Business for the Arts invites you to our artsVest Saskatchewan workshops and information sessions!

artsVest is a matching incentive and sponsorship training program designed by Business for the Arts to spark corporate engagement in arts and culture. It will continue in Saskatchewan from 2015-16 and will provide local cultural organizations with:

• Free live sponsorship training workshop;
• Ongoing mentorship with Canada's top sponsorship experts NEW!
• Marketing and branding webinars NEW!
• A provincial total of $330,000 in matching incentive grants.

Combined with sponsorships of equal or greater value from local businesses, this will translate to an influx of at least $660,000 into Saskatchewan's creative economy this year alone!

For more information on the program, please visit www.artsvest.com.

Sponsorship Training Workshops

This Sponsorship Training Workshops provide valuable tools to help small and mid-sized cultural organizations secure and nurture long-term, mutually beneficial partnerships with local businesses.

• Open to local arts, culture and heritage organizations with an annual budget of under $1.5M
• Organizations must take this short, self-administered quiz in order to identify which workshop they will attend before registering above
  
• Oragnizations must then register for one of the above workshops of their choice in their community.

Please note that workshop and information session attendance is mandatory in order to apply for artsVest matching funds.

Sponsorship 101 Workshop

Sponsorship experience level: beginner to moderate. Covers the basics of sponsorship, answering such questions as

• What is the difference between a donation and sponsorship?
• How can I identify prospects in my community to partner with?
• How do I create an effective sponsorship proposal?
• How do I close the deal?

Advanced Sponsorship Workshop

Sponsorship experience: moderate to advanced. Delves in deep to the 5 stages of the sponsorship cycle, answering such questions as

• How do I move up a level to larger financial partnerships?
• How do I refine my approach and pitch?
• When I have multiple sponsors on the go, how do I steward them effectively?

*Advanced workshops will be offered in Saskatoon, Regina and Swift Current only. If you self-identify as Advanced outside of these three communities, please get in touch with us for more options.

Nov 24th - North Battleford

Don Ross Centre, Room 107

891-99 Street

North Battleford, SK

*use door #4 to access room 107

Sponsorship 101 Workshop and Information Session - 9:30am - 1:30pm

Dec 2nd - Regina

Core-Ritchie Neighbourhood Centre

445 14 Ave, Regina, SK S4N 6T5

Regina, SK

Sponsorship 101 Workshop and Information Session - 9:30am - 2:00pm

Information Session and Advanced Sponsorship Workshop - 12:00pm - 5:00pm

Dec 3rd - Swift Current

Swift Current Museum

44 Robert St. W

Swift Current, SK

Sponsorship 101 Workshop and Information Session - 9:30am - 2:00pm

Information Session and Advanced Sponsorship Workshop - 12:00pm - 5:00pm

Dec 4th - Saskatoon

Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra

Adminsitration and Rehearsal Centre

408 20th Street West

Saskatoon, SK

Sponsorship 101 Workshop and Information Session - 9:30am - 2:00pm

Information Session and Advanced Sponsorship Workshop - 12:00pm - 5:00pm

Dec 8th - Weyburn

Signal Hill Arts Centre

Caraganna Room

424 10 Ave. SE

Weyburn, SK

Sponsorship 101 Workshop and Information Session - 12:30pm - 4:30pm

Dec 10th - Yorkton

Yorkton Public Library

93 Broadway St. W

Yorkton, SK

Sponsorship 101 Workshop and Information Session - 12:30pm - 4:30pm

In order to ensure that we can accommodate everybody, only two people per organization may attend the Saskatoon, Regina and Swift Current Sponsorship Training Workshops. We encourage you to include a board member, as they are integral to the artsVest process.

The Saskatchewan artsVest program is made possible with funding from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport and the Government of Canada.