Sponsorship
Sponsoring RUX programs allows us to continue serving Kentucky leaders through impactful leadership training and network-building projects.
We encourage sponsorships of the following RUX programs: The Golden Thread, Community Intensives, Third Weekend, and the Intercultural Microgrant Program. View sponsorship tiers and perks below!
To contribute a sponsorship, click the button below, and simply specify which program you are sponsoring in your PayPal memo. If you would prefer to send cash or a check, contact us at kentuckyrux@gmail.com.
Tiers & Perks
Perks vary for sponsorship tiers and between programs so that we can provide tailored opportunities specific to the context of each RUX project.
Sponsoring the Intercultural Microgrant Program
With awards ranging between $500-$4000, RUX microgrants support projects that connect Kentucky's people and places to collaborate on addressing their community’s challenges. Grantees receive support, technical assistance, and national promotion. With support from the National Endowment for the Arts, Creative Change Coalition, the Kentucky Foundation for Women, Kentucky Waterways Alliance, Fund for the Arts, the Monument Workshop at the University of Kentucky, and individual donors, RUX has invested $75,000 in projects that reach 32 counties since 2023.
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5-20 Microgrants made possible (grants range from $500-$2,000)
Same as below plus:
Opportunity to co-present a microgrant launch party
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4-15 Microgrants made possible (grants range from $500-$2,000)
Same as below plus:
2 tickets for The Golden Thread (November, 2025)
2 Registrations for Third Weekend (Sept. 5th-7th, 2025)
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3-10 Microgrants made possible (grants range from $500-$2,000)
Same as below plus:
Option to have microgrant fund named after your organization
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2-5 Microgrants made possible e (grants range from $500-$2,000)
Same as below plus:
On-site recognition during RUX 2025 microgrant events and announcements
Recognition on social media and website
RUX Swag
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1-2 Microgrants made possible (grants range
from $500-$2,000)
On-site recognition during RUX 2025 microgrant events and announcements
Recognition on social media and website
RUX Swag
Sponsoring The Golden Thread
The Golden Thread is our annual main-stage celebration of bridging work. This salute to Kentucky’s best arts and ideas features performances and agenda-setting conversations with Kentucky Luminaries. Past participants have included Secretary of State Michael Adams, Charles Booker, SG Goodman, the Affrilachian Poets, and everyday Kentuckians who have made incredible strides in their work to benefit Kentucky.
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On-site recognition during the event
Special promotional item on tables at event
Full page ad in event program
Logo in event slideshow
Recognition on social media and website
RUX Swag
8 Admission Tickets
Name featured as presenting sponsor in all promotions, printed materials, and signage
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Logo in event slideshow
Recognition on social media & website
RUX Swag
6 Admission Tickets
Name featured as sponsor in all promotions, printed materials, and signage
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Recognition on social media and website
RUX Swag
4 Admission Tickets
Name listed in select promotions, printed materials, and signage
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RUX Swag
2 Admission Tickets
Name listed in select promotions, printed materials, and signage
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2 admission tickets
Name listed in select promotions, printed materials, and signage
Email kentuckyrux@gmail.com for more information on in-kind sponsorship.
Sponsoring Third Weekend
Third Weekend is our annual Alumni and Network Gathering. This event allows the RUX network to stay connected for years after their cohort experience or initial entry into the RUX Membership Program.
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4 tickets for The Golden Thread (November, 2025)
4 registrations for Third Weekend
All benefits of Contributing Sponsor
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2 tickets for The Golden Thread (November, 2025)
2 registrations for Third Weekend
On-site recognition during the event
Logo in printed event guides and pamphlets
All benefits of Supporting Sponsor
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2 registrations for Third Weekend
Name featured in all promotions, printed materials, and signage
All benefits of Promoting Sponsor
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1 registration for Third Weekend
RUX Swag
Recognition on social media & website
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Recognition on social media & website
Name featured in all promotions, printed materials, and signage
Email kentuckyrux@gmail.com for more information on in-kind sponsorship
Sponsoring the Community Intensives (2025 Campbellsville & Morehead)
These community intensive weekends are RUX’s flagship program, and our core program over a decade into this work. These three-day conferences are designed with local communities to celebrate the assets, explore complexities, and uplift the people doing good work in communities across the state. They are attended by our competitively selected RUX cohort of diverse leaders from across the state, who experience rich place-based experiences, participate in RUX’s leadership development curriculum Currency of Connection, and build deep and lasting connections with places and people across the state.
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On-site recognition during the event & opportunity to introduce yourself
Logo in printed event guides and pamphlets
Recognition on social media & website
Name featured in all promotions, printed materials, and signage
2 Registrations for Third Weekend (Sept. 5-7, 2025)
5 tickets for The Golden Thread (November, 2025)
RUX Swag
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On-site recognition during the event
Logo in printed event guides and pamphlets
Recognition on social media & website
Name featured in all promotions, printed materials, and signage
3 tickets for The Golden Thread (November, 2025)
RUX Swag
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Recognition on social media & website
Name featured in all promotions, printed materials, and signage
2 tickets for The Golden Thread (November, 2025)
RUX Swag
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Recognition on website
Name featured in select promotions, printed materials, and signage
RUX Swag
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Recognition on social media & website
Name featured in all promotions, printed materials, and signage
Email kentuckyrux@gmail.com for more information on in-kind sponsorship