An Invitation for Partnership with the Missouri Veterinary Medical Association
Missouri Veterinary Medical Association
2500 Country Club Drive, Jefferson City, MO 65109 573-636-8612 • Fax: 573-659-7175 • Email: mvma@movma.org
Dear Industry Partner,
We would like to invite your company to become part of the MVMA Partner for Progress program – a year-round sponsorship opportunity designed to give you valuable access, visibility, and meaningful connection with veterinary professionals across Missouri.
MVMA’s Partner for Progress program runs from August through July and has proven to be a flexible and effective way for companies to stay connected with our more than 1,700 veterinarian members. Whether you’re promoting a product, building brand recognition, or simply supporting the profession, this sponsorship helps you achieve those goals in a strategic and visible way.
The base level of sponsorship is $5,435. We also offer an expanded option at $6,875, which includes a series of full-page, full-color advertisements in the Missouri Veterinary Quarterly—our professional magazine distributed to over 2,000 veterinarians, veterinary students, and industry leaders across the state.
The 2027 MVMA Convention falls within this sponsorship period, and as a Partner for Progress, your company will receive early access to booth selection, branding opportunities, and access to a presentation time slot for a CE-quality session of your own design (subject to approval).
It’s a key time to be involved, and we’d love to have your company join this group of elite sponsors supporting Missouri’s veterinary professionals. Flexible billing can be arranged either in this calendar year or by January 31, 2027.
Enclosed you’ll find a summary of benefits and opportunities that come with the program. If you’d like to talk through the possibilities or have someone from your team connect with us, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We look forward to the chance to welcome you as a Partner and work together in the year ahead.With appreciation,
Julie R. Braun Executive Director
Missouri Veterinary Medical Association
jrbraun@movma.org
Benefits of Partnership
ANNUAL CONVENTION
Partnership includes up to two complimentary booths ($1,690 value) at the January 2027 Missouri Veterinary Medical Association’s Annual Convention. With MVMA registrants, and other associated group meetings like the Missouri Veterinary Technician Association, Missouri Licensing Board, and the MUCollege of Veterinary Medicine, the resulting attendance is over 700 persons including veterinarians, technicians, practice staff and students.
Our Partners for Progress sponsors are given a presentation room and program time slot to attract an audience on your own with a CE-quality presentation of your choice.*
Partnership also includes the your company logo as part of our Partners For Progress page in the convention registration book and program, convention bags, convention app, and on a banner displayed in prominent areas.
MVMA Affinity Program
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Benefits of Partnership
MVMA EXECUTIVE REPORT E-N EWS & “MISSOURI VETERINARY QUARTERLY” MAg A z INE
Partnership includes an advertising link and brief tag line in all twelve issues of the “MVMA Executive Report” e-newsletter.
This electronic newsletter is packed with timely information Missouri’s veterinarians need. Over 2,000 MVMA active and student members look forward to each issue.
Appearing in each printed “Missouri Veterinary Quarterly” issue is a banner ad identifying your company as one of our Partners For Progress Sponsors.
“Quarterly” magazine banner ad with your company logo.
Thanks to the following companies for their premiere support of the Missouri Veterinary Medical Association and it’s Foundation.
“MVMA Executive Report” electronic newsletter
Benefits of Partnership
MAGAZINE ADVERTISING DISCOUNT
Partnership can include a deep discount on a year-round, full-page advertisment in the MVMA’s full-color magazine, the “Missouri Veterinary Quarterly” (a $560 discount) .
If you elect to be a Partner For Progress sponsor, you can receive a full-color ad in each issue. All for only $1,440.*
The “Quarterly” is viewed by over 2,000 veterinarians, university educators, and veterinary students in Missouri and surrounding states. It is filled with the latest articles about veterinary medicine and association news.
“Missouri Veterinary Quarterly”. Over 2,000 readers.
Benefits of Partnership
COMPANY WEBSITE LINK AND PARTNERS FOR PROGRESS REPRESENTATIVES DIRECTORY
In addition to an advertising discount in the Quarterly magazine, your company will receive a logo and link to the company website on the MVMA homepage.
Also included is an online directory listing contact information for your company’s sales representatives (see next page). The directory is used year-round and is a popular resource for our members.
You also have complete access to this directory and all other member-only areas of the website.
Rotating logo banner on the main page. Logos are linked to your website.
Benefits of Partnership
ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
Your company will receive up to four (4) MVMA Associate Memberships for non-veterinarian individuals within the company ($1,368 value).
The benefits of Associate Membership itself are something to talk about. Partners For Progress members also receive the opportunity to be listed on the MVMA Speakers Bureau for local VMA continuing education meetings.
members, company representatives‘ contact information is included online as a reference for our members.
Partners For Progress booth plaque.
Through the Speakers Bureau, Your company can offer CE topics to members at District meetings.
Benefits of Partnership
ASSOCIATE MEMBER NEWS COLUMN
A special section devoted to Associate Members appears in each issue. This section highlights our Partners for Progress members’ news and endeavors.
Funding Appropriated for Missouri Technician Schools
With a surplus of funds in the state budget this year, MVMA successfully advocated funding for publicly funded AVMA accredited technician schools in the state of Missouri. A total of $1,162,500.00 was appropriated for distribution to the Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development for veterinary technician programs.
Congratulations to these colleges!
• Crowder College
• Jefferson College
• Metropolitan Community College (Maple Woods)
• Moberly Area Community College
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Associate Member News Briefs
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Partner With Our Leaders and Members.
2026 MVMA Officers
Lynn Martin, DVM President
Jason Nickell, DVM President-Elect
Laura Moon, DVM Vice President
Shelia Taylor, DVM Secretary-Treasurer
David Wilson, DVM Board Chair
Julie R. Braun MVMA Executive Director
Benefits of Partnership
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS
Your representative serves on our elite Advisory Council which is integrally involved in the speaker and vendor programs for the annual convention.
Your company will be on the Partners For Progress pre-mailing for Exhibitors. This allows extra time to get your first choice for booth location by returning your form earlier.
You will receive a link to your website from the MVMA homepage (www.movma.org). Updates are made constantly to the MVMA website making it a truly useful site that our veterinary members visit frequently. Commercial links on the MVMA website will be limited to Partner For Progress Sponsors and partner programs.
Partners for Progress members have first opportunities to sponsor district meetings and provide speakers to get in front of veterinarians on a local level.
During the annual convention, attendees are given a punch card eligible for a winning prize that drives them to Partners for Progress booths. Recent prizes included a Yeti Cooler, custom fire pit, and a Mini-Max Big green Egg grill.
As a 2026-2027 PFP Sponsor, we will give your company a prime opportunity to be considered for providing a non-commercial speaker for continuing education at the annual convention in January 2027.
The company will also be given the first level of opportunity to pick speaker sponsorships available at the MVMA Convention.
As plans for other activities and projects develop, you can count on the fact that our Partner For Progress Sponsors will not be forgotten.
Julie R. Braun Executive Director 2500 Country Club Drive Jefferson City, MO 65109
Phone: 573-636-8612 • Fax: 573-659-7175
Email: mvma@movma.org • Website: www.movma.org
Serving members of the veterinary community in Missouri since 1891.
