Sponsor a QSIDE Social Justice Program

Thank you for considering sponsoring one or more of our social justice programs! Below we outline the program sponsorship opportunities and levels; you can jump to the sponsorship page at any time, or contact COO Jude Higdon for more information. More information can be found in our printable sponsorship guide.

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The QSIDE Colloquium

QSIDE hosts a semi-monthly Colloquium series that features the research of scholars of marginalized identities and those conducting data science research into social justice. The QSIDE Colloquium has brought together hundreds of scholars and activists nationally to learn about methods, theory, and social justice research projects in our five research areas. Through the Colloquium, QSIDE provides an ongoing platform and elevation for the voices, research, and action of social justice scholarship.

A sponsorship of the Colloquium Series will go directly towards compensating Colloquium speakers, who are leading experts in their fields, along with the operational costs of reaching the broadest audience possible.

Sponsorship Levels

Platinum sponsorship: $10,000+
Gold sponsor: $5,000-$10,000
Silver Sponsor: $2,000-$5,000
Bronze Sponsor: $1,000-$2000

Datathons4Justice

QSIDE hosts two annual Datathons, one focused on college-aged and professional scientists and activists, one focused on high-schools. The Datathons create a unique opportunity for senior scholars to work with emerging student researchers to focus on an intensive social justice research questions. Modeled after other data/hackathons, the Datathon4Justice brings together activists, social scientists, and data scientists from varying stages of their research careers for an intensive weekend of community, coding, analysis, writing, and connection to boots-on-the-ground activist outcomes.

The theme of the 2021 Datathon4Justice will be criminal justice reform, either in the judiciary or in policing. Plans are emerging on this project, and a sponsorship will give your organization a seat at the table to help guide the development of this exciting event!

Sponsorship Levels

Platinum Sponsor: $20,000+
Gold Sponsor: $10,000-$20,000
Silver Sponsor: $5,000-$10,000
Bronze Sponsor: $2000-$5000

Data4Justice Conference

QSIDE’s annual Data4Justice Conference features a diverse panel of speakers presenting on data-driven research and activism in our five research pillars. Open to the public and aimed at a general audience, the Data4Justice Conference is a national platform for individuals to learn more about social justice research and to make connections, get inspired, and propel their own current and future research and activism agendas.

The 2021 Conference brought together attendees from more than 40 institutions of higher education, as well as major national non-profits and corporate entities.

Sponsorship Levels

Platinum sponsor: $50,000+
Gold sponsor: $25,000-$50,000
Silver sponsor: $10,000-$25,000
Sponsor: $5,000-$10,000

DRIVER

DRIVER is a collaboratively built database of scholarly work by researchers marginalized by race/ethnicity, gender, gender presentation, disability status, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, and other axes of identity. Our goal is to encourage the citation of marginalized scholars in academic and scholarly works to diversify the future of scholarly discourse and create a virtuous cycle for traditionally undercapitalized and underrepresented scholars.

A sponsorship of the DRIVER program will go directly towards helping QSIDE continue to expand the breadth and influence of this new and impactful database, which is available online at https://bit.ly/QSIDE-DRIVER.

Sponsorship Levels

Platinum sponsor: $10,000+
Gold sponsor: $5,000-10,000
Silver sponsor: $2,000-5,000
Bronze sponsor: $1,000-$2000

Fellowship Program

Our Fellowship Program offers paid positions for students to work directly to support the social justice mission of QSIDE. These positions are designed for individuals at a range of levels andinclude significant professional development, technical training, and mentorship. Fellows work focuses on a range of areas, including data scraping, data curation and cleaning, statistical analysis, digital storytelling, community action research, and organizational and program development.

Your sponsorship can be directed toward a specific element of the research/organizational process (data analysis, digital storytelling, program development), a specific pillar of our research agenda (e.g., research into criminal justice or health care equity), or can be designed to fund a more general position where the Fellow follows their individual intellectual passions and professional pathways. Sponsors can meet with their sponsored Fellows once a semester to discuss the position.

Sponsorship Levels

Platinum sponsor: $20,000 for two full years of a Fellowship
Gold sponsor: $10,000 for one full year of a Fellowship
Silver sponsor: $5,000 for one semester of a Fellowship
Bronze sponsor: $2500 for partial support for a Fellow for a semester

Sponsorship Levels and Benefits

Each of our programs can be sponsored at one of four levels: platinum, gold, silver, and bronze. We outline the benefits of each below.

Platinum sponsor (annual)

The sponsor’s name and/or logo will appear in the masthead of the web page for the event.
The event would be rebranded leading with the sponsor’s name in the title of the event,
e.g.: The 2022 Data4Justice Conference, brought to you by XYZ;
The sponsor would be mentioned explicitly in all press releases about the program;
The sponsor would have the option to include a one-page company bio in all programs, web site, and a short paragraph for media materials created and disseminated for the event, both participant facing and media facing;
The organization would be named as the sponsor during the event opening and closing, and have the option to speak directly to participants for a maximum of 10 minutes during the event.

Gold sponsor (annual)

The sponsor’s name and/or logo will appear at the top of the event web page, in a section titled “Thank you to our Gold-level Sponsors”;
The sponsor will be mentioned explicitly in all press releases about the program;
The sponsor will have the option to include a half-page company bio in all programs and the website/web page for the event, both participant facing and media facing;
The organization will be named as a gold-level sponsor during the event opening and closing.

Silver sponsor (annual)

The sponsor’s name and/or logo will appear at the top of the event web page, below the Gold-level sponsors, in a section titled “Thank you to our Silver-level Sponsors”;
The sponsor will be mentioned explicitly in all press releases about the program;
The sponsor will have the option to include a one paragraph bio in all programs and the website/web page for the event, both participant facing and media facing;
The company will be named as a silver-level sponsor during the event closing.

Bronze sponsor (annual)

The sponsor’s name and/or logo will appear at the top of the event web page, below the Silver-level sponsors, in a section titled “Thank you to our Bronze-level Sponsors”;
The sponsor will be mentioned explicitly in all press releases about the program;
The sponsor will have the option to include a one paragraph bio in all programs and the website/web page for the event, both participant facing and media facing;
The company will be named as a bronze-level sponsor during the event closing.

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