2009 inspiration awards
where influencers inspire
6th annual Inspiration Awards
Friday, June 5, 2009 at 12:00pm
Fashion show and luncheon featuring networking reception, awards presentation, teen performances and luxury handbag silent auction
Beverly Wilshire Beverly Hills
Honoring...
Marcia Cross
Lisa Ling
Lauren Zalaznick
Corporate Honoree
Purchase Tickets for the 2009 Inspiration Awards
Sponsorship Opportunities
2009 Inspiration Award Presenters:
- Constance Ramos, TV personality/designer, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
- Tori Spelling, actress/TV personality, Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood
- Diana Nyad, journalist, International Swimming Hall of Famer
2009 Inspiration Awards Host Committee:
- Garcelle Beauvais Nilon, actress
- Tova Bonem
- Jane Buckingham, president, The Intelligence Group
- Lacey Chabert, actress
- Carla Christofferson, managing partner, O'Melveny & Myers LLP/co-owner, Los Angeles Sparks
- Rachael Leigh Cook, actress
- Liz Dennery Sanders, CEO, Dennery Marks Inc./founder, SheBrand
- Theresa Durham, chief connector & founder, Media Maven Consulting
- JoAnna Garcia, actress, Privileged
- Mary Alice Haney, West Coast contributing editor, Marie Claire
- Robbin Itkin, partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP
- Ashley Jones, actress, Bold & Beautiful/True Blood
- Carri McClure, owner, McClure & Associates PR
- Heather McPhail Sridharan, senior director, music, Ticketmaster
- Sarah Jane Morris, actress, Brothers & Sisters
- Elizabeth Pagliarini, owner, The Elizabeth Group; co-founder/president, OriginOne
- Michele Promaulayko, editor-in-chief, Women's Health
- Diane Reichenberger, fashion industry veteran, most recently COO at Rock & Republic, CEO at Dualstar Entertainment
- Elisabeth Rohm, actress
- Lisa Shotland, agent, CAA
- Heidi Slan, West Coast senior talent executive, 42 West
- Aisha Tyler, actress, Bedtime Stories
- Nancy Utley, COO, Fox Searchlight
- Lesley Ann Warren, actress
- Andrea Wong, CEO/president, Lifetime Television Networks
- May Yeung, co-founder/designer, Yeung Designs Inc.
- Jane Wurwand, founder & CEO, Dermalogica
2009 Inspiration Awards Media Partner
LA Confidential Magazine
Women's Health
Inspiration Awards Event Overview
Each year, Step Up Women’s Network rolls out the orange carpet and gathers members, celebrity supporters, industry elite, and community insiders to honor outstanding leaders who embody the spirit of Step Up through their philanthropic and professional impact on the lives of women and girls. Our dynamic program, which features girls served through our community programs, allows attendees to see first-hand Step Up’s power in transforming lives.
The 2009 Inspiration Awards celebrate more than a decade of Step Up service. With support from the community and elite corporate sponsors, the event will highlight the importance of cultivating a new generation of women leaders and philanthropists and raise significant funds to enable our programming for underserved teen girls to flourish.
The event has been hosted by such luminaries as:
Jessica Alba, Garcelle Beauvais Nilon, Annette Bening, Elizabeth Berkley, Kate Capshaw, Patricia Clarkson, Rachael Leigh Cook, Kristin Davis, JoAnna Garcia, Jennie Garth, Patricia Heaton, Maria Menounos, Kelly Rutherford, Molly Sims, Mena Suvari, Ivanka Trump, Aisha Tyler, Kate Walsh, Kerry Washington
Sponsorship Opportunities
Premier Sponsor | $50,000
- Two tables of 10, premier seating
- Company logo on step-and-repeat
- Special placement on printed and electronic invitations
- Mention as Premier Sponsor in all press releases and media alerts
- Two-page spread in event program
- Logo on exclusive screen
- Special mention during presentation
- Two mentions in Step Up national newsletter
- Logo and hyperlink in at least two dedicated Inspiration Awards eblasts
- Logo and hyperlink on Inspiration Awards web page
- Name and hyperlink on Regional Partners page of Step Up web site for one year
- Opportunity to provide attendee gift
Gold Sponsor | $25,000
- Two tables of 10, VIP seating
- Company name on all event materials
- Special placement on printed and electronic invitations
- Mention as Gold Sponsor in all press releases and media alerts
- Full page in event program
- One-time mention in national newsletter
- Name and hyperlink on Regional Partners page of Step Up web site for one year
- Logo on shared screen
- Shared mention during presentation
Silver Sponsor | $10,000
- NBC Universal, Women and Lifestyle Entertainment Networks
- Table of ten, preferred seating
- Company name on select event materials
- Mention as Silver Sponsor in all press releases and media alerts
- Full page in event program
- Logo on shared screen
- Shared mention during presentation
Bronze Sponsor | $5,000
- ARCADE by Rochelle Gores
- BHPS, Inc. by Dr. Gabriel Chiu
- Dermalogica
- Felice Keller Productions
- Jane & Marcus Buckingham
- Lifetime Networks
- OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network
- Raytheon
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Ticketmaster
- VTech Communications
- Table of 10
- Company name on select event materials
- Mention as Bronze Sponsor in all press releases and media alerts
- Half page in event program
- Logo on shared screen
Supporters
- CAA
- Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
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