A WFEA Greater Tacoma Chapter Seminar

Meet with Sponsors and Learn About DEI Toolkits And Where to Find Your Next Grant Opportunity

WEDNESDAY, September 18

10:30 – 1:30 p.m

Fair View Club, Washington State Fairgrounds, Puyallup

10:30 – 11:15 a.m.

Equity in Events: Developing a Tool Kit

The City of Tacoma has developed a tool kit for event organizers – learn the steps they took and:

Ashley Young, Tacoma Venues & Events

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Luncheon Keynote: Why We Sponsor What We Do

Astute sponsorship sales people know that you have to look at sponsorship through the sponsor’s eyes. Hear from the sponsors themselves, what type of events they’re involved in, and what benefits they are looking for.

Moderator: Cari Dixon, Chief Growth Officer, Washington State Fair, Moderator

Panelist: Jessica Ray Hamilton, Swire Coca-Cola, Account Executive, FSOP

Panelist: Aleigha Nation, Umpqua Bank, SVP, Marketing Director, Marketing & Communications

12:30 – 1:15 p.m.

Where to Find that Next Grant!

Wendy Tyner of Tyner & Associates is the State’s premier expert on finding grants for events. She has compiled a comprehensive exclusive list of grant opportunities for festival and event organizers – she’ll bring a handout of where you can find new revenue! She will also provide offer strategies for writing and securing grants along with effective ways to sustain grants over time.

Wendy Tyner, Tyner & Associates

This program is supported, in part, by a grant from the Washington State Arts Commission.