Please Support and Thank Our Sponsors!
Why Support the Festival?
Corporate sponsorship plays a key role in the success of the Southwest Florida Reading Festival. By becoming a sponsor, your business not only enhances its visibility but also demonstrates a strong commitment to the local community. In today’s competitive market, corporate sponsorship provides a unique and valuable marketing opportunity that goes beyond traditional advertising.
Here’s why sponsoring the Reading Festival makes sense:
Increased Business Exposure: The festival attracts thousands of attendees, providing your brand with prime visibility before a diverse and engaged audience. Your company’s logo and message will be prominently displayed throughout the event, maximizing brand awareness.
Community Engagement: Show your customers and the community that your company cares by supporting an event that encourages literacy, learning, and cultural growth. This positions your brand as a community leader.
Enhanced Media Coverage: Sponsorship of the festival ensures your company benefits from extensive media coverage, both before and after the event. This coverage spans multiple platforms, from press releases to social media, enhancing your public relations efforts.
Creative Marketing Opportunities: Sponsors receive various promotional benefits, including logo placement, advertising in festival programs, and the chance to showcase your products or services in a fun and interactive way. Sponsorship also opens the door to unique networking opportunities with fellow sponsors, influencers, and consumers.
Tax Deductibility: As a nonprofit event, sponsorship contributions to the festival are tax-deductible, adding an additional financial incentive for businesses to get involved.
Sponsorship Packages
We offer several sponsorship levels, each designed to meet the needs of different types of businesses, whether you’re looking for a highly visible presence or a more hands-on engagement with festivalgoers. With opportunities ranging from logo branding and prime booth locations to media exposure and community recognition, there’s a sponsorship package to fit your objectives.
Your support helps make this festival a success and strengthens your company’s connection with the local community. Download the sponsor packet, or for more personalized assistance please contact Melissa Baker at 239-533-4832.
Lee County Library System
The Southwest Florida Reading Festival is presented by the Lee County Library System.
Florida Humanities Book Festival Grant
Funding is provided in part through a Florida Humanities Book Festival Grant with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities and in partnership with Lee County Library System. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
