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SupportersThe Iowa Children's Museum sincerely thanks our loyal supporters for enabling us to share our exhibits and programs with approximately 127,000 children, families, caregivers and educators every year. The following list represents various ways that you or your company or organization can provide support to our mission through sponsorships. The Iowa Children's Museum is dedicated to providing a win-win partnership for our amazing supporters. Exhibit Sponsor:Make a commitment to The Iowa Children's Museum with an exhibit sponsorship and you will be making a commitment to the children and families of our community. Your sponsorship allows The Iowa Children's Museum to refurbish and/or renovate existing exhibit space so our guests can continue to flourish in the safe hands-on learning environment that The Iowa Children's museum is known for. Exhibit sponsorships available include
ICM Sponsor of the Month:Use The Iowa Children's Museum venue to promote your business or organization for an entire month reaching over 10,000 visitors! The Iowa Children's Museum's Sponsor of the Month program is available to enhance Museum programming and promote the sponsor's goods, services and community goodwill. Use the month to give The Iowa Children's Museum experience to your staff and their families. Distribute your business or organization's brochures, product and service information or special offers in our designated Sponsor of the Month area in our lobby. Museum staff will enhance your month with unique programming that fits the month's theme and will tie into your business or organization's mission. Your staff can get involved by coming to the museum to talk with visitors, facilitate a special activity, or read to children. Can't live without your staff?? Leave the marketing of your business to us! Family Free Night Sponsor:The Iowa Children's Museum's Family Free Night, held in conjunction with the Coral Ridge Mall's Family Free Night, happens the last Friday of each month from 5-8pm. Making the museum accessible to more than 1,000 each month gives many economically disadvantaged families access to the learning opportunities provided by the museum. Family Free Night gives area residents the chance to participate in family activities that they might not have known about or could afford. This is an exciting and busy time in the museum. Hundreds of guests find themselves in a place that magically transforms them to find the child within. The atmosphere of the museum is always a warm, inviting and safe place for children and families to play and learn together. Museum guests are very appreciative to the businesses that provide this free evening for their family to enjoy at The Iowa Children's Museum. Marketing opportunities abound for the sponsor of Family Free Night! Event Sponsorship and In-Kind Donations:The Iowa Children's Museum hosts community events that assist in our fundraising efforts while offering unique entertainment venues for our members and guests. Our fundraising events would not be possible without the support of the area businesses, organizations, and individuals.
Private Parties:An exceptionally unique way to support The Iowa Children's Museum is by hosting a private party. Fundraising parties have been hosted by community members at their homes, in exclusive venues, and at The Iowa Children's Museum! Simply invite your friends and family to join you in supporting the museum by asking for a free-will donation...and throw whatever kind of party you want! Previous parties have included a Derby Party, Hoe-Down, 50th Birthday Party, and a relaxed get-together held at Museum! Special Programming:The Iowa Children's Museum continually develops new programs to educate and entertain our guests and members. We strive to create exciting programming from which the entire family and community can benefit. Programs have included The ICM Community Walk-About, Reading Incentive Program, and Art Adventure! We work hard to find partners within the community who are a good match and share a common mission with The Iowa Children's Museum. ICM Student Enrichment Scholarship Fund:The Iowa Children's Museum has long been a destination of choice by area school teachers as a field trip opportunity for their students. Unfortunately, due to large budget cuts, the ability to take children on field trips is being seriously jeopardized in Iowa schools. The goal of the ICM Student Enrichment Scholarship Fund is to empower Iowa school districts to enrich their elementary education curriculum by participating in field trips at The Iowa Children's Museum that reflect National Education Standards and tie directly to classroom instruction. Scholarships are granted from this fund based on the percentage of students enrolled in the Iowa Free & Reduced Lunch Program. ICM for Everyone Program:The Iowa Children's Museum is dedicated to providing quality informal learning opportunities to all children, regardless of their ability, economic status, cultural heritage, or family structure. The ICM for Everyone Program provides ICM memberships for families in need through the generous donations of individuals, corporations and community organizations. For every ICM membership donated, an economically disadvantaged family or children's organization (such as MECCA Transitional Housing, DVIP or the Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County) will receive a year of unlimited access to the museum's exhibits and programs. A donation to The ICM for Everyone Program is the perfect way to honor an employee, teach your children about giving, recognize a loved one, help educate a child, or simply show your support for The ICM! For more information about any of the above sponsorship opportunities, please contact Fran Jensen, Director of Development & Marketing, at 319.625.6255 ext. 207 or email fjensen@theicm.org. |