Name: SPONSORS: Finding, Pitching, and Keeping Them
Start: 2025-05-17T14:00:00-0400
End: 2025-05-17T14:45:00-0400

Welcome to the GEARED UP: Mentor Conference, where innovation meets inspiration!

Join us on May 17, 2025, from 9 am to 4 pm at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Kossiakoff Center, for a day filled with knowledge-sharing, networking, and empowerment.

We want to hear from you! What topics are most important and critical for you? What topics can you share with the community? Help us program and plan the 2025 conference to be the most impactful yet.

This conference is proudly presented by Aramco America and aims to equip mentors with the tools and insights needed to effectively guide an increasingly diverse generation of students.

Saturday May 17, 2025 2:00pm - 2:45pm EDT

Fundraising & Planning Room

A strong sponsor relationship is about more than logos—it’s about shared mission, mutual value, and smart communication. In this practical session, Alex Bryant shares what actually works when it comes to finding new sponsors, making the ask, and building long-term partnerships.

We’ll talk tiers, storytelling, stewardship, and how to translate your team's success into ROI for businesses and organizations of all sizes. Whether you’re rebooting your fundraising plan or starting from scratch, you’ll leave with a refreshed sponsor strategy.

Speakers

Alex Bryant

Executive Director, FIRST Chesapeake

Alex Bryant is committed to serving his communities. Bryant graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in Music and a minor in Biology. He currently works for FIRST Chesapeake, an arm of the International FIRST Inspires, a global robotics community preparing young people... Read More →

Saturday May 17, 2025 2:00pm - 2:45pm EDT
Fundraising & Planning Room 11100 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD, USA

Presentation, Fundraising

Host Organization FIRST Chesapeake

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GEARED UP Mentor Conference

Alex Bryant

Attendees (11)

GEARED UP Mentor Conference

Alex Bryant

Attendees (11)

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