The 13th Annual International Youth Poetry Slam Festival

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Youth Speaks has the morAl ImperATIve to create and support more positive choices for

urban youth.

helping teens find their voice, Youth Speaks empowerS young people to become the next generation of

thinkers, writers & leaders. we give youth the chance to stand up, speak and be heard.

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Youth Speaks Inc. is seekingcorporate sponsorship for our 13th annual Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival in los Angeles, CA,July 20–24, 2010.

As a Brave New voices partner, you will have direct access to more than 250,000 youth who participate in our programs across the United States. Targeted public relations and media outreach efforts are estimated to reach more than a million youth and their families. Brave New voices participants range from ages 13–24 and are tastemakers and trendsetters for the tone, dialect, fashion, music and digital communications in their regions.

This year there will be 750 participants from over 50 international communities. participating cities include: San Francisco, New York City, Chicago, los Angeles, Boston, london, miami, washington DC, Atlanta, philadelphia, Seattle, New orleans, Detroit, Houston, oakland, Santa Fe, portland, Denver, St. louis, Kansas City, Albuquerque, Hawaii, Hartford, minneapolis/St. paul, phoenix, Nashville, St. louis, Cleveland, Jacksonville, Charlotte, madison, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Baton rouge, Chapel Hill, milwaukee, Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, plymouth, Kalamazoo, Indianapolis, Ft. lauderdale, Burlington, Newark, watts, Fontana, mendocino, Austin, Anchorage, Taos, Chico, Navajo Nation, Hopi Nation, pueblo Nation, Chimayo, San Jose, Jersey City, Baltimore, Savannah, mexicalli, louisville, Amherst, las vegas, eugene Canandaigua, worcester, leeds (UK), mostar (Bosnia).

helping teens find their voice, Youth Speaks empowerS young people to become the next generation of

thinkers, writers & leaders. we give youth the chance to stand up, speak and be heard.

To meet the challenge of

Brian YooYouth Speaks

Teen poetry Slam Grand Slam Finals 2009

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Since that time,Brave New voices has grown to

represent youth from all across the United States and europe,

making it the largest ongoing spoken word event in the world.

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Over 500 trend-setting youth from more than 50 parts of the country participate in the weeklong event.

participants come from most major markets, college towns, Native American reservations and small cities.

There are 25 events over 5 days in multiple venues.

There are 10,000 audience members over the course of the week.

There is online streaming and multi-media presence.

Performances by nationally recognized artists and performers.

National media coverage.

Brave New Voices was created by

Youth Speaks, Inc in 1998 after the inaugural Youth Speaks Teen PoeTry Slam in San Francisco— the first poetry slam dedicated to youth in the nation’s history.

Brave New voices 2008, which took place in washington DC, was featured in a seven part series on HBO entitled Brave New Voices.

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Since inception, more and more young poets have been given the opportunity to speak their truths about how the environment—beyond the polar ice caps—effects them in their everyday existence.

poets of the “Green Team” have spoken and performed to mayors from across the country, former president Bill Clinton, Speaker pelosi, Nobel prize winner Bishop Desmond Tutu, robert redford, and the leadership of the Ford Foundation among many other opportunities.

Over 75% of the audience members are 13-39 years old.

ethnically diverse:31% African-American19% latino20% Asian-American8% pacific Islander12% white, Non-Hispanic5% Native-American5% other

51% male, 49% Female

in partnership with the redford Center and the us green building CounCil, Youth Speaks launched

brave new voiceS SPeak Green in 2006 as a way to ensure that youth

HAve A voICe in some of the critical issues of our day.

Brave New voices Grand Slam Finals 2008

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In addition to the planet’s premier teen poetry slam, we bring world-renowned instructors and writers to brave new Voices for panels and workshops on performance, literary arts and hip hop theater.

