Sponsorship Opportunities with the Vancouver Island Symphony

Each year, the Vancouver Island Symphony reaches more than 20,000+ people through a season of nine performances at The Port Theatre, community outreach programs, education concerts, special events and Symphony in the Harbour.

Corporate sponsorship with the Vancouver Island Symphony is a partnership that helps you reach your target audience by creating more awareness for your business, new clients and higher sales. You are making an investment in Nanaimo’s future and demonstrating your support for the arts, but it is more than just philanthropy.

By partnering with the Vancouver Island Symphony, your company will:

·         Establish an association with a thriving arts organization on Vancouver Island.

·         Raise its profile in the community

·         Help enrich the lives of the residents of the central Vancouver Island region

·         Help support children's education programs.

·         Meet community leaders and other business owners

·         Entertain your clients and dedicated staff

·         Promote a new product

·         Attract new business to your company

·         Demonstrate for all to see your support for the arts in the Central Vancouver Island region.

Corporate partnership with the VI Symphony can be provided in three different ways and in combination of Sponsorship, Gifts in Kind and Corporate Donation. Our goal is to create a sponsorship package that is tailored to suit your marketing needs and help you reach your corporate goals.  The VI Symphony will customize a sponsorship package to align with your marketing plan.

• Performance Sponsorship: your company can sponsor an individual performance. 
• Education Series Sponsorship: two Concert Series that reach over 5000 students a year.
• NoteworthyKids Outreach Program Sponsorship:  includes Send a Symphony Musician to School Program, NoteworthyKids Program, Annual Open Dress Rehearsal Event.
• VIS Special Events: Chicks & Chocolate Festival and Symphony SIZZLE.
• 10th Annual Symphony in the Harbour Sponsorship: up to 7000 people attend a free concert in Maffeo Sutton Park the second weekend of August.
• Nanaimo Piano Festival Sponsorship: May 2010 Inaugural Season

Promotional Benefits of supporting the Vancouver Island Symphony
Promotional advantages and benefits are outlined for each Program. These benefits have been developed in consultation with our corporate partners. The VIS staff is pleased to work with you on building a partnership that will benefit you. and best suit your needs and to reach our various markets.

Marketing opportunities may include:

• Advertisements & Inserts in Encore – the VI Symphony House Program distributed to 6500 people.
• Your corporate logo reflected on the stage & on promotional materials related to the performance or event you wish to sponsor.
• Your logo may appear in advertising in the Daily News, Harbour City Star, Nanaimo News Bulletin, Vancouver Island Business Examiner, More Living Magazine, Nanaimo Magazine and on A TV.
• Product placement and sampling of your product – sponsor a reception or event.
• Entertainment Benefits
  Create an incredible evening at the Symphony that your guests will not forget. We will customize benefits that will suite your needs.  Some of these benefits might include:
• Complimentary tickets
• An Invitation to Pre & Post Concert Talks at the Port Theatre.
• Assistance in planning Pre-Concert Reception
• An invitation to the Concertmaster’s Post Concert reception to meet conductor, musicians and patrons.
• An opportunity for your employees to purchase tickets for the sponsored concerts at a discount.

 For information on being a Partner, please call Bobbi Kurtz at the Vancouver Island Symphony:  250-754-0177