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Group Sponsorship Training

Set a new benchmark. If your role includes helping other organisations improve their sponsorship capacity, getting it right is critical — because it’s your reputation on the line. You can’t afford to waste people’s time with training that’s boring, irrelevant, or shallow.

Kim Skildum-Reid presenting to a group

If your role includes helping other organisations improve their sponsorship capacity and results, getting it right is critical, because it’s your reputation on the line. You simply can’t afford to waste people’s time with training that’s boring, irrelevant, or shallow.

I bring the proven content, subject matter expertise, and credibility to make your program a huge success. And I’ll take the time to learn about your sector, market, and the sponsorship issues your audience is facing, before I craft a fully-customised training program.

Group training can run over one day, or up to a week, and could comprise a number of elements, including:

  • Workshop-style training for your group(s)
  • Breakfast or after-work presentations
  • Panel discussion
  • Conference keynote

Based in Sydney, Australia, I work with clients all over the world. I’m also set up to work with you remotely, as required.

What types of organisations host group sponsorship training?

Government Departments of Sport, Arts, Tourism, and/or Communities

Empower the events and organisations in your sector with credible, comprehensive training, building sponsorship capacity and self-sufficiency. I’m often engaged to do group sponsorship training work with multiple departments within a state or national government on the same trip.

Local governments

Instil best-practice sponsorship skills across the events, venues, cultural, and community organisations you run and fund, making them more successful, and less reliant on council funding.

Industry associations and media

Your members or subscribers expect you to provide top quality, relevant training events, and you need to drive engagement and advocacy. I generally work with associations and media serving the following industry sectors:

  • Sponsorship
  • Event organisers
  • Sports marketing, sports business
  • Brand marketing
  • Cultural organisations
  • Community and charity organisations

Agencies

If your clients are involved in sponsorship, but sponsorship strategy isn’t your core expertise, I can work with you to deliver a group training session that elevates their approach, adds value to your client relationships, and positions you as a capable partner to help them deliver on a new approach.

Your group is in good hands

  • I have unsurpassed subject matter expertise, with three decades on the cutting edge of sponsorship
  • With three industry bestsellers, one of the most read and trusted how-to sponsorship blogs in the world, and white papers with nearly a million downloads, I have the profile and credibility that will drive interest and participation in your program
  • My training sessions are high-powered and jam-packed. Nobody is going to walk away thinking they’ve wasted their time
  • I use live examples from the group in key workshop exercises, providing current, localised application of some of sponsorship’s most crucial skills
  • I provide ample follow-up material, so your group can feel confident in their new approach
  • When you hire me, you’re hiring me. You won’t have a junior staffer or some stranger turn up to lead training, because I do all of it myself

Please check out a list of just some of my consulting and training clients, sponsorship training testimonials, and lots of reviews from workshop participants.

What’s the alternative?

Hiring someone to lead sponsorship training isn’t difficult, but getting someone really good can be a damn sight harder.

There are great consultants that aren’t good trainers. And there are people with strong training skills, but they don’t regularly work with clients on strategy, so they lack real-world experience. Neither of those options will deliver the experience your group needs. When it’s your reputation on the line, it’s just not worth taking the chance on working with someone who doesn’t bring the full gamut to your program.

Interested?

If you’re planning some group training, please drop me a line and tell me a bit about your organisation and what you have in mind. We can then set up a Zoom or phone call to discuss your requirements, before I put together a proposal for you.

Format options

  • Workshop-style training for your group
  • Breakfast or after-work presentations
  • Panel discussion
  • Conference keynote

Logistics

Runs over one day up to a week. Based in Sydney, working with clients all over the world, and set up to work remotely where that suits you better.

I’m often engaged to work with multiple departments within a state or national government on the same trip.

What clients say

From people who’ve done this

Kim’s energy, passion and enthusiasm in the sponsorship sector is unrivalled. After spending half a day with Kim, our local event organisers were inspired to look at the world of sponsorship in a new light.