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Workshop leaders have included:

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Jimmy SaNtIagO Baca

Jeff cHaNg

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Suheir Hammad

lawrence Ferlinghetti

Bob HOlmaN

Beth lISIcK

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each year, youth speaks produces a major concert presentation or reCeiVed direCt artist finanCial Contributions during the Brave New voices Festival. muSic

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have graced our stage include:

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Brave New voices poets

Jamaica osorio and Josh Bennett

performed at the White House for

president obama & the first lady

at the first white House Poetry Jam.

Brave New Voices aired on

HBO in 2009 as a

primetime Original prOgram

Doris Duke mpo Initiative selected

Youth Speaksin 2005.

The Ford Foundation selected Youth Speaks

as one of 7 programs nationwide

for the future aesthetics cohort.

SelecTed hiGhliGhTS

DJ reborn (right) and fan, Brave New voices Grand Slam Finals 2008, lincoln Theater, washington D.C.

POetS from Brave New voices have been featured on HBo’s def Poetry program.24

poet outside of lincoln Theater, washington D.C.8

Youth Speaks partners with a number of organizations to provide the young voices of America with opportunities to speak.

Youth speaks produced commissioned Work for:

robert redford’s Sundance InstituteHewlett packardThe Ad CouncilHBo’s Def poetrySimmons/lathan media GroupArchiventureU.S. Green Building CouncilSan Francisco Bay Area Book FestivalYerba Buena Center for the ArtsHip Hop Theater FestivalArts in AmericaCenter for equitable SchoolsSan Francisco museum of modern ArtDe Young museum

mike Turner at Youth Speaks Teen poetry Slam Grand Slam Finals 2009 9

Nathan Cummings Foundation

currenT and PaST ParTnerS

Starbucks Foundation

Verizon

american airlines

HBO

Simmons/lathan entertainment

russell Simmons

def Poetry

the Ford Foundation

The Common Ground Foundation

the doris duke charitable Foundation

voto latino

one economy / 24–7 Townhall.org

league of Independent

voters

National Spoken word Coalition

The redford Centerlevi Strauss

Blue marlin

Torani Italian Syrup

the william and Flora Hewlett Foundation

National endowment for the arts

Hip Hop Summit Action Network

the ludacris Foundation

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viSual arT has always been a crucial element for Youth Speaks,

and the orIGINAl FeSTIvAl poSTerSwill include corporate sponsors’ logos.

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promoTIoNAl opporTUNITIeS ImpreSSIoNS vAlUe

Festival Flyers 20,000 $15,000

event postcards 15,000 $6,500

Festival program Books 10,000 $7,000

Newsletter (printed & online) 30,000 $30,000

Stage Banners 10 $7,000

product Display 3,000 $10,000

print Ads 2,000,000 $25,000

Digital Ad 1,000,000 $25,000

radio pSA 300,000 $45,000

Tv pSA 3,000,000 $100,000

program Ads 10,000 $7,500

Stage mentions 20 + $20,000

e-mail blasts to database(s) 30,000 $7,500

Highlight on mySpace & Facebook 25,000 $15,000

Gift Bags 500 $10,000

vIp Hospitality n/a $15,000

merchandise n/a $5,000

Brave New voices event(s) Tickets 40 $1,500

Customized promotions TBD $50,000

marketing impressions valued at: 6,443,530 $402,000

each year, Brave New voices receives

naTional media aTTenTion in print, online, radio and television.

In 2009, HBo aired Brave New Voices, a seven part series documenting the entire festival.

Brave New voices Grand Slam Finals 2008, lincoln Theater, washington D.C.

