Charitable Corporate Giving

Connecting businesses to each other and in the community through partnership with WHYY

The Power of Support

Who we are: The generosity of corporations and foundations, as well as financial gifts from over 130,000 individual members, makes everything we do possible on WHYY TV12, WHYY 91FM, DTV55, and whyy.org. It also makes possible our efforts in the Independence Foundation Civic Space for public forums.

The Power of Partnerships

Why you'll want to know us: Know WHYY and give us the opportunity to know you! We invite you to join other businesses and become a member of the WHYY Corporate Network. Benefits of membership are incomparable and unique, and vary by level. They include:

• Networking opportunities and business entertainment events for your company and your clients.
• Television, radio, and print recognition of your company name.
• "Behind the scenes" experiences; employee participation and benefits; and educational resources
• Participation in WHYY's President's Dinner, the annual signature fundraising event

Corporate Benefits

$1,000-$2,499 Basic Corporate Network

Networking Opportunities and Events

• Invitation to a Corporate Network event for business leaders
• Invitations for two to a one-of-a-kind WHYY event for major donors

• Listing in Annual Report online

$2,500 - $4,999 Challenge on WHYY 91FM

Challenging the listening audience to call in with their own pledge of support. All benefits at the $1,000 level plus:

Recognition

• Company name appears on the scrolling marquee on the exterior of the WHYY building on the date of the Challenge
• Repeated mentions of company name on air during challenge period

Employee Involvement

• Employee volunteers receive tour of station
• Opportunity to send volunteers from company for phone bank while on-air
• Employees and retirees receive a discounted individual membership at $35 for new members only ($40 is regular fee)

$5,000-$9,999 Challenge on WHYY TV 12

Challenging the viewing audience to call in with their own pledge of support. All of the benefits at the $1,000 plus:

• Frequent on-air mention acknowledging your company or organization during special Television Drives
• Company representative is given a 2-3 minute interview on-air (representative may also present the check at that time)
• Company representative receives a videotape or audiotape copy of that interview
• Opportunity to send volunteers from company for phone bank while on-air

• Company name appears on the scrolling marquee on the exterior of the WHYY building on the date of the Challenge
• Thank-you in Annual Report online

• Employee volunteers receive tour of station
• Discounted parking coupons, if available, provided for volunteers
• Employees and retirees receive a discounted individual membership at $35 for new members only ($40 is regular fee)

$10,000-$24,999 Challenge on WHYY TV 12

All of the Benefits at the $5,000 challenge level plus:

Business Entertainment and Networking Opportunities

• Opportunity to bring six guests to sit in on one of these WHYY programs:
1. Radio Times with host Marty Moss-Coane, dealing with local, national, and global issues
2. You Bet Your Garden with host Mike McGrath, Editor-in- Chief, Organic Gardening magazine
3. A Chef's Table with host Jim Coleman, celebrity chef and cookbook author
• Private tour of the WHYY Technology Center for your clients, customers, and/or employees (max. 35)

• Permanent Engraved Paver on the WHYY Plaza, at donor's request

• Employees receive a discounted WHYY membership ($30 for new members only; regular cost is $40)
• Special appearance of a PBS children's character for your company's family or employee-related event (one time per year)
• 15% discount on a live satellite-delivered professional development and leadership seminar hosted by WHYY Advantage--Tools for Professionals

$25,000 and above

All the benefits at the $10,000 Challenge level plus:

• How To Keep The Media On Your Side - And Off Your Back! It is possible to enjoy a mutually beneficial relationship with the news media. Learn how to work wisely with reporters in a way that best meets your needs and theirs.
• How To Speak In Soundbites The most quotable people are the ones who know how to speak succinctly. Learn how to get your message across in a clear, concise and compelling way.
• How To Get Your Story On The Air (Or In The Paper) Do you know whom to contact when your company needs publicity? Learn how to navigate the newsroom chain of command and maximize your chances of making air - or ink.
• How To Handle "P. R. Nightmares" - Damage Control 101 It takes "spin control" to keep a story from spinning out of control. When the news is bad, learn how to turn it around for good by putting your company's best face forward.
• How To Ace An Interview Learn how to gain - and maintain - control in an interview. Discover how to turn an interrogation into a conversation. You'll also learn the "tricks of the trade" for looking your best on camera. Length of workshop: 120 minutes
• How To Make Yourself A "Reliable Source" If you have an area of expertise, you can be the "go-to" person when a story needs perspective. Learn how to position yourself as the kind of expert the media will call upon again and again.
• How To Communicate With Confidence, Clarity & Credibility Whether it's a boardroom presentation or a one-on-one discussion, learn how to communicate effectively. Discover how body language, appearance, attitude and vocabulary combine to make or break your message.
• How The News Media Works Who decides what is "news" and how do they do it? An insightful behind-the-scenes look at what motivates the media and how it affects day-to-day coverage of events.

• Dinner invitation for two with the President and CEO of WHYY
• Lunch invitation for two with Marty Moss-Coane, host of Radio Times, and other corporate executives at this giving level
• WHYY will send a technical representative into your office and set up four personal computers to receive the digital signal
• Four additional invitations to a Corporate Network event (total 8 tickets)

• At company site for your employees or management team: a forum with nationally recognized lecturer Dan Gottlieb, Ph.D, host of WHYY's Voices in the Family (thoughtful discussion of issues facing families and the workforce today, and issues surrounding personality, psychology, and inter-personal relationships)
• WHYY technology-related presentation for employees at the corporate location

• Opportunity to use the WHYY Independence Foundation Civic Space for one business event rent-free (direct costs such as security, catering, setup, breakdown, cleaning, a/v, etc. would need to be covered by sponsoring corporation)
• 15% discount on subsequent event/meeting space rentals (discount does not apply to direct costs--see above list)

• Corporate name to appear on Ticker Tape (exterior of WHYY building) on date(s) of company's Civic Space event, and a WHYY tour for clients/customers/employees
• Hotlink from the WHYY web site to your web site for one year

Sponsorship of Events beginning at $3,000

Sum Sponsorship levels vary and benefits include:

• Naming opportunity as sponsor of one or more WHYY special events
• Company name on invitation
• Public recognition at event
• Opportunity to invite six clients, customers, and/or employees
• Mingle with WHYY's major donors
• Meet and greet special guest (if applicable)
• Corporate name on Ticker Tape (exterior of WHYY building) on date of event