Presentation is held live and include time for questions.

Presented in collaboration with Valerie Wynter-Wilson
In this live presentation, you'll learn how sponsorship works and the three universal fundamental steps needed to secure sponsors for missions and events.
This presentation is a special edition only for nonprofits and churches.
Roberta Vigilance, founder of Vigilance Style & Grace, leads this training. Roberta is an event sponsorship consultant, author, and educator with more than 30 years of event sponsorship experience. Roberta has a professional background in sales and firsthand experience selling sponsorship opportunities for events. She has secured a wide range of sponsors, including local businesses, media organizations, private sponsors, and global brands. Roberta is the author of How To Secure Sponsors Successfully and several short guides on planning sponsored events.
Roberta's practical training is built around three fundamental steps: understanding sponsorship, communicating with sponsors, and selling the value of an event to sponsors. Her approach helps participants replace common misconceptions with accurate information, gain confidence and clarity, and become better prepared to close sponsorship deals. These business principles can be applied to events across industries and markets worldwide.