Elevate Your Commitment to Cities

Set your company or organization apart as an NLC Capstone Corporate Partner. The Capstone
Partnership provides a unique venue for strengthening your understanding of the issues and trends
facing our nation's cities, engaging on issues that are important to your organization and building
lasting relationships with elected and career officials, as well as with others in the business
community and NLC senior staff.

Benefits of Being a Capstone Corporate Partner

Substantive Engagement and Connection to Leaders

• Become a leader - Take a seat on the NLC Corporate Partners Leadership Council and engage with
  other business and non-for-profit leaders committed to the nation's cities
• Contribute to NLC programs - Participate in unique, content driven focus groups and topical
  meetings to examine best practices and approaches to strengthening public-private cooperation
• Exclusive access - Have exclusive access to the voluntary leadership and targeted member groups
  at NLC conferences and special VIP events
• Access to executive leadership and staff - NLC staff work closely with you to understand your
  organization's needs, connect you with the issues and people that matter and maximize
  your investment with the nation's cities
• Lead among your peers - Receive preference for serving as chair and vice chair of Corporate
  Partners Leadership Council
• Broad recognition - Be recognized for your organization's commitment at conferences, on the NLC
  Web site and in other communication vehicles

Knowledge Sharing and Gathering

• Share your knowledge - Receive preference for speaking opportunities at workshops and
  committee/council meetings at NLC's two annual conferences
• Increase your networking with city leaders - Receive an exclusive invitation to participate in
  portions of the NLC Board of Directors summer meeting, including a roundtable discussion focused on
  corporate partner solutions for cities
• Share your expertise and commitment to cities - Highlight your organization's solutions for
  cities at through the A.S.K. a Corporate Partner Program.
• Share your Web-based resources - Create a corporate partner profile on the NLC Web site and
  share your organization's Web-based resources with municipal leaders on your profile page and
  through the Corporate Partners Resource Page
• Share your solutions - Author an article in an NLC publication and share how your
  organization is providing solutions for cities
• Stay current on the news affecting cities - Receive two complimentary subscriptions to weekly emails and regular electronic updates (e.g., press releases, federal relations updates, member communications) and stay on top of the latest issues and trends affecting local governments
• Learn about new trends and current research - Receive email notification of new NLC web-based
  publications, including case studies, guidebooks and research briefs

Marketing and Networking Opportunities

• Participate in and stand out at NLC conferences and events - Receive recognition with and
  access to city leaders, including:
  • Two complimentary registrations to the NLC Congress of Cities (every fall) and Congressional
    Cities Conference (every March) and guaranteed housing in the headquarters hote
  • Discounted exhibit booth fees at the Congress of Cities and Expositio
  • Prominent print, web, sign, e-mail and other recognition before and during the conference
• Sponsor high-visibility events - Receive exclusive invitations to sponsor high-visibility
  events at NLC conferences (The fee for major conference event sponsorship is in addition to the
  annual Capstone Corporate Partner investment.)
• Reach a broad audience - Use discounted advertising in NLC weekly emails, with a
  circulation of 18,000, to reach a broad audience of city leaders and staff
• Reach your target market directly - Use discounted mailing lists to pinpoint your
  message and reach elected and career officials with your targeted message

Participation is invitation only and space-limited.
Annual investment is $50,000.