Leadership Columbia is the region’s signature leadership program offered through the Columbia Chamber. Leadership Columbia is a skills-building program that aims to develop emerging community leaders while providing an educational experience with a strong emphasis on social and community awareness. Upon completion of the program, Leadership Columbia participants will walk away with the knowledge and skills to focus their talents in best service to the greater Midlands region.
Throughout the 10-month program, Leadership Columbia participants must attend and complete a required two-day retreat, nine monthly day-long sessions, a collaborative class project, and a variety of enrichment activities all designed to educate them on critical issues facing the community while also providing opportunities for deeper involvement in and around the greater Columbia region.
• Exclusive recognition as the Presenting Program Sponsor and announcement on social media
• Top billing on Leadership Columbia advertising
• Opportunity for a company representative to have a seat on the Leadership Columbia Advisory Board (subject to prior approval)
• Company name or logo and hyperlink on the Leadership Columbia webpage
• Company name or logo and hyperlink on the Leadership Columbia Application and Graduation registration webpages
• Recognition in Leadership Columbia specific eCommunications
• Company name or logo on printed and digital Leadership Columbia materials for full year of sponsorship
• Opportunity to address the class at Orientation and Graduation
• Opportunity to host a Class Day (subject to prior approval)
• Opportunity to provide a speaker/panelist for a Class Day (subject to prior approval)
• Opportunity for a company representative to attend Leadership Columbia’s Orientation and Graduation
• List of full Leadership Columbia class roster (available upon request)
• One (1) comped application for the upcoming Leadership Columbia class (available upon request)
• Sponsorship fulfillment report
• First right of renewal to sponsor at this level in the next year
• Recognition as a Leadership Development Sponsor and announcement of sponsorship on social media
• Company name or logo and hyperlink on the Leadership Columbia Application and Graduation registration webpages
• Recognition in Leadership Columbia specific eCommunications
• Company name or logo featured on digital and printed materials for full year of sponsorship
• Opportunity to host a Class Day (subject to prior approval)
• Opportunity for a company representative to attend a Class Day (subject to prior approval)
• List of full Leadership Columbia class roster (available upon request)
• One (1) comped application for the upcoming Leadership Columbia class (available upon request)
• Sponsorship fulfillment report
- Exclusive recognition as the Beverage Sponsor and announcement of sponsorship on social media
- Company name or logo and hyperlink on the Leadership Columbia Application and Graduation registration webpages
- Recognition in Leadership Columbia specific eCommunications
- Company name or logo on printed and digital Leadership Columbia materials for full year of sponsorship
- Company product served at Class Days and Leadership Columbia events
- List of full Leadership Columbia class roster (available upon request)
- One (1) comped application for the upcoming Leadership Columbia class (available upon request)
- Sponsorship fulfillment report
- First right of renewal to sponsor at this level in the next year
Class Day Topics: Arts & Culture, Criminal Justice, Economic Development, Education, Environment, Health & Human Services, Military Affairs, Political Systems, and Recreation & Tourism
- Recognition as a Class Day Sponsor and announcement on social media during your company’s sponsored month
- Company name or logo on printed and digital materials related to your company’s sponsored Class Day
- Opportunity to distribute promotional materials to the class during your company’s sponsored Class Day
- Opportunity for a company representative to address the class during your sponsored Class Day
- List of full Leadership Columbia class roster (available upon request)
- One (1) comped application for the upcoming Leadership Columbia class (available upon request)
- Sponsorship fulfillment report
The Connection Sponsor receives recognition and benefits at Leadership Columbia’s Orientation, Retreat, and Graduation events. This sponsorship provides networking opportunities at these events as well as the chance to showcase your brand while supporting the development of talented leaders.
- Recognition as a Connection Sponsor and announcement of sponsorship on social media
- Company name or logo and hyperlink on the Leadership Columbia Application and Graduation registration webpages
- Recognition in Leadership Columbia specific eCommunications
- Company name or logo featured on digital and printed materials related to Leadership Columbia’s Orientation, Retreat, and Graduation events
- Opportunity for a company representative to attend Leadership Columbia’s Orientation and Graduation
- List of full Leadership Columbia class roster (available upon request)
- One (1) comped application for the upcoming Leadership Columbia class (available upon request)
- Sponsorship fulfillment report
The Glenn Jacobus Award, named in tribute to the late Glenn Jacobus, is a prestigious accolade presented at the Leadership Columbia Graduation ceremony in June. It honors an outstanding class member chosen by their peers for consistently demonstrating remarkable leadership qualities throughout the class year.
- Recognition as the Glenn Jacobus Award Sponsor and announcement of sponsorship on social media
- Company name or logo and hyperlink on the Leadership Columbia Graduation registration webpage
- Recognition in Leadership Columbia specific eCommunications
- Company name or logo featured on the Leadership Columbia Graduation program
- Company name or logo on the Glenn Jacobus Award
- Opportunity for company representative to present the Glenn Jacobus Award to recipient at Graduation
- Opportunity for a company representative to attend Leadership Columbia’s Graduation
- List of full Leadership Columbia class roster (available upon request)
- One (1) comped application for the upcoming Leadership Columbia class (available upon request)
- Sponsorship fulfillment report
- Recognition as a Supporter Sponsor
- Recognition on Leadership Columbia specific eCommunications
- Company name or logo and hyperlink on the Leadership Columbia Application and Graduation registration webpages
- Company name or logo featured on the Leadership Columbia Graduation program
- Opportunity for a company representative to attend Leadership Columbia’s Graduation
- Sponsorship fulfillment report
LEAD Scholarship
Leadership Columbia understands that barriers to resource access and financial strain can be a major hindrance for many rising leaders. In an effort to close this gap, we are pleased to offer needs-based financial aid for class members in the form of our Leadership Education Action and Development (LEAD) Scholarships.
The LEAD Scholarships were created with the following values in mind:
- Leadership: Participants develop and fine-tune their leadership qualities throughout the course of the program, emerging with the necessary skills to become effective leaders in the community.
- Education: Through the program’s class days, participants are exposed to a wide range of critical topics and issues in the Columbia region, with a strong emphasis on social and community awareness.
- Action: Leadership Columbia aims to provide an educational and skills-building experience that helps participants identify how their individual talents and passions can best be used to serve the community after the end of the program.
- Development: The program encourages professional and personal growth within participants through diverse opportunities for networking, community involvement, and building lasting relationships with fellow leaders and the community at large.
- Recognition as a LEAD Scholarship Sponsor and announcement of sponsorship on social media
- Company name or logo and hyperlink on the Leadership Columbia Application and Graduation registration webpages
- Company name or logo and hyperlink featured on the LEAD Scholarship webpage
- Recognition in Leadership Columbia specific eCommunications
- Company name or logo featured on digital and printed materials for full year of sponsorship
- Opportunity for a company representative to attend Leadership Columbia’s Orientation and Graduation
- List of full Leadership Columbia class roster (available upon request)
- One (1) comped application for the upcoming Leadership Columbia class (available upon request)
- Sponsorship fulfillment report
For more information about the MMBA program or sponsorships, please reach out to Leah Kelly.