sponsorship

LAIDUG depends heavily on Sponsors to provide presenters, raffle prizes, venues, cash donations or maybe several of these for a major event. 

Presenters

The women and men who present at LAIDUG meetings are sometimes representatives of companies that make program-related add-ons. Some topics are on how to use the program. Other presentations are on topics of interest to InDesign users, such as sister Adobe applications or more general design-related information and discussions.

Raffle sponsors

The group is financed almost entirely through the sale of raffle tickets for donated prizes. Some companies donate a prize just once during the year. Others do it on a regular basis. All vendors who donate a prize are publicized to the membership. Donating a prize is a quick and easy way to bring visibility to your product or service.

Occasionally, companies that don’t have a product or service appropriate for raffle—but still want to help—will purchase a prize especially for us to raffle. These prizes have ranged from concert tickets to coffee table books to consumer electronics.

Venues

When we are able to again, we hold meetings at locations all over Los Angeles County so that at least one meeting during the year is in everyone’s backyard. We typically meet in libraries, community centers and schools. Occasionally we hold meetings at sponsor facilities, and sometimes these venues include a tour of the facilities.

Major events

Although we have extended our range from meetings to facility tours, we’ve only done an all-day seminar once. If you’d like to sponsor a major event, branding opportunities are available.