Girls Build Solutions Sponsorship Opportunities

June 27-30, 2022 Chicago, IL

This summer, Girls Build Solutions is showcasing how hands-on learning and the power of women and girls can unlock the creativity and innovation our world needs most. This high-energy national event will bring together girls and leaders from all 50 states to change the narrative and elevate the potential of girls in STEM. Girls Build Solutions is the inaugural celebration of STEM Next’s Million Girls Moonshot, an initiative to engage 1 million more girls in STEM through afterschool and summer programs. Moonshot seeks to re-imagine who can engineer, who can build, who can make. Learn more about how you can help at milliongirlsmoonshot.org.

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Event Participants

Girls Build Solutions will bring together girl power from across the U.S. for four action-packed days.

300 girls and adults, including state and local afterschool leaders

50 states represented

Inspiring speakers, corporate and philanthropic leaders and female trail blazers

Agenda Highlights Monday, June 27, 2022 4:00pm - 8:00pm

Brand & Marketing Moments VIP Welcome Reception & Awards Night Moonshot Partners, Program Leaders & Special Guests

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Keynote & Girls Build Solutions Showcase

WEDNEsday, June 29 & Thursday, June 30, 2022

Moonshot Mindshift - Capacity Building Institute

8:00Am - 7:00pm

WHY SPONSOR?

Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago

Designed for STEM Program and Systems Leaders and Partners

Storytelling that demonstrates your brand’s passion for nurturing the next generation of diverse STEM talent — 1 million times over

Impact for Girls Help elevate girls in STEM, showing them just how much the world needs thinkers, leaders and innovators like them

Powerful Connections Network with like-minded STEM thought leaders across industries E V E N Tand PA RTNER A N D P Rto IM ARY VE N Unarrative E sectors, committed changing the together

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Sponsorship Opportunities INNOVATOR - $50,000

INVENTOR - $25,000

• Co-created activation moment at a major event session, including an opportunity for brief sponsor remarks

• Robust communication plan and event media strategy, with opportunities for brand feature (including digital and social)

• Unique sponsorship video highlights reel and robust communication and media strategy, with opportunities for brand feature (including digital and social)

• Recognition as sponsor of dedicated session or workshop, mutually determined by partners

• Recognition as sponsor of dedicated session or workshop, mutually determined by partners

• Signature branding and engagement opportunities, like swag, program book ad, recognition in the mobile app, etc.

• Signature branding and engagement opportunities, like swag, program book ad, recognition in the mobile app, etc.

• Sponsor 3 girls, selected by Moonshot, to attend the event and showcase their STEM journey

• Sponsor 8 girls, selected by Moonshot, to attend the event and showcase their STEM journey

• 2 complementary corporate event registrations

• 4 complementary corporate event registrations

INFLUENCER - $10,000 • Signature branding and engagement opportunities, like swag, program book ad, recognition in the mobile app, etc.

• Sponsor 1 girl, selected by Moonshot, to attend the event and showcase her STEM journey • 1 complementary corporate event registration

LOCAL IGNITER - $5,000 Sponsor a state team, showcasing best practices, deepening STEM communities of practice, and increasing STEM & workforce readiness.

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Let’s GET CREATIVE Our team can work to customize an event activation that fits your brand’s personality. Here are examples to illustrate the type of unique moments we’d love to bring to life together.

Charging station

wellness activity

STEM learning Adventure for GIRLS

Celebration moment

youth prizes & Gear

media partner

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Museum of Science and Industry, CHICAGO

STEM Next is a national non-profit organization dedicated to scaling access to high-quality STEM learning to millions of youth — with a particular focus on kids of color, girls and under-resourced communities. Our mission is building inclusion and opportunity for millions of young people to close the gender gap in STEM careers.

READY for BLASTOFF?

And we can’t do it alone. Learn more and find out how you can get involved at STEMnext.org.

Please contact:

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Kam Kyzer Museum of Science and Industry,Senior CHICAGO Director COVID: Girls Build Solutions will follow health and safety best practices to ensure the event is a safe, rewarding experience for all. Many event components take advantage of outdoor spaces and attendees are asked to affirm their vaccination status in advance. In the event that gathering is not possible, Girls Build Solutions will postpone to a rescheduled date to stay true to the event’s design as an engaging, in-person experience.

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kamkyzer@STEMnext.org