MakeHaven is a hub for creative and innovative people in the New Haven region. Sponsorship puts your company in front of thousands of members, event participants, and visitors who actively build things here — and it funds the programming that strengthens the regional innovation ecosystem.
Your logo, a one-line description of what you support, and a link to your site on our public sponsors page — where we send prospective partners, funders, and press. Logo size scales with your level.
Our internal digital displays run a rotating slideshow that members see throughout the shop every day they are here. Your logo and a short message join that rotation for the full year.
A digital billboard next to our larger display on Chapel Street, one of the busiest pedestrian corridors in the city of New Haven. This reaches people outside our space: your brand joins a rotation of ads that runs around the clock.
Your logo lit on the sponsor sign that runs across the back wall at the center of our main space — in view of everyone working, taking a class, or attending an event. The sign is refreshed as sponsorships turn over.
Your logo runs in the footer of MakeHaven's member email, which reaches several thousand subscribers across our weekly and monthly sends and holds open rates well above nonprofit averages.
Verbal thank-you from the podium and on-screen recognition at MakeHaven public events — open houses, demo nights, showcases, and community programming.
When you are hiring, we put your open roles in front of our members by email and in our community channels. MakeHaven members are engineers, fabricators, designers, and technicians — a hands-on talent pool that is hard to reach any other way.
One of our videos opens with a "sponsored by" credit and a few words about your company before we get into the content.
A guided tour of MakeHaven for your team or your guests, led by our staff — a favorite for client visits, recruiting days, and leadership offsites. We can also promote a tour of your own facility to our members.
Standing invitations for your team to MakeHaven member activities, launch nights, and community events.
First call on partnering with us — team-building sessions and private workshops in our classroom, and the option to co-develop programming together.
A shout-out on MakeHaven's social channels thanking you for sponsoring, linking back to your site.
Above $10,000, or looking for something specific?
Talk to us about a custom package. We also offer standalone sponsorships outside the annual levels — naming a tool or an area of the shop, sponsoring an event series, or sponsoring a tool review video.
We also gratefully recognize grant funders and in-kind donors at any level. MakeHaven is a registered nonprofit and sponsorship is a tax-deductible donation; please consult your tax advisor regarding deductibility.
Not sure which level fits? Send this and we will work it out with you.