How does the symposium come to life?
Symposium Sponsorships
We could not do this without your help.
The strength of this conference lies in our community, our collective voices, our co-creation, and also our sponsorships. Sponsorships directly allow us to cover the cost of ticket discounts and scholarships— so farmers can come free, students can attend at a discount, and others can access a scholarship if needed. Sponsorships also help us pay learning our table hosts for their hands-on demos and develop print media, postcards, and signs for the event. Additionally, we’ll use sponsorship funding to pay a photographer to cover the event so that we can continue to tell the story of how local textiles have the opportunity to enliven our place.
There are three types of direct sponsorship opportunities below. You could also connect with us to be a raffle sponsor— see below!
We are an official 501(c)3, and all donations are tax-deductible. If you'd like to chat more about partnering with the Rust Belt Fibershed, please reach out to rustbeltfibershed@gmail.com. We'd love to chat more.
Simply select 3 x $250 sponsorships ($750 total) on Eventbrite Page and follow subsequent directions in confirmation email.
Simply select 2 x $250 sponsorships ($500 total) on Eventbrite Page and follow subsequent directions in confirmation email.
Simply select 1 x $250 sponsorships on Eventbrite Page and follow subsequent directions in confirmation email.
Please email sarah@rustbeltfibershed.org to connect!
Once you click the button, click “get tickets” and select the sponsorship option that works for you.
Thank you for helping us make this year’s event a springboard for ecologically-based culture shifts throughout the rest of 2025!
A HUGE THANK-YOU TO OUR CURRENT SPONSORS:
The Cleveland Foundation
The only reason this symposium— which we’ve been dreaming about for four years— was able to come into reality this year is because the folks at the Cleveland Foundation gave us a starter grant to pursue it. We are so very grateful for this funding, for their partnership, and for the work they’re doing in the Greater Cleveland Area.
Website: Clevelandfoundation.org
Westminster AV—Cleveland, Ohio
Westminster AV is woman-owned small business located in downtown Cleveland. We are a leading supplier of event technology services for hotels, restaurants and conference centers. We specialize in corporate AV, galas and fundraisers.
Call us to talk about your next event at 216.325.6965.
Website: www.westminsterav.com
“Jason has been more responsive and accommodating than I could have ever asked for. The planning process has been so smooth, and they have been so helpful in tailoring their services to meet our specific needs and budget!” —Sarah Pottle, co-founder, RBF
For full weekend agenda and details, please see the main symposium page.
Raffle Sponsors
Raffle will take place on Saturday afternoon and winners will be drawn at 3:15 pm!
$1= 1 ticket, or 6 tickets for $5
We are so grateful for our raffle sponsors for generously donating the amazing products below! Take a chance on winning one of the options below while supporting us as we building out our Fibershed Producer Program this year! We’ll accept cash or paypal app.
(watch this space as we update our raffle items!)