Non-Profit Sponsorship Packet

Non-Profit Sponsorship Packet 627-C Summit Ave. Jersey City, NJ 07306 thewhycenter.org (201) 918-6390

A Relationship and Life Coaching Center Growing Healthy Relationships, Restoring Confidence and Building a Better Community

Dear Sponsor, Thank you for your interest in sponsoring The WHY Center Incorporated. The WHY Center is a 501c3 non-profit organization that offers Relationship and Life Coaching Center services and is located in Jersey City, New Jersey. Our mission is to support and educate individuals in making healthy relationship choices, teaching valuable life skills and restoring the confidence necessary for individuals to achieve mental,, personal, and professional success. Our programs are specially designed to meet the needs of our community. As the founder and executive director of this organization, I hold its mission and vision close to my heart. With the help of our volunteer staff, community supporters and neighborhood partners we have been able to keep our doors open since 2013. With a rapidly growing clientele base, we now strive even harder to attain the resources necessary to continue our services and programs. My goal is to restore productive family units to the Jersey City community. Your contributions will make achieving this goal possible. Thank you very much for joining our efforts to better the quality of life for families and individuals in our community. Sincerely, Shamina Allen Executive Director The Why Center Inc.

MISSION To support and educate individuals in making healthy relationship choices, by teaching valuable life skills and assisting individuals in restoring the confidence necessary to achieve marital, personal and professional success. OUR GOAL We restore strong and productive family units to our community. The restoration is achieved using a process that involves encouraging individuals to become passionate about their personal, mental, emotional, and physical well being. Together with the client we achieve this restoration by implementing our inside out approach to personal and relational development. We promote healthy relationships starting first with our clients. We help them explore the murky depths of self-discovery and then guide them into manifesting their new-found confidence and self-awareness in the form of healthier relationship choices. WHAT IS RELATIONSHIP AND LIFE COACHING? Relationship and Life coaching can be characterized as a solution focused, strength based support service. It is a partnership between the coach and the client(s). This partnership is thought- provoking and the creative process associated with it inspires the client to maximize their personal and professional potential. Coaching is all about YOU and what you wish to achieve in your life. Your coach reminds you of your strengths, helps you to feel better about yourself and gives you valuable feedback that keeps you moving forward. The focus is on positive change. Essentially, life coaching helps you to think differently and learn for yourself what is best for you and your relationship. HISTORY Founded in February 2012, The Why Center, Inc. educates and supports individuals and couples in making healthy relationship choices. Shamina Allen, a Relationship Life Coach and published author, founded The Why Center, Inc. after suffering a heart-breaking divorce from her own husband of three years after the discovery of his homosexual desires. While recovering alongside others who had experienced similar disappointments, Ms. Allen discovered that many of their unhealthy relationship choices were grown out of the same roots: low self-esteem and a lack of self-awareness. In order to prevent others from experiencing the same pain she had as a result of a lack of knowledge, Shamina promised herself that she would found the WHY Center to support people facing the type of personal and relationship issues she had to face. OUR AUDIENCE The Why Center services are available to all that seek out our support, however we take an active role in servicing low- moderate income families, couples and individuals of all ethnic and cultural backgrounds; our clients range from ages 21-50; with women making up 70% of our serviced clientele.

PROJECTS & PROGRAMS Project Choice Relationship Coaching The WHY Center relationship coaching is a professional client-centered service that is based on our belief that couples and individuals are resourceful, strong, and capable of achieving their own relationship goals using the WHY Center relationship coaching service program and support. Through this service, we help clients set up goals, family plan, and improve their behaviors and life patterns. Individual Life Coaching The WHY Center individual coaching service is a professional client-centered service based on our belief that couples and individuals are resourceful, strong, and capable o achieving their own relationship goals with effective guidance, support, and information- all three of which are provided by our professional life coaches. Through this service, clients are given the support needed to accomplish their goals such as self awareness, career planning, emotional, financial sustainability, and entrepreneurship. Counseling Referral Services The I Do Project Pre-Marital Coaching The WHY Center believes that families make up the core of a strong community. In our efforts to support healthy couples and new families, we offer our 10-week Pre-Marital Coaching Program that assists couples in getting prepared for marriage and creating healthy relational patterns that utilize effective family planning. Other Programs Collide Program The purpose of the Collide program is to address the unique circumstances that occur when individuals with homosexual desires have heterosexual relationships with straight partners. This unique collide of these two very different worlds is happening more frequently, without the proper support and resources, these couples have the potential to cause great danger to their mental and physical well being. The WHY Center understands the unique dynamics that exist when these two worlds collide and we have established a program that is geared towards assisting these couples in making the best choices for themselves, by reaffirming the confidence and knowledge needed for these couples to survive. Community Education Program Through our community education program, we aim to educate individuals on healthy relational skills and make the community aware of the unique forms of relationships and their effects on an individual s life. We promote self-awareness, productivity, and self-esteem in couples, families and individuals, as the key elements in restoring a stronger community by training and preparing new leaders to support and encourage the individuals in their unique environment by going through our life-coach training program which is conducted annually. Through our coach training, we provide resources, support, and education to the coaches of tomorrow. Our coach training transforms everyday people into active resources for their community, resources that assist in promoting overall productivity, and providing support to members of the community in which they live.

