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Sponsorship & partnerships · #DEHA2027

Partner with Dorset’s celebration of diversity & excellence

Build visibility. Champion diversity. Connect with Dorset’s community and business leaders.

  • Saturday 18 September 2027
  • Lighthouse, Poole
  • Packages £200–£3,500
Enquire about a packageDownload the sponsor pack PDF
  • 300–400guests at the last Awards
  • 6,144impressions on a single post
  • 12months of pre-event promotion
  • 15award categories to sponsor

Why sponsor #DEHA2027?

Make your marketing budget work harder and last longer

Sponsoring #DEHA2027 opens up twelve months of promotion across our website, social media and email marketing, culminating in the Awards night itself, where you and your guests enjoy the DEHA Red Carpet Experience, the Hall of Fame, cultural entertainment and the Awards Ceremony.

Let DEHA tell your story and turn the spotlight on you.

Civic guests, including two mayors wearing their chains of office, on the Red Carpet Experience
Civic, business and community leaders on the Red Carpet Experience

  • Show your CSR in action

    Publicise your Corporate Social Responsibility strategy to a county-wide audience.

  • Meet key influencers

    Connect with Dorset’s community, business and civic leaders on the night.

  • Lead the conversation

    Reinforce your thought-leadership position on diversity and inclusion.

  • Align with excellence

    Associate your brand with success, achievement and celebration.

Choose your partnership

Five packages and two in-kind partnerships

Designed to suit every budget and objective. Every package carries year-round digital visibility.

The host addressing guests from the lectern on Awards night

1 exclusive partner

Headline Sponsor

£3,500

Our premier package: the DEHA Red Carpet Experience.

Our flagship package, for brands that want to be seen at the very heart of Dorset’s diverse ethnic communities. A powerful way to publicise your CSR strategy by recognising and supporting role models in business, community and academia, while raising brand awareness across traditional and social media and generating new client and business connections.

The perfect choice for brands that want visibility throughout the entire road to #DEHA2027: the Nominee Reception, online media, merchandise, and the Awards Ceremony and Cultural Showcase.

What you receive

  • Brand naming rights for the awards year: your name associated with the Awards throughout the 12-month campaign
  • 10 VIP tickets to the Awards Ceremony
  • Your logo on the Red Carpet Experience backdrop and all media backdrops
  • Your brand advertised across all DEHA media, with continuous digital advertising before, during and after the event
  • Your brand advert played during video and radio programmes at least three times
  • Regular mention of your brand by the host
  • Your logo on all social-media event photography
  • Your logo on the DEHA homepage and partners & sponsors section, with a live link to your website
  • Your logo included across all our corporate social responsibility activities
  • Up to 5 pull-up banners at the venue
  • Brand inserts in guest goodie bags
  • A full-page advert in the DEHA magazine brochure
  • Present up to 3 awards on stage at the Ceremony

Available

Enquire about Headline

Up to 3 brands

Corporate Sponsor

£2,500

Maximum exposure without spending a fortune, shared by up to three brands.

A shared partnership between up to three brands, each receiving equal branding and profile. Every partner gains a fantastic opportunity to publicise their CSR strategy by celebrating the positive contributions Dorset’s ethnic communities make across business, sport and academia.

The perfect platform for brands that want to actively support and endorse diversity.

What you receive

  • 6 VIP tickets to the Awards Ceremony
  • Brand advertising across all DEHA media
  • Your logo on the Red Carpet Experience backdrop and all media backdrops
  • Periodic adverts on screens during the event
  • Brand mention by the host at the Nominee Reception and Awards Ceremony
  • Brand presentation at the Nominee Reception and Awards Ceremony
  • Your logo on all social-media event photography
  • Your logo on any event merchandise
  • Your logo on the DEHA homepage and partners & sponsors section, with a live link to your website
  • Your logo included across all our corporate social responsibility activities
  • 2 pull-up banners at #DEHA2027 venues

3 of 3 available

Enquire about Corporate

One per category

Award Sponsor

£1,500

Sponsor a category and align your brand with excellence.

Sponsoring an award category creates a visible link between your brand, Dorset’s ethnic communities and the wider county, and shows a real commitment to excellence. Your brand receives continued advertising throughout the 12-month campaign.

A great way to reach people working in your sector and the wider business community, associating your organisation with an event that is successful, creative, dynamic, well established and greatly respected.

