Are you interested in becoming a MSUBA Donor or Sponsor?
Contact us at sponsorships@msuba.org
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MSUBA welcomes donor and sponsor support to help make education possible for deserving students. Your generosity helps increase student scholarship opportunities and strengthens our operations to stand in the gap for future generations.
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Proceeds from our homecoming reunion are used for scholarships and operations.
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All sponsorships are tax-deduct
Your sponsorship will provide funding to cover event expenses and contribute to the MSUBA Endowed Scholarship Fund, which has provided scholarship funds to over 400 students. In a sponsor role, you would join this growing legacy and in turn, MSUBA would promote your company as an official sponsor.
Our goal is to build relationships with sponsors who share our vision and love of education. We believe if your company shares these values, we would be honored to promote your products or services to those who attend our events and to the thousands who view our activities through our website, emails, and social media channels.
SOME OF OUR MSUBA STUDENT TOUCH-POINTS AND PROGRAMS
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SCHOLARSHIPS
MSUBA has awarded over 400 scholarships for undergraduate to advanced degrees. Support for emergency funding has also been provided. We currently have more than 26 endowed scholarships and ????
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MSUBA SCHOLARS
Current MSUBA scholarship recipients participate in periodic sessions with our Scholarship Committee. Professional development opportunities, workshops, and conversations with experts in the workforce on wellness, leadership, and education are not uncommon. The MSUBA Scholars program was piloted In 2021 and included a few 2021 Scholarship Recipients and MSUBA members to enhance current students’ school experience.
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MSUBA LOCAL CHAPTERS
Our MSUBA network reaches incoming students, students on break during the summer and holidays, and potential students and parents. Networking, outreach, and social opportunities are available through our local chapters in Atlanta (GA), Dallas/Ft Worth (TX), Chicagoland (IL), Detroit (MI), Lansing (MI), Los Angeles (CA), Oakland County (MI), Saginaw (MI).
Examples
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Our Oakland County Chapter hosts a Welcome reception for incoming freshmen and their parents to hear about MSU experiences from alumni and current students. Student organizations are also invited to the event to have a “vendor table” so freshmen can learn about student organizations.
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Care packages were sent to select Detroit area students for finals week by our MSUBA-Detroit Chapter
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MSUBA-Saginaw Chapter hosts regular informal dinner meetups with MSU students from the Saginaw area in East Lansing during the semester. Sense of belonging and establish a network to support each other.
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MSUBA MENTORS PROGRAM
Student outcome data indicates Black students at MSU are experiencing significant opportunity gaps, especially in the graduation gap. In our research, we have discovered that if Black students actively participate in a student group or organization, engage in high-impact experiences, and have committed mentors, these students will matriculate and successfully graduate.
We are actively asking more Black Alumni to volunteer, register, and serve as mentors and help eliminate the graduation and other opportunity gaps. We expect that MSUBA interaction with students will take place via, Zoom, online conference, phone calls, text messaging, FaceTime, or emails and should not exceed two hours per month! Our partnership with the MSU Career Services Network, makes this effort easy, as we use MSU Connect - a professional, networking and mentorship platform to engage in successfully building connections for our students. The platform also provides alumni an opportunity for mentors to connect with other alumni to support their career, advancement, and development. For more information Click here or enter https://msuconnect.msu.edu/page/alumni in your browser.
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ON CAMPUS INTERACTION
Throughout the year, members of MSUBA participate in student-led events on the Michigan State campus like discussion groups, workshops, meetings, social events, Soul Food Fridays, the Black Celebratory, and more. With our MSUBA-Lansing Chapter being closest in proximity to campus, support and alumni engagement.
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HOMECOMING
Since 1980, MSUBA has hosted a Homecoming reunion --every year. Since passing around a pumpkin and collecting the first $1000, homecoming reunions have become a source of raising money for scholarships. There is a student-centered networking event during homecoming that allows alumni and student interface, social events such as tailgate, and an event to honor our current year scholarship recipients and distinguished awardees.
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STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
A Student Advisory Committee was approved by the Board of Directors in 202x. This committee consists of current student leaders and is the sounding board for the president and the board of directors to better understand the campus needs. The president aims to meet/mentor these students by hosting business dinners, and meetings, and providing these students with additional leadership opportunities.
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Your sponsorship will provide funding to cover event expenses and contribute to the MSUBA Endowed Scholarship Fund, which has provided scholarship funds to over 400 students. In a sponsor role, you would join this growing legacy and in turn, MSUBA would promote your company as an official sponsor.
Our goal is to build relationships with sponsors who share our vision and love of education. We believe if your company shares these values and we would be honored to promote your products or services to those who attend our events and to the thousands who view our activities through our website, emails, and social media channels.
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SPONSORSHIP LEVELS
SPARTAN LEVEL - $15,000
GREEN LEVEL - $7,500
WHITE LEVEL - $2,500
FRIENDS OF SPARTY - $1,000
In-kind
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Thank you for your consideration!
Thank you to all of our sponsors over the years.
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MSUBA National Board of Directors
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