WHY SPONSOR THE WHY CENTER? Reach the right consumers: The Why Center has a client base of loyal multicultural couples and families that engage in our support services. Families and couples make up 90% of all consumer revenue with a wide variety of services - financial institutions, child care services, entertainment, apparel and automotive services- that benefit from productive couples and families. Get advertising opportunities: By investing in The Why Center, you gain the unique opportunity to reach our clients by way of online and printing advertisement. The Why Center services a demographic of young couples and professional individuals ages 25-34 with women at 41% of our online fan base. All sponsors receive a visible posting on The Why Center s website. The Why Center will also acknowledge your business within our other social media links, allowing you and your business to gain the exposure necessary to set you apart from the competition. Receive public recognition: We want all of our sponsors and contributors to feel appreciated. That is why The Why Center works so hard to honor our valued sponsors every chance we get. One of the highlighted events geared towards saluting and celebrating our sponsors is our Annual Appreciation Awards Ceremony. This is an annual community and family-friendly event that is open to our clients, supporters, community residents and leaders. All of our sponsors and contributors are honored and awarded for their passion, loyalty, dedication and financial contributions that keep the Why Center a resourceful organization in the community. Service a community need. Your financial assistance will allow us to provide a valuable service; the most commonly cited statistic states that one in every four families will face divorce. More than one million people have parents who separate or divorce each year in the U.S. Many of these broken homes face poverty, depression and health issues as a result of the financial and emotional train that is associated with divorce and unhealthy relationship decisions. Our services are geared towards improving these statistics and creating stronger, more productive and long lasting family units. Restore a productive Jersey City: Statistics show that relationships affect the productivity of our entire community; children of divorced parents are twice as likely to drop out of high school and less likely to attend college. This fact is why our organization is committed to creating strong productive relationships that lead to productive successful families that in turn result in a thriving community.

SPONSORSHIP LEVELS FOR MORE INFORAMATION Contact Shamina Allen: shamina@whycenter.org Corporate Sponsorships Public / Non Profit /Small Business Platinum Sponsor Gold Sponsor Silver Sponsor Bronze Sponsor Community Partnership Community Supporter Friend of WHY Benefits ( Cash or goods worth) $20,000 $10,000 $5,000 $2,500 $1,000 $500+ $250+ E-NEWSLETTER FEATURE: Full page article showcasing lead sponsors participation and work in the community. Half page Article Logo sponsor AD Logo Small Logo ACKNOWLEDMENTS and LISTINGS: On organization website WORKSHOP OPPORTUNITIES: Provide much needed financial educational, homebuying, or job readiness workshops at an event or at our agency. CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION: Receive a certificate of appreciation signed by The WHY Center Executive Director. OUTREACH TABLE: Promote your services to our attendees at our Annual Award Ceremony in June. (Restrictions apply) 8ft vendor table and two chairs provided. ADVERTISE: Promote your new product or service on our Facebook page and in our office. COMPLEMENTARY TICKETS: to our Awards Ceremony as an honored guest (additional tickets available) for purchase) Large Logo With link Prime vendor space Includes on stage banner 6 Private Table Large Logo With link Prime vendor space Includes on stage banner Facebook Only 6 Private Table Logo Logo Small Logo Non- Profits Only Promote in giveaway bags only 4 3 2 2 1

Still have questions? The WHY Center would love to schedule a meeting with you and our Executive Director, Shamina Allen, to further discuss how our organization would be a good fit for your sponsorship. A member of our team will contact you within 2 weeks of receiving this packet to schedule a meeting. If you are ready to move forward with your sponsorship, complete the application below. Thank you for your support! The WHY Center Inc. 627-C Summit Ave. Jersey City, NJ 07306 (201) 918-6390

I would like to become a sponsor: SPONSORSHIP APPLICATION All sponsorships are for a 1 year term unless otherwise stated in your contact Platinum Sponsor over $10,000.00 Gold Sponsor $5,000.00 Silver Sponsor $1,000.0 Bronze Sponsor $2500.00 Community Partner $1000 Community Supporter $500 Friend of WHY $250.00 Sponsor a Program (please indicate your program of choice) Name of Business or Individual to be recognized as sponsor or donor: Contact Person: Address: Telephone: Fax: Email: Payment Information: Check or money order enclosed made payable to: The Why Center Inc. Mail to: The Why Center Inc. Attention: Shamina Allen 177 Oakland Ave. Jersey City, NJ 07306 Thank you for your contribution! Please contact us with any questions you may have at (201) 918-6390. PRINT NAME OF AUTHORIZED PERSONEL SIGNATURE DATE Contributions of goods and services are also welcomed and can be discussed by calling our office.

SPONSORSHIP APPLICATION FOR GOODS AND SERVICES (A donation receipt will be given upon completion of services and/ or delivery of items) Name of Business or Individual to be recognized as sponsor or donor: Contact Person: Address: Telephone: Fax: Email: DESCRIPTION OF SPONSORED GOODS: Good valued at $ Pickup/ Delivery date: Pickup/ delivery time DESCRIPTION OF SPONSORED SERVICES: Services valued at $ Pickup/ Delivery date: Pickup/ delivery time PRINT NAME OF AUTHORIZED PERSONEL SIGNATURE DATE All donations of goods must be delivered by June 11, 2015. Please contact our office when scheduling a delivery or pickup time. (201) 918-6390