Reena SnookCity of Tauranga

She brought great enthusiasm and presented extremely relevant material, and case studies with practical examples of how to modernize our sponsorship program successfully. An engaging speaker who captivated the audience right from the start.

Lesley LehmanCFMWS, Canada

Kim delivered deep, practical knowledge that truly resonated with our needs. The feedback from participants was overwhelmingly positive — everyone left feeling more empowered, informed, and inspired than when they arrived.

Natalie StoneDirector, RSVP Shaping Talent

Our company contracted with Kim to lead an advanced sponsorship workshop for our customers. The convention industry is highly reliant on exhibit booth revenue. Kim helped our customers think beyond the four walls of their convention and consider more sophisticated sponsor opportunities that not only provided a win for the in person participants, but also the remote fans.

Dave LutzVelvet Chainsaw

Adelaide Festival worked with Kim to review and refresh our approach to sponsorship. Having worked with both rightsholders and sponsors, Kim offered valuable perspectives on proposals and generating compelling leveraging ideas. We particularly enjoyed Kim’s enthusiasm, sense of humour, and practical advice, alongside her extensive expertise.

Alyssa MasonAdelaide Festival

We engaged Kim’s services to come over to Auckland and run a one-day course with our newly appointed sponsors of the Manu World Champs. I myself had been educated on best practise sponsorship by Kim over the year so wanted our sponsors to learn from the very best. Kim helped our sponsors understand the true power of sponsorship and then assisted them in the development of their own leverage plans. We were pleased to receive very positive feedback from everyone involved.

Scott RiceOwner and Director, Quantum Events Ltd/Z Manu World Champs

Kim recently presented to our Board and Management team and as expected certainly didn’t disappoint. Kim provides a clear and common sense approach to sponsorship and with so much experience and examples to draw on she quickly had the ideas flowing.

John MillerSunshine Coast Turf Club

The Australian Institute of Architects have utilised Kim’s services over a number of years now. Kim has not only reshaped our sponsorship offering, but helped educate our sponsors on best practice sponsorship, so we can form long and rewarding partnerships. The ongoing training provided to staff has enabled us to creatively leverage our partnerships and provide real results for their sponsorship. Working with Kim is a pleasure and adds real value to the organisation.

Shelley KempAustralian Institute of Architects

We were so fortunate to have Kim speak to our Principles of Sports Management class at Pfeiffer. As you might imagine, college students are often a ‘tough sell’. Kim was fabulous. From the moment she walked in the room everyone was spellbound. Her knowledge of the subject matter was extraordinary and her delivery was the best I’ve witnessed. Kim Skildum-Reid was A+.

Jack IngramPfeiffer University

Kim’s keynote presentation at One-Zero 2019 was a superb conference highlight. Her straight-talking take on the ‘do’s’ and ‘don’ts’ of best practice sponsorship captivated and entertained our audience. Book Kim – she’s great to work with and will commit wholeheartedly to the success of your event

Patrick HaslettOne-Zero (Dublin)

Kim is one of the top speakers in the sponsorship industry. We recently invited her back to Sweden and once again she made a huge success with her enthusiasm on stage and great expertise regarding sponsorship issues. Kim brings ideas and practical tools needed when working with sponsorship, which can be applied locally here in Sweden and globally. We look forward to welcoming her back to Sweden soon!

Niklas BirgetzSwedish Sponsorship Association (2012)

Kim is one of the top keynoters in the sponsorship industry and a real powerhouse on stage. Her content is global without being vague; even though Sweden is quite a ways from Australia geographically, Kim left the audience at our national sponsorship industry forum with plenty of ideas and insights that could instantly be applied in both a Swedish and an international context. We look forward to welcoming her back to Stockholm soon!

Josefine HådellSwedish Sponsorship Association (2010)

Tell me what’s going wrong

A couple of paragraphs about your organisation and the problem is enough. I’ll tell you honestly whether this is the right service for it.

Got a sponsorship problem?Tell me about it — no pitch deck required. Get in touch