The Midwest Academy’s Board of Directors and Gala Host Committee will hold an evening of celebration and recognition of some of our nation’s most acclaimed progressive activists. We will come together at the Midwest Academy Awards to pause and recognize the outstanding contributions of some of our most dedicated leaders. More than 250 of the most recognized organizers and activists of the national progressive community will join us for a time to celebrate, re-energize and of course, organize!
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The Midwest Academy’s Board of Directors and Gala Host Committee invites you to join us for an evening of celebration and recognition of some of our nation’s most acclaimed progressive activists.
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Cocktail Reception – 6pm
Awards Program – 7:30pm
The Sphinx Club at Franklin Square
1315 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
2017 GALA HOST COMMITTEE
Jeff Blum, Global Progressive Hub Deepak Bhargava, Center for Community Change
Michael Brune, Sierra Club
Jenn Brown, Civic Nation Joseline Garcia, US Student Association Sarita Gupta, Jobs With Justice
Wenonah Hauter, Food and Water Watch Saru Jayaraman, ROC United Carlos Jimenez, DC Metro Labor Council
Gara LaMarche, Democracy Alliance Mary Beth Maxwell, Human Rights Campaign
Heather McGhee, Demos
Heidi Mitchell, Act Blue
Erin O’Neill, American Cancer Society
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Miles Rapoport, Harvard Kennedy School Cecile Richards, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Lee Saunders, AFSCME
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, U.S. Congress Joel Silberman, Democracy Partners
Roger Smith, American Income Life John Stocks, National Education Association (NEA)
Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO Billy Wimsatt, Movement Voter Project
Yadi Sanchez, Mi Familia Vota
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chair Heather Booth
(Democracy Partners)
Directors
Paul Booth
Saqib Bhatti (Action Center on Race & Economy)
Robert Creamer (Democracy Partners) Jacky Grimshaw (Center for Neighborhood Technology)
Jackie Kendall (Democracy Partners)
Mike Lux (Democracy Partners)
Eddy Morales (Morales Public Relations)
Marvin Randolph (Southern Elections Fund)
Alicia Ybarra
Executive Director Judy Hertz
HONOREES
We recognize these very special 2017 Academy Award Honorees.
Midwest Academy & GROW Alumnae
Founder of Democracy in Color
International President
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Sponsorship donations may be made by credit card online here or click the graphic below to download our Sponsor form:
Please join us in honoring these remarkable leaders with a gift to the Academy Awards.
We would like to give you this special opportunity to become a sponsor of the Academy Awards and have your name on our website and in the program book.
The benefits of sponsorship are detailed as follows:
New – Presenting Sponsor – $25,000
· Exclusive naming rights as presenting partner
· Premiere logo placement across all event promotion platforms
· Recognition and exclusive signage placement at event
· 15 VIP tickets and premier table seating
Title Sponsor – $15,000
· 12 VIP tickets, premier table seating, and signage
· Recognition and premier signage at the event
· Logo and full-page color ad in program book
· Listing and Logo on website
Direct Action Sponsor – $10,000
· 10 tickets, premier table seating, and signage
· Premier signage at the event
· Logo and half page color ad in program book
· Listing and logo on website
Strategy Chart Sponsor – $5,000
· 8 tickets, table seating and signage
· Listing and quarter page color ad in program book
Progressive Sponsor – $2,500
· 6 tickets to the event
· Business card ad in program book. Listing on website
Friend of Academy – $1,000
· 4 tickets to the event
· Listing in program book and website