Help Grow HirePaths!
If you believe in the mission of HirePaths, please make a tax-deductible gift to help grow this initiative. Your gift will allow us to do more — reach more families, tell more success stories, publish more articles, and create additional videos to introduce kids to careers they can pursue right here in Kansas. Please use the button above to donate any amount to HirePaths through the Kansas Rural Communities Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization.
2024-25 HirePaths Sponsorships
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.
Donations are routed through the HirePaths fund at the Kansas Rural Communities Foundation, which allows this initiative to provide tax receipts for donations and apply for grants as a 501©3 organization.
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 starting in 2024!
Make your online donation, and we’ll contact you to arrange for your sponsorship benefits.
Sponsorships are for a 12-month period and will be promoted July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
$1,000 HirePaths Logo Donor ($500 for nonprofit/government) (100% deductible)
- All gifts at this level from for-profit entities are recognized with a logo placement and a link on the Sponsors page.
- Sponsorships from nonprofit educational institutions will be recognized with a logo placement and a link of your choice on the Post-Secondary Options page.
$1,500 HirePaths Silver Donor (50% deductible)
- The benefits of lower levels, plus:
- Our creative team will write a Real Success Story featuring you or one of your employees. The story will be housed on hirepaths.com and posted on HirePaths social media platforms. We will tag your page when possible and link to your site for more information within the story.
$3,000 HirePaths Gold Donor (50% deductible)
- The benefits of lower levels, plus:
- Sponsor one of the 12 Explore Careers sections. Your organization’s digital ad and link will be added to the top of each page for both the adult and kid versions of these pages. Only one sponsor will be allowed per page. You also will be recognized for you investment on social media. Analytics data can be provided upon renewal. Our calendar year starts July 1. Ad placements are on a first-come, first-served basis.
$10,000 HirePaths Platinum Donor (50% deductible)
- The benefits of lower levels, plus:
- Sponsor an entire season of Cool Careers videos (8 episodes). Your organization will be recognized as part of each episode in the season and in conjunction with series promotions. Must sign up by July 1 to be included in the next season.
$5,000 HirePaths Teacher Ambassador Sponsorship (50% deductible)
- Teacher Ambassador sponsors underwrite stipends for a selected teacher hired to represent HirePaths and develop career exploration lesson plans for other Kansas teachers to use. Ambassadors also represent the campaign at conferences and post about HirePaths on social media.
- Your Teacher Ambassador will be called the YOUR ORGANIZATION’S NAME Teacher Ambassador in all HirePaths communications. Selected teachers may teach at any level, preschool through high school, but we will attempt to honor requests for pairing preferences.
- You also will be recognized for your investment on social media.
- You are encouraged to collaborate with your Teacher Ambassador on classroom activities to help students learn about opportunities in your field.
- This sponsorship does not include the sponsor benefits of lower levels.
Sponsor a Special Episode of Cool Careers
If your organization is interested in collaborating with HirePaths to underwrite a future episode of Cool Careers focused on a specific career at your company or in your industry, please contact Kristin Brighton at [email protected]. If you haven’t seen one of our episodes, check them out here.