PROPOSAL SPONSORSHIP
Summer Community Development Internship: Partner with Us to Empower Tomorrow’s STEAM Leaders
Prepared For:
Corporate Sponsors committed to positive youth development and STEAM education.
Butterfly Dreamz, Inc.
A 501(c)(3) youth development organization, operating in Gary, IN; Newark, NJ; and Chicago, IL.
Welcome JOY LINDSAY
Founder & CEO of Butterfly Dreamz, Inc.
Thank you for your interest in partnering with us! Butterfly Dreamz, Inc. seeks corporate partners to support our transformative Community Development Internship, which equips high school students in Gary, Indiana; Chicago, Illinois; and Newark, New Jersey, with STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) skills, social-emotional learning (SEL), and career readiness.
Why Sponsor Us
Invest in STEAM Education: Address the shortage of skilled workers in STEAM fields by investing in local workforce development.
Promote Summer Learning & Safety: Provide teens from high-poverty communities with a safe and enriching summer learning opportunity.
Engage with Local Youth & Families: Fuel our intern-led community wellness programs that serve hundreds of local youth and families.
Your sponsorship will directly fund program costs, empowering youth from Gary, Chicago, and Newark to make a positive impact while growing their leadership, social-emotional, and career skills.
About the Internship
We provide paid summer internships to teens and young adults from high-poverty neighborhoods in Chicago, IL; Gary, IN; and Newark, NJ.
During their internship, our students learn to conduct communityengaged research and facilitate community wellness programs that reach over 1,500 youth and families across our three cities.
Over 96% of our high school interns are accepted to a 2-year or 4-year college/university.
“This program helped me develop new leadership skills because it gave me courage to go up and speak to people I don’t know and ask them questions.” 2024 Youth Intern, Chicago
STEAM SkillBuilding Career Exploration Community Impact
Interns develop their science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics skills by conducting communityengaged research and designing impactful public health solutions.
Through field trips, career chats, and professional coaching, students learn about STEAM careers and pathways that promote community well-being
Working with Butterfly Dreamz staff and partners, our interns facilitate community wellness programs that serve hundreds of local youth and families
Summer Intern Showcase
As a corporate sponsor, you’ll have an opportunity to meet and connect with our student interns as they finalize and present their community-engaged research projects.
Day 1 - VIP Mentor Lunch
Interns meet our VIP sponsors and mentors and learn about their career journeys. After lunch, interns receive feedback on their upcoming showcase presentations.
Day 2 - STEAM Career Day
Interns meet professionals from a variety of STEAM backgrounds and participate in engaging team-building challenges that sharpen their leadership and career skills.
y 3 - CBPR Project Showcase
rns share findings from their summer communityed participatory research (CBPR) project, including their munity engagement progress and future impact.
Meet Our Leadership
Joy Lindsay founded Butterfly Dreamz, Inc. in 2013 after losing her younger sister, Kimberly Anyce Lindsay, to gun violence. Working with her mother (Heather) and older sister (Tiffany), Joy leads Butterfly Dreamz, Inc. in honor of Kimberly’s legacy of youth leadership and community well-being.
Joy Lindsay Founder & CEO
Ph.D.StudentattheYaleSchoolofPublicHealthandtheFounder andCEOofButterflyDreamz,Inc
Authorandpublisherofseveralyoungadultbooksandhasworkedin consulting,finance,andpubliceducationmanagement.
HoldsaBBAinFinancefromHowardUniversity,anMPAinPublic& NonprofitManagement&PolicyfromNYUWagnerGraduateSchool ofPublicService,andanEd.M.inHumanDevelopment&Education fromtheHarvardGraduateSchoolofEducation.
Heather Lindsay Board Chair
HeadofOperationsforHealthCareServicesCorporation,theparent companyoffiveBlueCrossBlueShieldhealthplans(IL,TX,NM,OK &MT);responsibleforoperationsservicingoveramillionmembers.
Ledthestrategy,planning,andstaffingofanewmultipurpose facility,theMorganParkSolutionsCenter,ontheSouthSideof Chicago,whichhousesbothacustomerservicecenter,inclusiveof 550newjobsfortheregion,andacommunitycenter.
HoldsherMaster’sinPublicAdministration,concentrationinHealth Administration,fromIndianaUniversityandherBachelor'sin Science,BusinessAdministration,fromChicagoStateUniversity
Tiffany Davis,
Esq.
Legal Counsel & Board Secretary
ExecutiveDirector,PopulationHealthofHealthCareService Corporation(HCSC).
Executivehealthplanleader,attorney,andcommunityleaderfocusedon improvingoutcomesforunderservedcommunities.
GraduateofBennettCollegeforWomen(B.A.Journalism)andHoward UniversitySchoolofLaw,withafocusoncriminaljustice
Sponsorship
Join us! Become a Butterfly Dreamz, Inc. corporate sponsor by making a taxdeductible donation. To get started, follow these next steps:
Schedule a call with Joy by May 1 1.
Complete a sponsorship form by May 15 2. Submit your logo and materials by June 1 3.
Platinum ($25K)
Naming rights for a city cohort
Logo on intern t-shirts, all program materials, and website
VIP invitation to all showcase events
Featured social media spotlight video
Gold ($15K)
Logo on event banners, promo materials, and website.
Recognition in press releases and social media shoutouts
Invitation to our STEAM Career Day and CBPR Project Showcase
Silver ($5K)
Social media shoutouts
Logo on event promo materials.
Invitation to CBPR Project Showcase
Program Budget: We aim to raise $50,000 for each city’s summer program to cover local staff salaries ($30K), supplies + showcase events ($15K), and admin costs ($5K).