Join the public-private partnership behind HirePaths! Since our campaign was first conceived in 2018, private and public entities have collaborated to fund this effort to help parents, educators and kids learn about the array of available career exploration and training opportunities.
Private businesses, nonprofit agencies and not-for-profit organizations can support HirePaths and receive recognition for their investments. Below are some examples of how different investment levels will be recognized.
To become a sponsor, fill out this form and we’ll contact you to arrange for your sponsorship benefits.
Career Hunt Sponsorships
Career Hunt Season Sponsor: $25,000
- Speak to all students (approx. 5 minutes in length) at any or all Career Hunt events held statewide during 2025-2026 (minimum of six events)
- Display a booth and signage at each event to promote your company’s careers
- Have a speaker in one industry panel for any or all events
- Logo on all event communications
- One Real Success Story feature about an employee at your business — story written, posted on website, and shared on five social media channels
- One week of paid social media advertising statewide on our channels (example: highlight an internship/summer program or provide a recruitment video to run on our networks; $1,000 media value)
- Logo on HirePaths.com Sponsors page
- Pride in helping expand our live events during a challenging gap in funding
Exclusive Industry Sponsor for 2025-26 School Year: $15,000 (12 available)
- Moderate and speak in your industry session at all Career Hunt events for the school year (minimum of six events in 2025-2026 throughout Kansas)
- Logo sponsorship of your industry category on the HirePaths.com Explore Careers section
- One Real Success Story feature about an employee at your business — story written, posted on website, and shared on five social media channels
- One week of paid social media advertising statewide on our channels (example: highlight an internship/summer program or provide a recruitment video to run on our networks; $1,000 media value)
- Logo on HirePaths.com Sponsors page
- Pride in helping expand our live events during a challenging gap in funding
Cool Careers Sponsorships
Cool Careers Season Sponsor: $50,000 (Up to six available)
- Cool Careers episode created about a job at your company featuring one of your employees*
- Episode provided for use in your own marketing and recruiting efforts
- One month of social media promotion of the episode across five platforms ($4,000 value)
- Three short videos created and promoted on YouTube and Instagram to promote the episode
- A video interview with your episode’s host and the professional to promote the episode
- Clips from episode included in season promotions
- Logo at beginning and end of all episodes in Season 5
- Logo on HirePaths.com Cool Careers Season 5 episode pages
- Pride that you helped Cool Careers going during its gap in funding
*Sponsored episodes are not eligible for airing on PBS
Cool Careers Underwriting Sponsorship: $10,000
- Logo at beginning and end of all episodes in Season 5, to air on Kansas PBS stations, YouTube and other social media channels
- Logo on HirePaths.com Cool Careers page
- Logo on HirePaths.com Sponsors page
- Pride that you helped Cool Careers going during its gap in funding
HirePaths Sponsorships
Social Media Community Sponsorship: $10,000 (Up to nine available; one per month of academic year)
Ten days of social media content concentrated during one calendar month related to your community, run across five channels: YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, X and LinkedIn. This is perfect for a city, chamber of commerce or economic development organization. Your content could include:
Real Success Stories related to your industry/community (existing or new)
- Promotion of a live event or appreciation/awareness week
- Paid ad to run an existing video related to your industry for one month ($2,000 value)
- Facts related to employment in your industry
- Landing page created to emphasize workforce priorities and added to Featured Communities page of HirePaths.com
- Logo on HirePaths.com Sponsors page
Social Media Week Sponsorship: $5,000
Promote an upcoming event or celebrate a special awareness week on HirePaths’ social channels. We’ll run posts for five consecutive days on our five channels: YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, X, and LinkedIn. Content could include:
- Real Success Stories related to your industry/community (existing or new) on all relevant HirePaths social media channels
- Promotion of an event or appreciation/awareness week
- Facts related to employment in your industry
During this week, we’ll also run an existing video as a paid ad for your industry or community, with a $500 media value. You’ll also have a logo placement as a sponsor on HirePaths.com for an entire year.
Student-Generated Contest Sponsorships: $2,500
This sponsorship provides funding to help HirePaths and Kansas 4-H host a student State Fair competition for aspiring videographers as well as provides funds for awards for additional student-produced content during the school year. Sponsorships cover the costs of facilitating student video editing workshops, contest judging and cash awards for the winners.
Logo Sponsorships: $1,000
Benefits:
- Logo placement as a supporter of HirePaths on HirePaths.com
- Pride that you helped HirePaths going during its transition year