Corporate Sponsorship
The Armed Forces Initiative hosts over 2500 participants a year at our camps, which are focused on introducing participants the skills necessary to recreate in the backcountry while learning about how to be a conservation leader.
The Armed Forces Initiative is seeking corporate sponsorships to help us in our mission to get members of the military community into the backcountry, hunting, angling, and as conservationists.
As one of our corporate sponsors your organization will help get members of the military community and their families into outdoor spaces with the goal of enhancing their mental, spiritual, and emotional well-being.
What Can a Sponsorship with The Armed Forces Initiative Do For You?
Introduce your brand to over 2,000 new hunters, anglers, conservationists annually. Share your products and media with our network of supporters. Highlight your brand through our social media channels and targeted marketing efforts. Additional benefits include:
- A subscription to the Armed Forces Initiative newsletter along with quarterly updates highlighting how your support is making a difference.
- Access to lifestyle content captured during our camps to be used in your own content publications.
- Opportunities to send corporate representatives to our camps to see first-hand how your support truly makes a difference.
Major Sponsorship Levels
There are several levels of corporate sponsorship, reflecting the generosity of your support and how we can best support the military community with that funding.
- Bronze Star Sponsor - $2,500 in cash or equivalent gear sponsorship annually
- Silver Star Sponsor - $5,000 in cash or equivalent gear sponsorship annually
- Legion of Merit Sponsor - $7,500 in cash or equivalent gear sponsorship annually
- Medal of Honor Sponsor - $10,000 or more in cash or equivalent gear sponsorship annually
Opportunities to Partner
Co-Branded Gear
Bring your brand to our supporters while helping us fundraise for our mission at the same time. Together we can co-branded items for sale via your sales platform and share with our participants. Examples include:
- Co-branded gear such as bino harnesses and packs
- Co-branded lifestyle apparel
- Co-branded water bottles
Military Holiday Brand Highlights
Are you looking for a unique set of content for holidays like Memorial Day and Veterans Day? We would love to work together to help create a video about how your brand supports the military community at our events.
- Our 2023 Veterans Day message with Irish Setter
- Our 2023 Holiday message with Boss Shotshells
Donations for Camps
We are completely dependent upon the generosity of our volunteers and corporate partners to support our camps. Our participants need tents to sleep under, sleeping bags, water filters to drink from, shells to shoot, flies to cast, and a hundred other items to immerse themselves in this new undertaking. All donated items we will be put to use during our events, introducing your brand to the AFI community. Examples include:
Our promotion of We-No-Nah canoes after our 2022 Boundary Waters Canoe Area camp.
Donations for Fundraising
We host a variety of auctions and raffles every year and are seeking donated gear and trips that we can use to raise funds. Examples include:
- Weatherby firearms raffled off at events throughout the year
- 2023 Waterfowl Hunt with G&H in Oklahoma
- 2024 Colorado bear hunt with Rugged Mountain Outfitters
If you would like to support getting members of the military community into the backcountry, hunting, angling, and as conservationists, please reach out to:
- Josh Mills, the Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Corporate Conservation Partnerships Coordinator, who can be reached at [email protected]
- Garrett Robinson, the Armed Forces Initiative Corporate Partnerships Manager, who can be reached at [email protected]
- General inquiries about the Armed Forces Initiative can be sent to – [email protected]