StoryCorps Events
Throughout the year, StoryCorps organizes special events including an annual Gala, celebrations associated with our initiatives, and community events surrounding our programs.
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Capitale
130 Bowery
New York, New York
6:30pm: Cocktail Party
7:30pm: Dinner & Program
Honorees
The Honorable William “Bill” Bradley, Managing Director at Allen & Company and emeritus StoryCorps Board Member, who previously served in the U.S. Senate representing New Jersey and played basketball for the New York Knicks.
Margo Georgiadis, CEO of Ancestry.com.
Dr. Carla Hayden, the 14th Librarian of Congress, who, as the CEO of Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, courageously kept the library open during the protests that erupted in 2015.
The 2018 StoryCorps Courage Award
This annual award is a special recognition of a StoryCorps participant who has overcome extraordinary circumstances. This year’s award will be presented to writer Sook Nyul Choi, whose novels, based on her experiences as a young refugee during the Korean War, have enriched the lives of young people all over the world.
Purchase Tables & Tickets
For More Information
Ellen Rae Huang, Director, Special Events & Individual Giving
646.723.7020 x 37
ehuang@storycorps.org
To Sponsor the Event or a Table
Alissa Pelc, Director, Corporate Sponsorship
224.250.1130
apelc@storycorps.org
Tables & Tickets
Producer Table ($50,000)
- A “Front Row” table for 10
- Back cover program ad
- Recognition from the podium and in the program
- Listing as a “Producer” sponsor on the Gala webpage
- The opportunity for the table host to record a StoryCorps interview in his or her home
Champion Table ($25,000)
- A “Premium” table for 10
- Premium program ad
- Recognition from the podium and in the program
- Listing as a “Champion” sponsor on the Gala webpage
- An opportunity for the table host to record a StoryCorps interview in his or her home
Benefactor Table ($15,000)
- A “Prime” table for 10
- Full-page program ad
- Listing as a “Benefactor” sponsor on the Gala webpage and program
- The opportunity for guests to arrange VIP interviews at the StoryCorps recording booth of their choice
Sponsorship Opportunities
Presenting Sponsor ($75,000)
- “StoryCorps Annual Gala Presented by” in title of all event materials
- Category exclusive
- Two premium tables seating 20 guests
- Presenting Sponsor recognition in all print materials:
- Invitations (mailed to 2,000)
- Presenting Sponsor recognition at the gala including:
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- Acknowledgement from the stage
- Step ‘n’ Repeat (logo)
- Gala program full page premium placement add (inside cover or back)
- Donor screen or signage in main room
- Gift bag (opportunity to include merchandise or promotional material)
- Presenting Sponsor recognition on StoryCorps website including logo
- Prominent mention as Presenting Sponsor in all press materials
Gold Sponsor ($60,000)
- Two tables seating 20 guests
- Gold Sponsor recognition in all print materials:
- Invitations (mailed to 2,000)
- Gold Sponsor recognition at the gala including:
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- Step ‘n’ Repeat (logo)
- Gala program (1/2 page)
- Donor screen or projected signage in main room
- Gift bag (opportunity to include merchandise or promotional material)
- Gold Sponsor recognition on StoryCorps website including logo
Silver Sponsor ($50,000)
- Premium table seating 10 guests
- Silver Sponsor recognition in all print materials:
- Invitations (mailed to 2,000)
- Silver Sponsor recognition at the gala including:
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- Gala program (1/4 page, b/w)
- Donor screen or projected signage in main room
- Silver Sponsor recognition on StoryCorps gala webpage
Bronze Sponsor ($25,000)
- Table seating 10 guests
- Bronze Sponsor listing in gala program
- Bronze Sponsor listing on StoryCorps gala webpage
Co-Chairs
Addie & Tom Jones
Lisa Mueller & Gara LaMarche
Alex & Michael Shuman
Benefit Committee*
Presenting Sponsor
Ancestry.com
Bronze Sponsors and Champions
Allen & Company
The Annenberg Foundation
Anonymous
Citi
Fetzer Institute
Barbara & Dane E. Holmes
The Madison Square Garden Company
Anne & Vincent Mai
The Marc Haas Foundation
Harper Montgomery & Bradley Tusk
Jennifer & Vic Parker
Joe & Susan Plumeri
Schultz Family Foundation
Sydney & Stanley S. Shuman
Spectrum Equity
United Therapeutics Corporation
Benefactors
Justine Stamen Arrillaga & John Arrillaga
Jane & Bill Donaldson
Edelman
Jane Isay
Cathie Levine & Josh Isay
Jackie LiCalzi & Jill Schlesinger
Elizabeth McCormack
Jessica Moulton & Jim Moore
Lisa Opoku & Jeremy Glick
Blythe Haaga Parker & Tyler Parker
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Robin & Murray Sinclaire
H. Anna Suh & Ross Garon
Friends
Audrey Choi/Morgan Stanley
Kathleen Donohue & David Sze
Sarah E. Feinberg
Barry Friedberg & Charlotte Moss
Jane & Gerald Katcher
Deborah Leff
Kim and Evan Meyers
National Basketball Association
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Kim Rubey/Airbnb
Robin Sparkman & Howard Robbins
Molly & David Wadhwani
Contributors
Rebecca and Dan Baker
Fraser & Deirdre Black
Vanessa Brown
Sara Darehshori & Ronald Rolfe
Peg & Mark Holly
Milton H. Isay
Eddie & Martine Joyce
Sandra Kulli
Ruth & Sid Lapidus
Megan LeBoutillier & Bruce Gordon
Jane Lehman & Matthew Winter
Kenneth & Lucy Lehman
Leslie & Peter Levine
Margaret Low & Kinsey Wilson
Geri Mannion
The Par Group
Susan Puder
Lisa Sherman
Cynthia King Vance & Lee Vance
Judith & Roger Widmann
David C. Wright & Cynthia F. Nabut
Amy Yenkin & Robert Usdan
*As of October 11, 2018