Partnership

Kink Between the Lines’ Partnership Program gives us the means to thrive while also building reciprocal relationships with our community. Our Partners are vital to our success as a small, volunteer-run conference; their donations allow us to hire ASL interpreters, provide scholarships, cover Zoom and Gather fees, and therefore pay our presenters more. Our presenters, all of whom are marginalized, are divided evenly based on revenue generated by the organization, so when we receive donations that help us cover operating expenses it means we can spend more of what we earn paying our presenters instead!

You may have previously become familiar with our Sponsorship Program and Partnership Program as separate entities, Sponsors giving financial or gift donations and Partners giving mutual aid social media advertising. We had hoped by having two programs to make sure people of all financial means could collaborate with Kink Between the Lines, but in practice the separate programs were confusing and there was too much overlap between them. So new this year, we have revamped these programs and streamlined them into a single Partnership Program. We wanted to add emphasis on creating mutually beneficial relationships with organizations who have similar goals, missions, and values as KBtL which is why we chose to revamp our Sponsorship Program to reflect our commitment to building reciprocal relationships.

About Partnerships

Partnership with Kink Between the Lines is an agreement to donate a certain monetary value in exchange for certain privileges from KBtL. Donations can take the form of financial (money) or gift (items, goods, services). Most donations by our partners are given to a specific area of the conference such as to go towards zoom fees, ASL interpreters, the raffle, or scholarships. However, donations can also be general in which case KBtL will put them to good use and you don’t have to think about a thing! We are flexible with our Partnership opportunities and welcome any ideas you have. See below for a full list of what partners get from KBtL at each level.

Mutual Aid Advertising

We believe that Partnership should be exactly that A Partnership. Kink Between the Lines believes in mutual aid and lifting up marginalized voices and our Partners, beyond having their names, logos, and links listed in various places, are also encouraged to sign up to be mutual aid advertisers. If you agree, you can occasionally send us social media posts or big announcements that we will post to our followers on your behalf. In return we also add you to a mailing list of people who are willing to advertise on our behalf. It’s a great way to increase your brand reach!

Other Details

• Partnerships will run for 1 calendar year starting in January and ending in December. You’ll need to re-apply to be a partner each year.
• Since we will be endorsing and advertising for our Partners, we will only be choosing organizations who KBtL feels aligns with our values and missions.
• Anonymous Partners are also possible!
• Got questions? Please direct them to [email protected]