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Sponsors

Our partners believe in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives, and, ultimately, the world!

A special thanks goes out to our partnership community who are helping make TEDxAsheville events such an overwhelming success. We love working with you to bring this unique experience to our audience and create ideas worth spreading.

Sponsorship applications closed for 2024 • Sponsorship applications closed for 2024 •

Sponsorship applications closed for 2024 • Sponsorship applications closed for 2024 •

Sponsorship tiers.

TEDxAsheville 2024 is an independently organized event, licensed by TED, to be held at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Asheville on Friday, March 15, 2024 from 10am - 4pm ET. In person attendance will be capped at 300.

In addition to in-person promotion at the flagship TEDxAsheville 2024 event, sponsors will receive additional benefits based on their partnership tier, as well as promotion at upcoming TEDxAsheville Salons, taking place throughout Fall 2023. Signing on early provides you additional opportunities to be included in press releases, email newsletters, and on site promotions in advance of the March event.

If you’re interested in joining the partnerships community for upcoming TEDxAsheville events, please email sponsors@tedxasheville.com and download our Sponsorship Information flyer.

$5,000

  • Full page ad in the event program

  • Prime placement on all marketing including sponsor banner

  • Linked logo on TEDx Asheville website

  • Social media announcements

  • Display table at main event

  • 4 VIP tickets that include:

    • Invitation to ‘Pass the Mic’ event

    • Invitation to main event dress rehearsal

    • Reserved seating at the event

    • VIP gift bag

$2,500

  • Half page ad in the event program

  • 2nd largest placement on all marketing including sponsor banner

  • Linked logo on TEDx Asheville website

  • Social media announcements

  • Display table at main event

  • 3 VIP tickets that include:

    • Invitation to ‘Pass the Mic’ event

    • Invitation to main event dress rehearsal

    • Reserved seating at the event

    • VIP gift bag

$1,000

  • Quarter page ad in the event program

  • 3rd largest placement on all marketing including sponsor banner

  • Linked logo on TEDx Asheville website

  • Social media announcements

  • Display table at main event

  • 2 VIP tickets that include:

    • Invitation to ‘Pass the Mic’ event

    • Invitation to main event dress rehearsal

    • Reserved seating at the event

    • VIP gift bag

$500

  • Eighth page ad in the event program

  • 4th largest placement on all marketing inc. sponsor banner

  • Linked logo on TEDx Asheville website

  • Social media announcements

  • Shared display table at main event

  • 1 VIP ticket to main event

$250

  • Listing in the event program

  • Placement on all marketing inc. sponsor banner

  • Linked logo on TEDx Asheville website

  • Social media announcements

In-kind

  • In addition to financial sponsorship, there are also opportunities to support TEDxAsheville through in-kind sponsorship

  • Reach out to Sarah Gilkeyson or your TEDxAsheville sponsorship representative for additional information, at sponsors@tedxasheville.com

Why partner with us?

Connect with your community.

Becoming a TEDxAsheville partner means you share our mission of spreading ideas that can change the world! Utilize TEDx Asheville as a way to demonstrate creative thinking by building awareness and recognition with an engaged and valuable audience of individuals committed to making an impact. This event is integral for the Buncombe County community, and the greater WNC area. Audiences – in person, online and offline – range from high profile Asheville Buncombe County leaders to millennials, and millions of viewers on TED’s own website where videos of the speakers are posted.

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Our network + media exposure.

Grow your brand image and vision in front of top entrepreneurs, professionals, and students. In addition to an extensive network existing within our team of speakers and event partners, the TEDxAsheville team will conduct direct digital outreach through email newsletters, social media campaigns, press release circulation, and mentions on local radio. We have an anticipated exposure of 50,000+ individuals across Southeastern US and Appalachia. TEDx Asheville can help connect your brand message to a big idea, unveil surprises, and expand your audience.

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Metrics

5+

million lifetime views

4400

followers

2500

lifetime attendance

1400

email subscribers

Past sponsors.