Creating a Sponsorship Package

You can create sponsorships as a straight cash donation or as packages which include items and/or tickets.

When a sponsorship package is purchased (via online ticket sales or a campaign page) or sold (internal ticket sales or internal order), the buyer's user record is automatically flagged as a sponsor.

Sponsorship tools are not included in Essentials subscriptions: use these instructions instead.

1. Create any ticket types and/or items you want to include in the package

You can create dedicated items and tickets for sponsor packages or select items/tickets that will also be offered to non-sponsors.

If you are including tickets, creating a "Sponsor" ticket type (admit 1) has several advantages:

Simplified reporting. By building packages with varying numbers of the same ticket type, you can easily view and report all sponsor guests as a single line item.
Maximum flexibility. Single tickets can be linked as needed for couples once guests are known. Unused single sponsor tickets are easy to exchange for a non-sponsor ticket for re-assignment whereas it isn't possible to spin-off unused tickets from a table ticket for reassignment.

If you are including items:

Any existing items with type = Sellable or Signup can be added to a package.
If you're creating an item solely for inclusion in Sponsorship Packages, you do not need to check any Purchase Via boxes.
Items are added to packages on the page you build your package - the edit icon shown below will take you to the Sponsorship settings.

2. Create a Sponsorship Package

Go to Site Settings > Registration > Sponsorships > Sponsorship Packages > Add New Sponsorship
Name the sponsor level
Choose where you want to promote sponsors at this level,
Specify cost and availability, and
Add any items and/or tickets to the package.
Save.