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NEPM Media Sponsorship Guidelines

NEPM’s Media Sponsorship program strives to provide a voice for diverse, thought-provoking ideas, people and experiences within our community. By providing media sponsorship to local nonprofit organizations and events, NEPM exposes listeners to a variety of cultural, artistic and community experiences throughout the region that entertain, promote discourse and increase participation in our community. We look for opportunities to work with local non-profits who share our mission of giving back to the community with arts and culture related programming.

NEPM Media Sponsorship Includes: On-air

  • A paid underwriting contract of $800 or more by the non-profit.
  • In-kind on-air announcements in the amount of the paid (for example, if you purchase a $1000 contract, NEPM will match your contract with a $1000 trade for a total value of $2,000 in on air mentions). In-kind trade is scheduled “run of station” at the station’s discretion and is split evenly between NEPM TV, NEPM Radio and the NEPM News Network.

Off Air

  • Event listings on NEPM’s public Events Calendar with a “Sponsored by NEPM”
  • Coverage in NEPM’s “Culture To Do” email – a bi-monthly round up of all of the regional cultural happenings. Listing includes: image, text and a direct link to the organization’s web page. Circ: 26,500

NEPM Media Sponsorship awards are based on the following criteria:

  • Nonprofit status of applying
  • Event alignment with NEPM's mission and service to the NEPM
  • Event target
  • Event timing within the year. NEPM can only sponsor a limited number of events per month.
  • Event category/type. NEPM seeks to sponsor as broad a range of arts, music and cultural events as
  • Due to a high volume of requests for sponsorship, NEPM cannot accommodate all requests for sponsorship

NOTE: Advocacy/fundraising events are not eligible for NEPM Media Sponsorship. NEPM does not air Public Service Announcements (PSAs).

NEPM Media Sponsorship recipients provide NEPM with:

  • NEPM logo/text presence on all printed, online and press material relating to the event
  • Ad space in program book or playbill
  • An on-site presence – example: banners, table/booth, and stage announcement (when applicable).
  • In-kind tickets to the event (if the event is ticketed).
  • Other benefits can be discussed, based on the specific event details and size of sponsorship

Ad Trade:

Non-profit groups can opt for an Ad Trade Agreement if an NEPM Media Sponsorship is outside of its budget. New England Public Meida will offer an even trade of on-air underwriting for an ad in the organization’s playbill. Off-air benefits (listing in e-communications, etc.) are not included.

Current or previous media sponsorship or underwriting agreements, program appearances or interviews and/or submission of an application do not guarantee an NEPM's Media Sponsorship, nor does an NEPM Media Sponsorship include programming appearances, interviews, special announcements or on-air ticket  giveaways.