Letter to Sponsors

Friends of Social Equity,

I am writing to you as a friend and supporter of social equity to ask for assistance for our upcoming 2013 Social Equity and Leadership Conference being held on June 5-7, 2013 at the Doubletree by Hilton Raleigh Brownstone-University in Raleigh, NC.

The 12th annual conference is cohosted with the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA). Our theme, “Globally Engaged, Locally Responsible: New Challenges for Social Equity,” brings together leaders in public affairs to address the critical issues of access and parity in governance.

We have grown over the years and are expecting a record number of participants who represent public and nonprofit organizations. Among our esteemed keynote speakers is Dr. H. George Fredrickson, Edwin O. Stene Distinguished Professor of Public Administration at the University of Kansas, School of Public Affairs and Administration.

We would greatly appreciate your sponsorship of the 2013 Social Equity Leadership Conference. In sponsoring the conference, we can provide recognition of your name and/or institutional affiliation on our conference website and/or conference promotional materials through one of the following levels:

  1. Gold Level ($2,500 to $4,999)
    1. Sponsorship recognition on the conference website
    2. Sponsorship recognition at the Keynote and Plenary Events
    3. Sponsorship recognition in the Conference Booklet (Name and/or Logo)
    4. One full-page advertisement in the Conference Booklet (to include one of the inner or outer cover pages)
  2. Silver Level ($1,000 to $2,499)
    1. Sponsorship recognition on the conference website
    2. Sponsorship recognition in the Conference Booklet (Name and/or Logo)
    3. One full-page advertisement in the Conference Program Booklet
  3. Bronze Level ($500 to $999)
    1. Sponsorship recognition in the Conference Booklet (Name and/or Logo)
    2. Half-page advertisement in the Conference Booklet

To serve as a sponsor for the 2013 Social Equity Leadership Conference, please make your check payable to NC State University Social Equity Leadership Conference and mail payments to Ms. Wendy Giddens, Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity, 217 Winslow Hall, Box 7530, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7530. Please email me directly if you have any questions and thank you very much for your support!

With warmest regards,

Jade Berry James, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Programs
Department of Public Administration
School of Public and International Affairs
Caldwell 209/Campus Box 8102
Raleigh, NC 27695-8102
Email: rmberryj@ncsu.edu