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Award

The Young Entrepreneurs of Color Initiative is led by RL Experience, LLC in collaboration with True Community Development Corporation, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The partnership is committed to empowering youth of color across Western New York through recognition, entrepreneurship training, mentorship, and community leadership development.

Note: All contributions are tax-deductible through True Community Development Corporation.

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Choose Your Impact:

Become a Sponsor or Make a Donation

Silver Sponsor

$5,000

Benefits:

  • 5 tickets to the ceremony celebration.

  • Half-page ad (8.5" x 5.5") in the Digital Event Book.

  • Logo recognition on event signage and website.

  • Verbal acknowledgment during ceremony program.

  • Supports youth mentorship and leadership development workshops

Purchase

Bronze Sponsor

$2,500

Benefits:

  • 4 tickets to the ceremony celebration.

  • Quarter-page ad (4.25" x 5.5") in the Digital Event Book.

  • Logo displayed on sponsor board and in printed materials.

  • Supports youth stipends and vendor business experiences.

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Community Sponsor

$1,000

Benefits:

  • 2 tickets to the ceremony celebration.

  • Business-card-size ad (3.5" x 2") in the Digital Event Book.

  • Recognition on the Empower716 website and in social media highlights.

  • Supports entrepreneurship coaching sessions and pitch contest activities.

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Friends of Empower716

$500

Benefits:

  • 1 ticket to the ceremony celebration.

  • Name recognition listed in the Digital Event Book.

  • Supports youth recognition materials, awards, and development toolkits.

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Supporter of Empower716

$1 to $499

Benefits:

  • Name recognition in the “Supporters of Empower716” section of the Digital Event Book.

  • Supports ongoing Empower716 workshops and youth engagement experiences.

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Make a Donation

  • If you would simply like to support the Empower716 Young Entrepreneurs of Color Initiative, you may make a contribution of any amount. Donations help support youth mentorship, entrepreneurship training, pitch competitions, and recognition for young entrepreneurs across Western New York.

Donate

Prefer to donate by check?

Checks can be made payable to:

True Community Development Corporation
Attention: Young Entrepreneurs of Color Initiative
275 Kehr Street
Buffalo, New York 14211

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For more information or questions please contact Robert Lowery via email or phone