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promoTIoNAl opporTUNITIeS ImpreSSIoNS vAlUe

Festival Flyers 20,000 $15,000

event postcards 15,000 $6,500

Festival program Books 10,000 $7,000

Newsletter (printed & online) 30,000 $30,000

Stage Banners 10 $7,000

product Display 3,000 $10,000

print Ads 2,000,000 $25,000

Digital Ad 1,000,000 $25,000

radio pSA 300,000 $45,000

Tv pSA 3,000,000 $100,000

program Ads 10,000 $7,500

Stage mentions 20 + $20,000

e-mail blasts to database(s) 30,000 $7,500

Highlight on mySpace & Facebook 25,000 $15,000

Gift Bags 500 $10,000

vIp Hospitality n/a $15,000

merchandise n/a $5,000

Brave New voices event(s) Tickets 40 $1,500

Customized promotions TBD $50,000

marketing impressions valued at: 6,443,530 $402,000

mArKeTUrban markets Nationwide

DATeSregional Qualifiers – Spring 2010National Festival – July 20–24, 2010

mArKeTING ImpreSSIoNS6.4 million

mUlTI-YeAr SIGNATUre pArTNerSHIp

PreSenTinG SPonSorShiP $150,000Brought to you By SPonSorShiP $50,000major SPonSorShiP $25,000official SPonSorShiP $10,000

Additional sponsorship packages are available and Youth Speaks will tailor sponsorship opportunities to meet your particular business initiative. regional sponsorship opportunities may also be available.

Youth Speaks is headquartered in San Francisco, CA and serves 45,000 Bay Area youth each year. The Brave New voices network is located in over 50 communities nationwide.

Youth Speaks is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. All contributions are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.

Audience reactions at lincoln Theatre

Drew vai at the Brave New voices Grand Slam Finals 2008 13

GeNerAl BeNeFITS

Category exclusivity.

recognition in all promotional and collateral materials at the presenting level.

Youth Speaks and your company name present Brave New voices

Inclusion in all print, outdoor, direct mail, Tv, radio and internet ads, banners signage and credentialing at the presenting level.

right of first refusal in sponsorship category for Brave New voices 2011.

HoSpITAlITY

official hosting of special events including Brave New voices Speak Green

vIp reserved seating for twenty (20) for Brave News voices Speak Green

vIp reserved seating for twenty (20) for the Grand Slam Finals at the Disney Concert Hall on July 24, 2010.

Twenty (20) vIp Festival passes to all hospitality events

volunteer opportunities for employees throughout the Festival.

ADverTISING & pUBlICITY

Full-page back cover advertisement in the Brave New voices Festival program book (10,000 printed)

Corporate logo and link on Youth Speaks and Brave New voices web - sites for 12 months.

Name recognition in the Youth Speaks newsletter for a year.

Name recognition in all national publicity and marketing efforts including: websites, press releases, public service announcements, promotional radio spots on local radio and e-mail blasts.

veNUe SIGNAGe

Corporate banners hung inside all Brave New voices venues.

Corporate logo displayed over the stage and other prominent locations.

recognition from the stage at all Brave New voices Festival performances including at the beginning and the end of the event.

proDUCT DISplAY

prime exhibit space to promote your company’s product/services at Brave New voices at the Grand Slam Finals on July 24, 2010.

prime exhibit space to promote your company’s product/services at Brave New voices Speak Green.

Inclusion of your company’s product in gift bags given to all 500 participants.

PreSenTinG SPonSorShiP $150,000 valued at $260,000

San Francisco Teen poetry Slam Finalists 2008

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Brought to you By SPonSorShiP$50,000 valued at $170,000

GeNerAl BeNeFITS

recognition in all promotional and collateral materials at the Brought to You by level.

Brave New voices Brought to You By your company.

Inclusion in all print, outdoor, direct mail, advertisement, banners signage and credentialing at the Brought to You by level.

right of first refusal in sponsorship category for Brave New voices 2011.

HoSpITAlITY

official hosting of special events including Grand Slam Finals vIp reception

vIp reserved seating for fifteen (15) for Brave News voices Speak Green

vIp reserved seating for fifteen (15) for the Grand Slam Finals at the Disney Concert Hall on July 24, 2010.

Fifteen (15) vIp Festival passes to all hospitality events

volunteer opportunities for employees throughout the Festival.

ADverTISING & pUBlICITY

Full-page advertisement in the Brave New voices Festival program book (10,000 printed).

