2011 Sponsors

When you sponsor Passports with Purpose your donation is tax deductible. In exchange for your support of this year’s cause, you’ll receive one of the sponsorship packages listed below.

We provide a tremendous amount of online visibility to our sponsors at four giving levels. In 2010, with overwhelming support and assistance from the travel blog community, we raised, we raised $64,128, over 25% more than our original goal of $50,000. Construction of the Village is already underway.

In 2010, 199 websites hosted the Passport with Purpose widget (giving it over 640k impressions), and 432 websites sent visitors to the Passports with Purpose website. Through the efforts of our bloggers, we were able to offer 95 prizes, many of them valued in the thousands of dollars. Here is a list of the 2010 Passports With Purpose Bloggers

We sent weekly email to our participating bloggers, all 191 of them, updating them about our effort, telling them about our sponsors, and encouraging them to learn more about the sponsors. We also posted on Facebook and Twitter throughout the fundraiser. Twitter was our third largest referrer, and that people were prone to tweet and retweet our progress throughout the day.

Our 2010 effort was mentioned in USA TODAY.
Here’s the power behind our group and the potential audience you can reach.

Participating blogger network for 2010 (excluding major media participants)

876,000 unique visitors monthly
1,664,000 monthly page views
293,000 Twitter followers
39,000 Facebook friends

Plus this reach from the Founders and the Passports with Purpose blog

117K+ unique visitors per month between 5 websites (4 founder blogs + the Passports with Purpose website)
25,000+ aggregate followers on Twitter (across 5 accounts)
6,400 newsletter subscribers
6,800+ friends/fans on Facebook
2,800 RSS subscribers

Sponsorship levels

Platinum – SOLD OUT

Round the World with Us co-founders Keller and Doug Tilden commented, “We are thrilled to be working with Passports with Purpose and Room to Read. The combination of these organizations with Round the World with Us will allow ordinary folks to bring the world of literacy and all its benefits to thousands of children and adults in Zambia.”

All benefits of Gold level PLUS

Exclusive top banner ad on the Passports with Purpose site.
Sole sponsor listing on the downloadable badge which will be posted throughout the Passports with Purpose site — and on many participating bloggers sites (199 websites in 2010)
Opportunity to be highly visible and participate in kickoff event in the Seattle area in September 2011
Opportunity to contribute a video about why you are supporting the cause
Logo in sponsor sidebar in banner ad on Passports with Purpose website homepage
Personalized blog post by a Passports with Purpose founder on each founder blog. (Topic to be mutually agreed upon)
Inclusion in all email blasts to participating bloggers
Inclusion in press release when the fundraiser begins
Listed as Platinum sponsor in Thank You email to all donors

Gold $7,500

All benefits of Silver level PLUS

Display of promotional materials at kickoff event in Seattle area and Passports with Purpose “Thank You” Party held in 2012
Guest post on Passports with Purpose blog (topic to be mutually agreed upon). Guest post will be promoted on Facebook and Twitter
Promotion during Passports with Purpose Twitter Party/Chat
Thank You post on Passports with Purpose Facebook page, including a link back to your website
Logo appears in sponsor sidebar on Passports with Purpose website home page
Listed as Gold Sponsor in email blast to all participating bloggers
Listed as Gold sponsor in Thank You email to all donors

Silver $4,000

All benefits of Bronze level PLUS

Logo in sponsor sidebar on Passports with Purpose website homepage
Listed as Silver Sponsor in email blast to all participating bloggers
Listed as Silver sponsor in Thank You email to all donors
Listed as a Silver Sponsor on the confirmation page that each donor sees after making a donation
Mention in blog post on each of the four founders’ individual blogs
Thank you on Twitter at the end of the fundraiser

Bronze $1,000

Logo on Sponsors page on Passports with Purpose site
Logo on confirmation page that each donor sees after making a donation
Logo in Thank You email sent to each donor
Included in Thank You to Sponsors post on Passports with Purpose blog. You may provide with a short quote about why you’re involved.
Welcome on Twitter from each of the Passports with Purpose Founders

Silver $500