Sponsorship Information

Reach nearly 40,000 caring and concerned teachers, educators and other stakeholders by sponsoring the 17th annual Character Education Conference Summer 2011 in St. Louis, Missouri. Your logo and company name will be prominently featured on conference materials mailed to educators across the U.S. Sponsorship positions your company as one that supports the development of young people into responsible, caring citizens. Several levels are available or we will work with you to custom design a package.

Please contact Liz Gibbons, Director, at 314-692-9728 | lgibbons@csd.org for more information.

The Conference
The 17th annual conference is an opportunity for teachers, principals and counselors to learn from each other about building the character of young people. These educators work to instill values of respect, responsibility, caring and other positive traits in their classrooms every day. At the conference they learn from other teachers, from role models, and are invigorated by international speakers.

Mission and Goal
The Character Education Conference is produced annually by CHARACTERplus, a division of Cooperating School Districts. Our mission is to to develop positive character traits in young people by providing a high quality character education process and resources to schools, homes, and communities. The goal is to involve our community, schools and homes in support of the development of positive character traits in our young people.

A Regional Gem
CHARACTERplus is the largest, most well known character education initiative in the nation, and one of the earliest to be established. In 1988, the first seeds were sown by a group of business leaders led by Sanford N. McDonnell, who today serves as chair of the CHARACTERplus Planning and Advisory Council. In addition to hosting the annual conference, CHARACTERplus works with over 130 school districts throughout Missouri and Illinois. It is the winner of Focus St. Louis’ What’s Right with the Region Award and is recognized nationally as a leader in effective character education.

Sponsorship Levels
Civic Hero – $10,000

• Free Exhibit booth conference hall
• Company name and logo in the conference brochure sent to more than 40,000 schools and individuals across the country
• Company logo on conference webpage of website
• Sponsorship listing on all electronic publicity
• Special acknowledgement at keynote events, if desired
• Company’s representative introduces the keynote speaker at that event, if desired
• Company name prominently displayed at all keynote events
• Full page ad with company name and logo in the conference program given to all 1,000 conference attendees
• Company logo on the conference tote bag
• Acknowledgement in conference publicity such as news releases, newsletters, radio interviews, & billboards

Character Investor – $5,000

• Company name and logo in the conference brochure sent to more than 40,000 schools and individuals across the country
• Company logo on conference webpage of website
• Sponsorship listing on all electronic publicity
• Half-page ad with company name and logo in the conference program
• Company logo on the conference tote bag
• Acknowledgement in conference publicity such as news releases, newsletters, radio interviews, & billboards

Character Builder – $2,500

• Quarter-page ad with company name and logo in the conference program given to all 1,000 conference attendees
• Company logo on the conference tote bag

Remarkable Keynote Speakers
The Character Education Conference is famous for the high quality of its motivational keynote speakers. Click here to read about the 2010 keynote speakers.