ONA23 Onward is a virtual event Sept. 28-29 online, a follow-on to ONA23: Philadelphia. This global journalism festival offers interactive panels with some of the most innovative minds in digital news media, including audience and analytics professionals, news product, strategy and business executives and entrepreneurs.
Learn why you should support ONA23. Opportunities to get in front of this community include:
Sponsored Session: $5,000 (1 available)
Sponsor will conduct a live (or pre-recorded with chat), virtual 45-minute sponsored session on Sept. 28 or 29, designed to introduce new skills, tools and concepts to the ONA23: Onward online audience with full chat. This can be a reprisal of a session from ONA23 in person or a completely new session. Session will be produced and streamed for live virtual viewing through the ONA23 event platform; the recording file of the session will be provided to the Sponsor following ONA23: Onward to share publicly, including on their own platform, and also added to the ONA Resource Library following the conference.
Additional benefits include:
- 5 Onward passes
- Tiered level placement featuring Sponsor branding and information on ONA23 website (Silver)
- Tiered level placement during ONA23: Onward, Sept. 28-29, including ability to communicate directly with attendees.
- Tiered level logo placement in conference email newsletters
- Rotating digital ad on ONA23 website
- Sponsor logo included in lead up to ONA23 general sessions (virtual)
- ONA Industry Directory Listing (one year past current expiration date)
Note: All conference sessions must uphold and further the educational, professional development, and diversity goals of ONA23.
Virtual Networking Breakfast or Lunch: $5,000 (2 available, 1 Thursday and 1 Friday)
Host a group of 35 attendees during an hour-long, RSVP-required private programming and networking event over breakfast OR lunch (ET). ONA will host the private virtual event, and deliver vouchers for attendees to order food in advance of the event. Sponsor has the option to invite non-ONA23 attendees; ONA can provide details. Sponsor is responsible for programming. Sponsor will be listed on the official schedule and also receive branding on digital invitation for the event and all promotion of the event. Additional give-aways are at the discretion of the Sponsor.
Additional benefits include:
- 5 Onward passes per category
- Tiered level placement featuring Sponsor branding and information on ONA23 website (Silver)
- Tiered level placement during ONA23: Onward, Sept. 28-29, including ability to communicate directly with attendees
- Tiered level name placement in conference email newsletters
- Sponsor logo included in lead up to ONA23 general sessions (virtual)
- ONA Industry Directory Listing (one year past current expiration date)
- 2 Onward passes
- Listing on the ONA23: Onward Careers Page
- Tiered level placement featuring Sponsor branding and information on ONA23 website (Supporter level)
- Tiered level placement during ONA23: Onward, Sept. 28-29, including ability to communicate directly with attendees
- Tiered level name placement in conference email newsletters
- Sponsor name included in lead up to ONA23 general sessions (virtual)
- ONA Industry Directory Listing (one year past current expiration date)
ONA23 Scholarships: $2,500 per category, multiple opportunities
ONA, with support from our partners, is offering scholarships to ONA23. Scholarships awarded will be a mix of in-person and virtual opportunities, depending on applicant request. Sponsor branding would be included on the primary scholarship information page and the specific pages for the scholarship(s) the sponsor is directly supporting, in addition to scholarship promotion. Access to reach out to applicants is included in this package. Partners can also select to sponsor more scholarships and/or combine scholarship support with another package, with benefits adjusted accordingly.
Additional benefits include:
- 2 Onward passes per category
- Tiered level placement featuring Sponsor branding and information on ONA23 website (Supporter)
- Tiered level placement during ONA23: Onward, Sept. 28-29, including ability to communicate directly with attendees
- Tiered level name placement in conference email newsletters
- Sponsor logo included in lead up to ONA23 general sessions (virtual)
- ONA Industry Directory Listing (one year past current expiration date)
Why support ONA23: Onward?
ONA relies on proceeds from the conference to carry out our mission to inspire and support innovation and excellence in digital journalism. Combined with ONA23: Philadelphia, Onward is the primary fundraiser that allows us to provide free learning and networking events, fellowships, training for local organizers, toolkits and other actionable resources all year.
Ready to have a conversation? Email Jessica Strelitz, Chief Strategic Partnerships Officer, at jessica@journalists.org.