Sponsorship

Sponsorships

An opportunity to support job hunters and meet and attract candidates to hire via The Job Forum

The Job Forum provides programs and resources that job seekers use to help them conduct a modern job search to land their next job.

The Job Forum offers flexible sponsorships for local Bay Area businesses to participate and get people back to work.

We are looking for 3-6 corporate sponsors to work with us and collaborate for $10,000 a partnership.

The Job Forum also has sponsorship event or program opportunities. The Job Forum offers volunteer opportunities for subject matter experts to advise job hunters.

Newsletter sponsorships

The Job Forum quarterly newsletter is sent to approximately 4000 job hunters and supporters of the Job Forum mission each quarter.

Sponsoring the newsletter is $2500 and your organization will get a newsletter headline at the top highlighting your sponsorship. If an organization is interested, we can include a custom article in the newsletter that highlights your job category or talent recruitment initiatives or company culture and growth. Smaller placements of listings of open jobs or hiring targets are also available for $600.

Company spotlights:

The Job Forum company spotlight program: Each month The Job Forum will offer a Spotlight for $2500 of a company or organization to help your organization to communicate about the benefits job hunters of working with your organization. We will provide detail about you on our event slides and verbally spotlight you at all that month’s sessions to help you build awareness. We will also send it after the event to all job hunters who come to that months Job Forum events.

Lead event sponsors for $2500-$5000

The career fairs or events with breakout discussion opportunities are available to sponsor since these are usually well-attended by specific kinds of job hunters (Bay Area Technology, Biotech, Cyber Security, Finance or Fintech and so on) and Breakout Rooms Sponsorships for $600.
Social media and communication promise to an organization based on a joint partnership:

 

  • Pre-session event email: Recognized as sponsor on all pre-event related email promotions, including:

Announcement in The Job Forum’s distribution list 4,000 people

2 emails to San Francisco Bay Area job hunters who are job hunters via the Job Forum Monster email campaign outreach

  • Web promotion
    • Name and logo on Job Forum website as a sponsor
    • Name, logo with link to open job opportunities on Eventbrite page
    • Inclusion in event listings on the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce website
  • Social promotion: 
    • Sponsor recognition across Job Forum social channels, including dedicated “spotlight” post about your organization
    • The Job Forum social channels, including LinkedIn job hunter group, LinkedIn page, Facebook, and Instagram
  • Announcements and slides included at other The Job Forum Events
  • Sponsor breakout room, to chat with candidates and showcase:
    • Present company background & culture
    • Can show company videos
    • Share open opportunities
    • Invite job hunter follow-up and ongoing connections
    • Post a sign up sheet for follow-up meetings/informational interviews
  • Participation opportunities – participation in the career discussion panels
  • Live introductions- shout out and thank you during Job Forum events
  • Opt-in list of job candidate attendees – list of contacts of job hunters
  • Post-event promotions: recognized as sponsor that is communicated in all post-event related promotions from The Job Forum

Note: All sponsorships funds raised, go directly to support the organizations’ work.

Corporate Sponsors

We welcome corporate sponsors and are able to customize visibility and special events in return for your support of the Job Forum.  We welcome community relation managers or foundations to contact Chairman, Janet Beach.

SF Chamber of Commerce

The SF Chamber of Commerce has sponsored the Job Forum since the 1950’s. The Chamber believes the The Job Forum directly contributes to the business and economic health of the SF Bay Area through support and job search coaching of talented business and non-profit managers who wish to thrive in careers here. San Francisco’s economic success depends on a vibrant, motivated workforce. The SF Chamber supports The Job Forum’s work to help prepare job hunters to find jobs and succeed in them.

LinkedIn

LinkedIn, the largest professional network is a sponsor of The Job Forum. Their mission of connecting professionals to make them successful and productive, aligns perfectly with The Job Forum where we connect job hunters to managers in San Francisco who advise, coach and help them get jobs. Thank you to LinkedIn Community Relationship for your support!

CAL APPS

CalApps is a full-service Bay Area website design and development company dedicated to creating beautiful, functional, and user-friendly websites that drive results. From concept to launch and beyond, CalApps provide end-to-end services that ensure effective online presence, engaging, and optimized for success. The Job Forum had an outdated website in 2017 which required attention. We were impressed by Janet, the Job Forum’s Chairman, and delighted to offer a new WordPress site with advanced features. We take pride in being the Job Forum’s trusted web experts and contributing to the website’s growth as part of the team.
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DILLINGHAM AND MURPHY

The Job Forum has benefited, for more than a decade, from the generous support and pro-bono services provided by Bill Murphy, a founder of Dillingham and Murphy. Dillingham and Murphy is a full-service law firm with a special expertise in employment law, among many other specialties. The firm represents a wide range of domestic and international clients, including major publicly owned corporations, private companies, start-ups, non-profits, individuals, and governmental entities throughout the Bay Area and Northern California. The Job Forum is grateful for this support.