MN365 User Group Sponsorship Program

The Minnesota Microsoft 365 User Group (MNCloud LLC) was formed in 2017 to support the community of Microsoft 365 IT professionals in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. Since the beginning, the User Group has been well-attended and strives to add value to the Microsoft community. The User Group community has navigated through the last few years in a virtual format and is still one of the highest attended tech events and user groups in the Twin Cities

With the support of our incredible sponsors, the Minnesota Microsoft 365 User Group is able to host completely FREE events in the Twin Cities. Your sponsorship makes a direct impact with our audience and the ROI is measurable.

Virtual Meeting Sponsorship Benefits

The MN Microsoft 365 User Group will use part of the sponsorship fee to:
  • Purchase two $100 Amazon gift cards to be given to attendees – these names are drawn at the end of the User Group meeting
  • $200 Donated to the local charity of your choice:
    1. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – Minnesota and Dakotas Chapter: 
    2. Mary Moon Foundation
    3. Veteran’s Home Warrior’s Next Adventure
    4. Loaves and Fishes Open Door MN
    5. Open Arms of Minnesota: Open Arms of Minnesota | With Open Arms, we nourish body, mind and soul (openarmsmn.org)
    6. Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Association: MOCA – MN Ovarian Cancer Alliance 
    7. Second Harvest Heartland: Second Harvest Heartland | Working To End Local Hunger (2harvest.org) 
Level Cost Benefits
Gold $750
  • 15 minutes of focused presentation/Q and A time during a meeting. 
  • Company logo and website included in marketing efforts for the meeting. 
  • Branded transitions between speakers or slides 
  • Company logo and link posted on our front page and sponsors page (Gold section) for 12 months. 
  • Access to the attendee list of the meeting (includes names, emails, and companies). This email list can be used for targeted communications regarding the products and/or services presented by the sponsor at our meeting. Email addresses must not be automatically signed up for your newsletters, however your use of this list can provide links for members to sign up for any of these services. 

Requirements & Expectations

The Minnesota Microsoft 365 User Group (MNCloud LLC) welcomes all sponsors, but reserves the right to deny sponsors based on relevance to the group.

Payment

Payment must arrive within 15 days prior to the event sponsored in order to guarantee your company’s name is printed on marketing material and included on  our website. ACH / electronic payment recommended, credit card is accepted (with a 3% processing fee).

Checks should be made out to “MNCloud LLC” and sent to:   MNCloud LLC 1701 Stanford Ave  St. Paul, MN 55105

Changes to the Sponsorship Program

The Minnesota Microsoft 365 User Group (MNCloud LLC) reserves the right to change the levels, requirements, and details of the sponsorship program. Once a sponsorship agreement has been signed, the details of that agreement will be honored.

Workshop Sponsorship Benefits

The audience of the Workshop Day focuses on all the M365 stakeholders within organizations including: administrators, architects, engineers, operations, citizen developers, and more.  

Level Cost Benefits
Platinum $2,500
  • Platinum sponsors have the opportunity to sponsor the Registration, Breakfast, Lunch or Happy Hour (first come, first serve) 
  • In-person event booth and logo branding  
  • Sponsor logo included on event marketing, materials and on sponsorship slides included in all speaker presentations  
  • Company logo (hyperlinked to your website) on mn365.org website as Special Event Sponsor and also listed on the Global Microsoft Community Days website: https://www.communitydays.org/ 
  • Full registration and attendee list (name, email, company, position/title) 
  • Sponsors are included on vendor bingo and are also welcome to bring a raffle prize! Please bring your raffle prize to the event if you plan on bringing an item. 
Gold $1,750
  • In-person event booth and logo branding  
  • Sponsor logo included on event marketing, materials and on sponsorship slides included in all speaker presentations  
  • Company logo (hyperlinked to your website) on mn365.org website as Special Event Sponsor and also listed on the Global Microsoft Community Days website: https://www.communitydays.org/ 
  • Attendee list, including only registrants who attended (name, email, company, position/title) 
  • Sponsors are included on vendor bingo and are also welcome to bring a raffle prize! Please bring your raffle prize to the event if you plan on bringing an item. 
Digital $1,000
  • Company logo (hyperlinked to your website) on mn365.org website as Special Event Sponsor and also listed on the Global Microsoft Community Days website: https://www.communitydays.org/ 
  • Attendee list, including only registrants who attended (name, email, company, position/title) 
  • Digital only sponsors are also included on the vendor bingo as a free space (in lieu of vendor not being present) 

Requirements & Expectations

The Minnesota Microsoft 365 User Group (MNCloud LLC) welcomes all sponsors, but reserves the right to deny sponsors based on relevance to the group.

Payment

Payment must arrive within 15 days prior to the event sponsored in order to guarantee your company’s name is printed on marketing material and included on  our website. ACH / electronic payment recommended, credit card is accepted (with a 3% processing fee).

Checks should be made out to “MNCloud LLC” and sent to:   MNCloud LLC 1701 Stanford Ave  St. Paul, MN 55105

Changes to the Sponsorship Program

The Minnesota Microsoft 365 User Group (MNCloud LLC) reserves the right to change the levels, requirements, and details of the sponsorship program. Once a sponsorship agreement has been signed, the details of that agreement will be honored.