What you receive

  • Present the award your brand is sponsoring, with your logo and brand name displayed prominently during the presentation
  • 4 complimentary VIP tickets to the Awards Ceremony
  • Your logo on all nominee graphics for your sponsored category
  • Your logo on the Red Carpet Experience backdrop
  • Periodic adverts on screens during the event
  • Brand mention by the host at the Awards Ceremony
  • Your brand and logo on the selected award
  • Recognition in the printed Awards programme
  • A live link to your website on our homepage

15 of 15 available

Enquire about Award

Unlimited

Red Carpet Sponsor

£500

An accessible entry point with prominent red-carpet branding.

Ideal for brands that want a visible presence at the celebration without a headline commitment. Your logo takes a prominent position on the Red Carpet Experience backdrop, the most photographed moment of the evening, with year-round digital visibility across our channels.

What you receive

  • 2 VIP tickets to the Awards Ceremony
  • Prominent logo placement on the Red Carpet Experience backdrop
  • Your logo on the DEHA homepage and partners & sponsors section, with a live link to your website
  • Social-media branding across the campaign
  • 1 pull-up banner at the venue

Available

Enquire about Red Carpet

3 available

Menu Sponsor

£200

Reach every guest through the dining experience.

Ideal for businesses that want to showcase culinary, hospitality or décor products through the guest experience. Your brand features in the evening’s menu and is promoted throughout the marketing campaign.

What you receive

  • Corporate branding displayed prominently in the Awards Ceremony menu and table placements
  • Your logo on the Red Carpet Experience backdrop
  • Featured in event marketing across the campaign
  • Opportunity to display promotional literature and branding throughout the Ceremony
  • Corporate branding and web link on dorsetethnicheroes.org/sponsors
  • Corporate branding on the visual screens during the event
  • 1 pull-up banner in the venue foyer area

3 of 3 available

Enquire about Menu

No sponsorship fee

In-kind partnerships

Showcase your product or craft directly to 300–400 guests in exchange for supplying an element of the evening: a perfect fit for the right local supplier.

  • Drinks Partner

    Supply the welcome beverages served to guests during the Red Carpet arrivals: a high-visibility moment as guests arrive and are photographed.

    In return, you receive

    • Your logo in the sponsors & partners section
    • Brand recognition at the Red Carpet Experience
    Offer to be our Drinks Partner

  • Centre Piece Partner

    Ideal for a florist or table decorator: provide the table centrepieces for the evening and showcase your work to every guest across 300–400 covers.

    In return, you receive

    • Your logo in the sponsors & partners section
    • Brand recognition at the tables
    Offer to be our Centre Piece Partner

At a glance

Compare the packages

What each sponsorship package includes
Package benefitsHeadline£3,500Corporate£2,500Award£1,500Red Carpet£500Menu£200
Availability1 exclusiveUp to 3 shared15 categoriesUnlimited3 available
VIP tickets10642Not included
Website logo + live linkIncludedIncludedIncludedIncludedIncluded
Social media brandingIncludedIncludedIncludedIncludedIncluded
Red Carpet backdrop logoIncludedIncludedIncludedProminentIncluded
Stage / host recognitionIncludedIncludedIncludedNot includedNot included
Present award(s) on stageUp to 3Not included1Not includedNot included
Pull-up bannersUp to 52111
Full-page magazine advertIncludedNot includedNot includedNot includedNot included
Goodie-bag insertsIncludedNot includedNot includedNot includedNot included

All prices are final: DEHA is not VAT-registered.

A guest being interviewed on the red carpet in front of the sponsor backdrop
The DEHA VIP experience

For you and your guests

What a VIP ticket includes

VIP tickets come with the Headline (10), Corporate (6), Award (4) and Red Carpet (2) packages. Every VIP guest enjoys:

  • Priority red-carpet arrival and VIP check-in
  • Reserved premium seating close to the stage
  • A welcome beverage on arrival during the Red Carpet Experience
  • An exclusive pre-ceremony networking reception with sponsors, nominees, jurors and special guests
  • Table service during the meal
  • A luxury gift bag with event souvenirs
  • A complimentary event programme, with recognition as a VIP guest
  • Professional red-carpet photography

How to book

Securing your package is simple

  1. 1

    Tell us your choice

    Send the enquiry form below, or email us, with the package you’d like.

  2. 2

    We confirm and invoice

    We confirm availability and send a sponsorship agreement and invoice.

  3. 3

    Your campaign begins

    On confirmation, we start featuring your brand across the campaign.

Enquire

Let’s put your brand in the spotlight

Tell us which package interests you and we’ll confirm availability, then send a sponsorship agreement and invoice. Prefer to talk first? Get in touch directly.

Sponsorship
nanzy@dorsetethnicheroes.org
Sponsorship pack
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