Local-business sponsors
Stop running sponsorships out of a Google Sheet. HometownLift gives you tiered one-time packages, post-payment logo collection, public sponsor display, renewal-date tracking, Stripe payment links, and a tap-to-pay booth.
The challenge
Every August your board cobbles together a sponsorship flyer with gold/silver/bronze tiers and email it to a list of local businesses. By midseason, prices are out of date, the wrong logos are on the website, and renewal reminders never go out.
When the season ends, nobody knows where the high-res Acme Plumbing logo lives, who has the right colors, or which version is current. The yearbook page goes to print with a pixelated logo from 2019.
Last year's sponsor wasn't actively retained — they just weren't asked. By the time anyone notices, they've already given that money to a competing program.
A sponsor at the season-opener says 'put me down for the gold package.' The volunteer doesn't have a way to take payment, so they write a name on a clipboard and hope someone follows up. Half the time, nobody does.
The HometownLift approach
Set up gold, silver, bronze (or fully custom) tiers with their own price, sponsor cap, and benefit list. Manage one tier or eight — the dashboard handles it.
After payment, each sponsor gets a secure link to add the logo for that purchased placement. It then appears on your public sponsor page, sized appropriately for the selected tier.
Send a sponsor a single-use Stripe payment link by email or have them sign up in person at a Sponsor Booth using Tap to Pay. Each successful purchase creates its own sponsor placement instead of replacing an older one.
Record a renewal date on each sponsor placement so the board has one place to plan follow-up. Renewals are new one-time purchases, preserving the prior placement and payment history.
After a successful online or booth payment, the sponsor can receive a secure claim link to add the logo and confirm the business, contact, and website details for that placement.
Track contact name, email, website, sponsorship history, payment status, and notes per sponsor. When the next board takes over, the institutional knowledge isn't lost.
FAQ
Set it up at a season-opener or community event and a local business owner can choose a package and pay by card on a phone or Stripe WisePOS E. After payment, they receive the secure handoff used to add that placement's logo.
Sponsorship packages are one-time payments today. You can record a renewal date and create another placement when the sponsor renews; HometownLift does not automatically rebill or run dunning for sponsorships.
After payment, the sponsor uses a secure claim link to upload the logo for that purchased placement. Logos display on your public sponsor wall and campaign sponsor sections, sized by tier. A later purchase adds another placement; it does not replace the earlier logo.
Tax treatment depends on the organization and the benefits exchanged. Advertising or other substantial benefits can change how a payment is treated, so the organization and sponsor should keep their own records and consult a qualified tax professional for their circumstances.
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