Corporate logo and link on Youth Speaks and Brave New voices web - sites for 6 months.

Name recognition in the Youth Speaks newsletter for a year.

Name recognition in all national publicity and marketing efforts including: websites, press releases, public service announcements, promotional radio spots on local radio and e-mail blasts.

veNUe SIGNAGe

Corporate banners hung inside all Brave New voices venues.

Corporate logo displayed over the stage and other prominent locations.

recognition from the stage at all Brave New voices Festival performances including at the beginning and the end of the event.

proDUCT DISplAY

prime exhibit space to promote your company’s product/services at Brave New voices at the Grand Slam Finals on July 24, 2010.

Inclusion of your company’s product in gift bags given to all 500 participants.

Judges at the Brave New voices Finals 2008

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GeNerAl BeNeFITS

prominent recognition in all promotional and collateral materials.

Inclusion in all print, outdoor, direct mail, advertisement, banners signage and credentialing at the major level.

right of first refusal in sponsorship category for Brave New voices 2011.

HoSpITAlITY

vIp reserved seating for ten (10) for Brave News voices Speak Green

vIp reserved seating for ten (10) for the Grand Slam Finals at the Disney Concert Hall on July 24, 2010.

Ten (10) vIp Festival passes to all hospitality events

volunteer opportunities for employees throughout the Festival.

ADverTISING & pUBlICITY

Half-page advertisement in the Brave New voices Festival program book (10,000 printed).

Corporate logo and link on Youth Speaks and Brave New voices websites.

Name recognition in the Youth Speaks newsletter.

Name recognition in all national publicity and marketing efforts including: websites, press releases, public service announcements and e-mail blasts.

veNUe SIGNAGe CorporATe BANNerS HUNG INSIDe All BrAve New voICeS veNUeS.

Corporate logo displayed over the stage and other prominent locations.

recognition from the stage at all Brave New voices Festival performances including at the beginning and the end of the event.

proDUCT DISplAY

exhibit space to promote your company’s product/services at Brave New voices at the Grand Slam Finals on July 24, 2010.

Inclusion of your company’s product in gift bags given to all 500 participants.

major SPonSorShiP$25,000 valued at $75,000

philly team members at the Brave New voices Finals 2008

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GeNerAl BeNeFITS

Special recognition in all promotional and collateral materials.

Inclusion in all print, outdoor, direct mail, advertisement, banners signage and credentialing at the official level.

right of first refusal in sponsorship category for Brave New voices 2011.

HoSpITAlITY

vIp reserved seating for six (6) for Brave News voices Speak Green

vIp reserved seating for six (6) for the Grand Slam Finals at the Disney Concert Hall on July 24, 2010.

Six (6) vIp Festival passes to all hospitality events

volunteer opportunities for employees throughout the Festival.

ADverTISING & pUBlICITY

Quarter-page advertisement in the Brave New voices Festival program book (10,000 printed).

Corporate logo and link on Youth Speaks and Brave New voices websites.

Name recognition in the Youth Speaks newsletter.

Name recognition in all national publicity and marketing efforts including: websites, press releases, public service announcements and e-mail blasts.

veNUe SIGNAGe

Corporate logo displayed over the stage and other prominent locations.

recognition from the stage at all Brave New voices Festival performances including at the end of the event.

proDUCT DISplAY

exhibit space to promote your company’s product/services at Brave New voices at the Grand Slam Finals on July 24, 2010.

Inclusion of your company’s product in gift bags given to all 500 participants.

official SPonSorShiP$10,000 valued at $50,000

ericka Sheppard at the Brave New voices Grand Slam Finals 2008

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James KassFounder and executive Director415-255-9035 x11jkass@youthspeaks.org

Katie Bonemanager of Individual and Corporate Giving415-255-9035 x20kbone@youthspeaks.org

1663 mission St, Suite 604San Francisco, CA 94103www.youthspeaks.org www.bravenewvoices.org