Sponsorship Opportunities for The Press Institute

1. The Press Institute
Increasing Access to Information
Enabling Freer, Fuller Lives
2010 Sponsorship Opportunities

2. Imagine a place where ethical
journalism and social entrepreneurship
meet to produce news that is bold,
authentic and accurate.
As a young foreign correspondent in
Nepal, Cristi Hegranes imagined such
a place. From this vision The Press
Institute emerged.

3. Now solutions-based reporting is being used as a tool
for global transformation by empowering individuals,
building stronger communities and raising global
awareness.

4. How We Empower
PI Certified Reporter Training
The Press Institute (PI) trains and employs women in developing
countries to be PI Certified Reporters for our local independent
publications, regional news desks and global newswire.
Journalism Training
Specialty Reporting Seminars teach advanced news-gathering and
story-telling skills, giving reporters the confidence to deepen their
coverage of challenging issues like HIV/AIDS and Climate Change.
Partner programs
PI partners with global and local organizations to broaden the reach and
impact of its work. Current programs focus on youth journalism, citizen
journalism web 2.0, adult literacy, computer skills and wellness.

5. Why We Do It
Why We Empower
When PI hired Tara Bhattarai she was writing under
a male pseudonym in Nepal. Women were not paid
to be reporters nor were their opinions respected.
One year after being trained and employed by the
Press Institute, Tara recounted the story of a young
girl sold to a brothel in India, her abuse and
eventual escape. Published under her own name,
the story received more than 1,000,000 hits online
and remains one of PI’s best-known pieces of
journalism.
Today, Tara is an internationally respected reporter
with no need for a pen name.

6. Our Impact
119 47 500 1,000,00
women trained in women employed individuals served people read our news in 40
the principles and as PI reporters through companion countries annually
practices of ethical programs
journalism
PI Mexico News Desk

7. Where We Are
With headquarters in San Francisco, PI operates
independent news desks in 22 countries around the
globe. It also operates larger-scale news desks with
robust companion partner programs in Kenya,
Mexico and Nepal.

8. Our Our Leadership
News is Different
BOARD
Ryan Blitstein, Chief Strategy Officer, The SGE Fund
Cristi Hegranes, Founder and President
Jon Hegranes, Managing Director, Katabatic LLC
Frances Johnson, Strategic Communications, Armed Forces Services Corporation
Sibyl Masquelier, President, Executive Resource Group, Inc.
Amber Nelson, President, Lingo Consulting, Inc.
ADVISORS
Melissa Beran Samuelson, Clinical Professor, Thunderbird School of Global Management
John Boykin, Interaction Designer and Information Architect
Natasha Deganello Giraudie, CEO, Micro-Documentaries
Gemma Dreher, Senior Counsel, BAE Systems
Harrison Goodall, Chief Operating Officer, One Global Economy
Jeanne Marie Grumet, President, Communications Catalyst
Amy Lombardo, Founder, True Nature Wellness
Gabrielle Rapport, Director of Corporate Responsibility, Ontier

9. Our News is Different
Press Institute News is Different
The Press Institute produces authentic global news
stories that are:
•Solutions-based
•Human-centered
•Ethical
•Reported by local
people to provide our
readership historical,
social and political
context

10. Who Reads Press Institute News
Global, socially-minded
individuals
Creative Professionals, Media
Professionals, Business Leaders,
Entrepreneurs, Policy Makers,
Lawyers, Non-profit Leaders,
Educators, Health Care
Providers, Wellness Providers,
Community Leaders, Students

11. Sponsorship Opportunities
The Press Institute partners with visionary organizations
to enable people everywhere to live freer, fuller lives.
Show your employees, customers and communities that
your company supports global transformation through
cutting edge journalism programs.

12. Nepal News Desk
Sponsoring The Press Institute will:
•Provide women in the developing world gainful
employment as ethical journalists
•Build stronger communities where PI operates news desks
•Promote tolerance and understanding by increasing the
dissemination of bold, accurate and authentic global news

13. Gold Sponsor Silver Sponsor Bronze Sponsor
$10,000 $5,000 $2,500
•Tower ad on Global Newswire •Square ad on Global •Square ad on community
homepage for one year, $2,700 Newswire for one year, pages for one year, $1,080
value $1,800 value value
•Logo with direct link to your •Listed as feature partner •Logo with direct link to your
website on partner page, for one quarter, $500 value website on partner page,
$1,000 value $1,000 value
• Logo with direct link to
•Listed as feature partner on your website on partner •Signage to acknowledge your
partner page for one quarter, page, $1,000 value sponsorship at conferences (2+
$500 value a year), $1,000 value
•Signage to acknowledge
•Signage to acknowledge your your sponsorship at
sponsorship at conferences (4+ conferences and speaking
a year), $2,000 value events (2+ a year), $2,000 Total $3,080 value
value
•Training or speaking event
with Cristi Hegranes, Founder
of The Press Institute, $5,000
Total $5,300 value
value
Total 11,200 value

14. To discuss sponsorship opportunities with The Press Institute,
please contact Cristi Hegranes
cristi@globalpressinstitute.org or (415) 516-3012