Sponsorship

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Des Moines African Youth Festival Awards is a nonprofit organization (501c3) based in Des Moines, IA USA. Which is one of the biggest annual African Youth festival events that take place in the United States of America. The purpose of this event is to promote the talent of African arts of music, fashion, sport, and many more. The event comes with many interesting performances from different African artists, dancers, stylists, and many more.

DAFESTA event attracts guests from various cities throughout the United States as well as guests and honorees from various African countries. As per need, the goal is to celebrate all the African culture, foods, and talent across the United States. The outcome of this event is to bring together all the talented African youth around the United States, as well as around the world. The festival will feature high-caliber international artists, along with vibrant local musical communities, bringing the wider of African music worldwide to the doorstep of thousands of adults, young people, and families throughout the nation.

Dear Valuable Sponsors:


Thank you for allowing us to present a genuine and unique opportunity to support and change the lives of talented African youths in the United States and worldwide. We are proud to offer a variety of sponsorship opportunities. Sponsors can choose from 5 different levels, all of which allow you or your organization the freedom to choose how you’ll what to sponsor the Des Moines African Youth Festival Awards.
Dafesta sponsorship provides ongoing visibility to our members and guests throughout the year. As our membership continues to grow, so do the reach and benefits of your sponsorship. The earlier your sponsorship is finalized, the more recognition and exposure you or your organization can receive throughout the year.
The following are the sponsorship packages that we offer to our valuable sponsors:

Why do we need sponsors

As an organization that is interested in promoting African culture and heritage, we do this to meet the world standard and enable Africans in the United States to take pride in their culture. Therefore, at all times, we are faced with making the best of every festival to suit the taste of the world and in the same quality as how it is done on African soil. To achieve these, certain ingredients are essential, these include appropriate costumes, sound system, performing artists, lighting effects, and many others.

The Annual Des Moines African Youth Festival award, which started in the year 2020 is dependent on the availability of adequate resources to enable the organization to cater to the needs listed above. But in the last three editions of the festival, insufficient resources have been manageably used to achieve these needs. However, with financial aid from different organizations, the organization will have just sufficient resources to carry out its objectives and also be able to make the future edition of the festival a world-class standard like its counterparts.

These funds will be used to build/rent a hall/auditorium that will be used for the event annually; we will also purchase essential costumes for the use of artists during the festival. As in our tradition, the funds will also enable us to be able to pay local and invited artists that perform during the festival. Why this is important because putting all of these factors and expenses in place will ensure a subsidized or free entrance fee for the audience, especially African youths who might be interested in attending the festival but restricted financially.

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Why Sponsor This Event?

People, organization, or company that sponsor the Des Moines African Youth Festival Awards will not only be showing their support as an advocate for Dafesta’s mission, but we will make sure they get the following benefits along with their sponsorship;

1. Sponsors will achieve the desired return on investment and develop their brands

3. Sponsors will get the opportunity to build and develop a strong network that can increase the company’s sales.

4. We will offer Brand exposure, one-off mass marketing opportunities, sales leads, or even increase perceived corporate social responsibility.

5. We will help your business increase its credibility, improve its public image, and build prestige. 

Sponsorship packages

Des Moines African Youth Festival Awards is a federally recognized 501c3 tax-exempt nonprofit organization. As such, donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.


We are proud to offer a variety of sponsorship opportunities. Sponsors can choose from 5 different levels, all of which allow you or your organization the freedom to choose how you’ll what to sponsor the Des Moines African Youth Festival Awards.

Dafesta sponsorship provides ongoing visibility to our members and guests throughout the sponsorship year. As our membership continues to grow, so do the reach and benefits of your sponsorship. The earlier your sponsorship is finalized, the more recognition and exposure you or your organization can receive throughout the year.

The following are the sponsorship packages that we offer to our valuable sponsors:

Exclusive Sponsor =/ $3000

Exclusive Sponsorship Package offers the following benefits to sponsors:

•Brand name and logo placement on Des Moines African Youth Festival Awards Event and network.

• Brand name and logo placement on Des Moines African Youth Festival Awards for 8 months.

•Brand name and logo promotion on social media of Des Moines African Youth Festival Award.

•Brand logo at 12 banners in the event.

•5 free VIP tickets for event entry.

•Brand promotion on Des Moines African Youth Festival Awards event promotional video at the start and end.

•Brand mention at the start and end of the event

•Brand promotional stand at the gate of the event.

•Brand placement on the Red Carpet of the event.

Premium Sponsor =/ $2000

Premium Sponsorship Package offers the following benefits to sponsors:

•Brand name and logo placement on Des Moines African Youth Festival Awards Event and network.

• Brand name and logo placement on Des Moines African Youth Festival Awards for 6 months.

•Brand name and logo promotion on Des Moines African Youth Festival Awards Facebook for 6 months

•Brand logo at 8-10 banners at the event.

•6 free tickets for event entry.

•Brand promotion on Des Moines African Youth Festival Awards event promotional video.

•Brand mention at the start and end of the event

•Brand promotional stand at the gate of the event.

Gold Sponsor =/ $1000

Gold Sponsorship Package offers the following benefits to sponsors:

•Brand name and logo placement on Des Moines African Youth Festival Awards Event and network for 4 months

• Brand name and logo placement on Des Moines African Youth Festival Awards for 4 months

•Brand name and logo promotion on Des Moines African Youth Festival Awards Facebook for 4 months

•Brand logo on six banners in the event.

•5 free tickets for event entry.

•Brand promotion on Des Moines African Youth Festival Awards event promotional video.

•Brand mention at the start and end of the event.

Silver Sponsor =/ $500

Silver Sponsorship Package offers the following benefits to sponsors:

•Brand name and logo placement on Des Moines African Youth Festival Awards Event and network for 2 months

• Brand name and logo placement on Des Moines African Youth Festival Awards for 2 months

•Brand name and logo promotion on Des Moines African Youth Festival Awards Facebook for 2 months

•Brand logo at 3 banners in the event.

•4 free tickets for event entry.

•Brand promotion on Des Moines African Youth Festival Awards event promotional video.

• Brand mention at the start.

Friends Sponsor: (under $500)

Benefits:

  • Recognition as a Friends sponsor.
  • VIP admission for one (1).
  • Logo or name included on our website.

Please take a moment and fill out this form if interested in being on our event sponsor list


What sponsorship package are you interested in?

Thank you in advance for being considerate in entertaining this request. We would be glad to be contacted for any queries or additional information. Please email us at: sponsorship@dafesta.org


Below is the list of our Past and Current Sponsors.