Advocate is a person who publicly recommends and supports. They speak up for you even when you aren’t in the room. The next level up and what we refer to as a Sponsor, is more action-oriented. Sponsors don’t only use their influence and platform to advocate but they are also able to help you advance your career. While you may have mentors in your network, mentors aren’t enough - position yourself for sponsorship. Here is a great article from Gallup that discusses the two including the fact that women and people of color need more than just mentorship to advance! https://lnkd.in/e-Ek3S2u What terms have you heard used for Sponsorship? And what is your interpretation of a Sponsor? #tidbittuesday #blackwomeninstem #womeninstem #blackwomenphd #wocinstem #blackgirlsinSTEM #womeninscience #stemdiversity #stemadvocate #steministempowered #aspirestem #mentorship

37 questions to ask to get more sponsorship Don’t know if you saw my last post, but it was about how the package should be the end result of the sponsorship process, not the beginning. So the question then becomes: “Chris, what does the rest of the sponsorship process entail?” Well ideally you have: - Good audience data - A good discovery process - An appealing sponsorship opportunity I don’t know about your audience data or sponsorship opportunity right now. But I CAN help you with the discovery process… AKA how to figure out what the sponsor wants… so you can actually give it to them. I put the whole thing together for you here: https://lnkd.in/eWerRbFS PS - There are a few more ways I can help you. ✅ First, visit the blog here. Use it to get ALL THE SPONSORSHIP you want. https://lnkd.in/e5u9Akwg ✅ Second, dive into our YT channel. Hundreds of videos. https://lnkd.in/e2Nm27ak ✅ Third — book a 2024 strategy session with us here. We’ll take a look at your opportunity and suggest a strategy for getting MORE sponsors and more VALUABLE sponsorship. https://lnkd.in/e52QVuHn

So crucial to keep these venues open for the use of our communities.

The mythology of sponsorship is not unlike that of romance: we imagine there is an ideal sponsor match - ‘the one’ - who is out there for us to find. Great sponsees reject that notion and instead pursue a pragmatic strategy of building a network of developmental relationships. https://lnkd.in/e2EzwADP #career #careerchange #careertransition

What comes after spring? Summer, of course, when one of Josselyn’s crucial therapeutic programs for youth, Camp Neeka, occurs. Please consider supporting Camp Neeka and other youth programs by attending our Spring Luncheon. #mentalhealthforall

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Need ideas for generating in-person leads? Here are 6 ideas to get you started! 1) Door-to-Door Flyers and Door Hangers 2) Street Festivals and Farmers Markets 3) Community Events and Sponsorships 4) Referral Programs 5) Local Partnerships 6) Host Workshops or Seminars Any favorites that we should add?