BALIF's 40th Annual Gala is on March 6, 2020. If you haven't done so yet, now is the time to sponsor BALIF and purchase your tickets to the Gala. This year's format is an elegant cocktail party with food stations and drinks sprinkled around the venue. It's a fabulous format for mingling with old friends and meeting new ones. Don't miss the best party of the year!
We will also be having our BALIF Foundation Silent Auction- if you have an item you would like to donate, please contact our Administrative Director, Katie at balif@balif.org.
Your sponsorship of BALIF and ticket purchases will fund law student scholarships, mentor programs, CLE, Amicus briefs on LGBTQI issues, LGBTQI recruiting, social events to LGBTQI lawyers, community outreach, and much more. If your business or firm would still like to sponsor the Gala, it is not too late to take advantage of some of the many benefits of sponsorship, such as recognition through the end of 2020 on the BALIF website and newsletter, and complimentary tickets to the gala.
The Gala is BALIF's largest annual event with more than 600 attendees, including lawyers, judges, lawmakers, legal professionals, students, and in-house counsel. Please join us to celebrate the amazing progress our community has made over the past year.
This year we will be honoring:
2020 Legal Service Award - Oasis Legal Services
Oasis Legal Services is a leading legal services provider for LGBTQ immigrants on the West Coast, serving hundreds of asylum seekers every year. Through holistic representation Oasis empowers our clients to ensure those fleeing persecution are protected from deportation so they can live safely and love freely.
https://www.oasislegalservices.org/home
2020 Community Service Award - Openhouse
Founded in 1998, Openhouse works to center the voices and experiences of LGBTQ older adults by providing opportunities to make social connections and build community. Openhouse enables San Francisco Bay Area LGBTQ seniors to overcome the unique challenges they face as they age by providing housing, direct services and community programs.
https://openhouse-sf.org/
When: Friday, March 6th from 7-11pm
Where: Bently Reserve, 301 Battery St., San Francisco, California
Please visit the BALIF website at balif.org/sponsorship for sponsorship information or to purchase individual tickets. For more information email gala@balif.org or balif@balif.org.
We invite your firm/company to sponsor BALIF, the oldest and largest LGBTQI Bar Association in the country, and the 39th Annual BALIF Gala!
Why support BALIF?
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BALIF supports diversity in the legal profession by providing critical
LGBTQI networking opportunities, including an attorney
mentorship program that connects law students and junior lawyers with more experienced attorneys.
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BALIF strengthens the LGBTQI and other marginalized communities by partnering with other minority bar associations and organizations on social action initiatives, social events, scholarships/fellowships, and MCLE courses.
Sponsorship Levels and Gala Tickets!
For your sponsorship, your firm/company will receive the benefits listed below, including complimentary tickets to the 40th Annual BALIF Gala. The Gala, BALIF’s largest annual event, boasts over 600 attendees, including lawyers, in-house counsel, judges, lawmakers, law students, and other legal and local luminaries. The 2020 Gala will be held on Friday, March 6, 2020, at the Bently Reserve located at 301 Battery Street in San Francisco.
This year’s levels and benefits for sponsorship are as follows:
Partner Level: $7,500
- Banner recognition as a Partner-level sponsor through the end of calendar year 2020 on BALIF website and in BALIF newsletter, and recognition at all BALIF sponsored functions, including firm logo displayed at Gala event, BALIF MCLE events, monthly networking receptions and law student functions.
- Admission for twenty people to 40th Annual Dinner and Awards Gala.
- Admission to VIP reception before the Gala with in-house counsel, judges, BALIF Board of Directors and National LGBTQI Bar Association Board members.
- Custom, full-page Gala program advertisement.
Counsel Level: $5,000
- Priority recognition as a Counsel-level sponsor through the end of calendar year 2020 on BALIF website, in BALIF newsletter, and at all BALIF sponsored functions, including firm logo displayed at Gala event, BALIF MCLE events, monthly networking receptions and law student functions.
- Admission for ten people to 40th Annual Dinner and Awards Gala.
- Admission to VIP reception at Gala with in-house counsel, judges, BALIF Board of Directors and National LGBTQI Bar Association Board members.
- Custom, full-page Gala program advertisement.
Advocate Level: $2,500
- Priority recognition as Advocate-level sponsor through end of calendar year 2020 on BALIF website, in BALIF newsletter, and in all printed and online 2020 Gala materials.
- Admission for ten people to 39th Annual Dinner and Awards Gala.
- Custom, half-page Gala program advertisement.
Benefactor Level: $1,500
- Priority recognition as Benefactor-level sponsor through end of calendar year 2020 on BALIF website, in BALIF newsletter, and in all printed and online 2020 Gala materials.
- Admission for five people to 40th Annual Dinner and Awards Gala.
- Custom, quarter-page Gala program advertisement.
Patron LEVEL: $1,000
- Priority recognition as Patron-level sponsor through end of calendar year 2020 on BALIF website, in BALIF newsletter, and in all printed and online 2020 Gala materials.
- Admission for three people to 40th Annual Dinner and Awards Gala.
Individual Sponsorship: $500
- Priority recognition as Individual sponsor through end of calendar year 2020 on BALIF website, in BALIF newsletter, and in all printed and online 2020 Gala materials.
- Admission for two people to 40th Annual Dinner and Awards Gala.
If you are interested in sponsoring BALIF at an even greater level than those listed above, please feel free to contact us directly at the email address below or you can call our Office Administrator Katie Carlson, at 415.874.3045.
Your firm/company may also participate in a limited number of additional sponsorship opportunities at the 2020 Gala event, including naming and branding recognition at various food, drink, and entertainment stations throughout the event, sponsoring the VIP Reception, and sponsoring the official Gala After-Party, likely in the Castro District of San Francisco. Prices for these additional sponsorship opportunities will range from $500 to $5,000+. Because these additional sponsorship opportunities are limited in number, please contact us as soon as possible if you are interested in any of these opportunities.
For your sponsorship and advertisement to appear in the 2020 Gala program, you must respond, and your payment must be received, by Friday, February 7, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. If you should encounter any problems, please do not hesitate to contact us.
We hope that you will become a BALIF sponsor this coming year and look forward to seeing you at the 2020 Gala as we celebrate 40 years of fun and festivities!
Warm regards,
Mark Fickes
2020 BALIF Gala Co-Chair
gala@balif.org
Amanda Hamilton
2020 BALIF Gala Co-Chair
gala@balif.org
Katie Carlson
BALIF Administrative Director
balif@balif.org
