Major Gift Opportunities
BEADS OF COURAGE SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
The mission of Beads of Courage is to provide innovative arts-in-medicine programs or children coping with serious illness, their families, and the clinicians who care for them. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, we rely on the generous support of donors to fulfill this meaningful mission. Along with individual donors, we have an ongoing need for corporate philanthropy to sustain and grow the programs and services we seek to provide for more than 60,000 children and families.
Every Beads of Courage Program integrates the use of beads – the earliest art form known to humans – as visible, tangible symbols of human experiences that need and deserve to be expressed. Every dollar you donate provides the opportunity for COURAGE to be honored, HOPE to be given, and JOY to be experienced. Thank you for helping make healing happen through one or more of these sponsorships. For more information or to discuss an opportunity tailored to your budget and area of interest, please email info@beadsofcourage.org
2022-2023 OPPORTUNITIES
SPONSOR A PROGRAM BEAD
$5,000
- Acorn Bead
- Purple Heart Bead
- Research Bead
- Signature Heart Bead
- Anchor Bead – Lou Waugaman and Family
- Helping Hand Bead – Active 20/30 Club
- Fish Bead – Wyland Foundation
BEAD STRONG WORKSHOPS
$5,000
We are seeking funding to complete our full workshop series. We have 12 unique workshops with a goal to support 6,000 teens and youth. With a $5,000 gift, you can fund 500 Bead Strong Workshop sessions.
Thank you to our 2021-2022 Bead Strong Workshop Sponsors
- Amanda Stern and Steve Simpson
- Brodsky Foundation
- Charis Foundation
- Laura Giordano
DREAM SESSION SPONSORS
$2,000
Your Gift can help make dreams come true! DREAM Sessions happen at therapeutic camps or in the hospital with virtual support from Beads of Courage. A $2,000 gift funds 400 Dream Sessions complete with a Dream Catcher.
Celtic Dream
Compass Dream
Courage Dream
Lighthouse Dream
Moon & Stars Dream
Origami Crane Dream
WINGMAN PROGRAM
- $100 per sponsored child in US
- $150 per sponsored child overseas
Help us deliver “Beads in the Mail” to children who cannot receive Beads of Courage at the hospital, either because their hospital does not offer the Beads of Courage Program or does not provide it for their medical condition. Currently more than 600 children are waiting for a Wingman like you to help them get their Beads of Courage. Each $100 sponsorship moves a child off the waiting list and enrolls them in Beads in the Mail, with priority given to the child who has been waiting the longest.
Sponsorship Perks:
- You receive a special Wingman Bead for each child you sponsor
- The children you sponsor receive a matching Wingman Bead and a letter naming you as their sponsor (unless you wish to remain anonymous)
MONTHLY BONUS BEAD PROGRAM
$500 per month
“Bonus Bead” is a Beads of Courage encouragement program designed to keep our members – children coping with cancer and other serious illnesses – strong and encouraged in their fight for life. Each month’s Bonus Bead activity asks children to complete a simple yet creative activity with their beads to be eligible to receive a Bonus Bead. The beads typically celebrate a holiday or special event taking place that month, which can be a trying time for children in the hospital. 50 children receive the Bonus Bead each month.
Sponsorship Perks:
- Recognition in Bonus Bead mailing
- Recognition on Beads of Courage Facebook page (68,000 followers)
- Logo and recognition on Beads of Courage website
BEAD GIVEAWAYS
$500 per month sponsored
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
BEADS IN THE MAIL
$100 PER CHILD SPONSORED
HOME BEAD SPONSORSHIP
For Realtors, Home Builders and Mortgage Lenders
- $1500 – sponsors 100 Home Beads
- $750 – sponsors 50 Home Beads
- $450 – sponsors 30 Home Beads
- $150 – sponsors 10 Home Beads
Sponsorship perks:
- For every 10 beads you sponsor, we will send you a colorful kit containing 10 pewter Home Beads to use as client gifts. Each individually-packaged Home Bead includes a card describing the bead intention and a care note which can be personalized for your business.
- Sponsors at the $1500 level will also receive sponsor recognition on our website and social media.
Honored Real Estate Friends: Beads of Courage has a special sponsorship opportunity just for you! Sponsor our heartwarming Home Bead to support children coping with cancer and other serious illnesses. Every Home Bead you sponsor will be given to a child in the hospital to commemorate and celebrate an amazing milestone on their treatment journey: the day they get to return home – the place they will always feel most cared for and loved.
The matching beads we send in the Home Bead Kit are intended to be used as client gifts. Give a Home Bead to your clients on closing day as a meaningful symbol of your gratitude for their business and a lasting reminder of the joy they experience that day! Your sponsorship also makes it possible for children receiving Beads of Courage to add a Home Bead to their strand as a tangible symbol of the happy day they get to go home from the hospital.
