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Each gift of support makes programming possible.
Explore Leadership Circle benefits
Benefits include:
- Recognition as members of the IAF Leadership Circle
- (2) admissions to each 2025-26 regular season event, in-person or online livestream
- Unlimited in-person guest admissions, valid for any regular season event; request via email
- Streamlined online access to all hybrid events; no registration required
- Invitations to Leadership Circle dinners & special events
- Early access to NMC Great Lakes Culinary Institute World Cuisine events
- Early access to NMC Extended Education Travel The World experiences.
- Access to select regional World Affairs Council programs
- Complimentary subscription to GlobalPost, a daily newsletter offering concise coverage of critical world-shaping events. Ad free, Independent journalism.
Making a gift directly from a financial institution?
- Gifts via Financial Institutions
- When making a gift directly from a financial institution, please include your name and/or alert the NMC Foundation.
- Note: Because the IRS requires you receive no goods or services in exchange for a Qualified Charitable Distribution, you are not eligible to receive event admissions when making a gift from your IRA or Donor Advised Fund.
- Please call the NMC Foundation at 231-995-1021 to purchase event admissions separately.
Explore Family benefits
Benefits include:
- (2) admissions to each 2025-26 regular season event, in-person or online livestream
- Streamlined online access to all hybrid events; no registration required
- Access to select regional World Affairs Council programs
- Complimentary subscription to GlobalPost, a daily newsletter offering concise coverage of critical world-shaping events. Ad free, independent journalism.
Explore Individual benefits
Benefits include:
- (1) admissions to each 2025-26 regular season event, in-person or online livestream
- Streamlined online access to all hybrid events; no registration required
- Access to select regional World Affairs Council programs
- Complimentary subscription to GlobalPost, a daily newsletter offering concise coverage of critical world-shaping events. Ad free, independent journalism.
Designed for local business leaders to provide enrichment opportunities for themselves, key employees, and clients while supporting multi-generational global affairs education in our community.
Explore Business Community benefits
Benefits include:
- (24) “Golden Ticket” admissions to 2025-26 regular season events, in-person. Can be used at primary designated member discretion — a few at each event or many at key events for your business.
- Invitations to exclusive post-event discussions with speakers for (2) primary designated members representing your organization
- Unlimited online livestream registrations; request via email
The following benefits apply to (2) primary designated members representing your organization:
- Recognition as members of the IAF Leadership Circle
- (2) admissions to each 2025-26 regular season event, in-person or online livestream
- Unlimited in-person guest admissions, valid for any regular season event; request via email
- Streamlined online access to all hybrid events; no registration required
- Invitations to Leadership Circle dinners & special events
- Early access to NMC Great Lakes Culinary Institute World Cuisine events
- Early access to NMC Extended Education Travel The World experiences
- Access to select regional World Affairs Council programs
- Complimentary subscription to GlobalPost, a daily newsletter offering concise coverage of critical world-shaping events. Ad free, Independent journalism.
Making a gift directly from a financial institution?
- Gifts via Financial Institutions
- When making a gift directly from a financial institution, please include your name and/or alert the NMC Foundation.
- Note: Because the IRS requires you receive no goods or services in exchange for a Qualified Charitable Distribution, you are not eligible to receive event admissions when making a gift from your IRA or Donor Advised Fund.
Please call the NMC Foundation at 231-995-1021 to purchase event admissions separately.
Explore Platinum Sponsor benefits
Benefits include:
- Recognition in marketing materials, including email newsletter (2000+ subscribers), event program, social media, and digital advertising
- Acknowledgement at all regular season events, in person and livestream
- Exclusive opportunities to engage with guest speakers at special events, e.g. Leadership Circle Dinners
- Exclusive opportunity for one-on-one meetings with guest speakers
- Corporate profile in custom press release & communications
- Verbal recognition to open and close each event
- Custom advertising in program guide
- Logo on TCIAF.com
Making a gift directly from a financial institution?
- Gifts via Financial Institutions
- When making a gift directly from a financial institution, please include your name and/or alert the NMC Foundation.
- Note: Because the IRS requires you receive no goods or services in exchange for a Qualified Charitable Distribution, you are not eligible to receive event admissions when making a gift from your IRA or Donor Advised Fund.
Please call the NMC Foundation at 231-995-1021 to purchase event admissions separately.
Explore Gold Sponsor benefits
Benefits include:
- Recognition in marketing materials, including email newsletter (2000+ subscribers), event program, social media, and digital advertising
- Acknowledgement at all regular season events, in person and livestream
- Exclusive opportunities to engage with guest speakers at special events, e.g. Leadership Circle Dinners
- Corporate profile in custom press release & communications
- Custom advertising in program guide
- Logo on TCIAF.com
Making a gift directly from a financial institution?
- Gifts via Financial Institutions
- When making a gift directly from a financial institution, please include your name and/or alert the NMC Foundation.
- Note: Because the IRS requires you receive no goods or services in exchange for a Qualified Charitable Distribution, you are not eligible to receive event admissions when making a gift from your IRA or Donor Advised Fund.
Please call the NMC Foundation at 231-995-1021 to purchase event admissions separately.
Explore Silver Sponsor benefits
Benefits include:
- Recognition in marketing materials, including email newsletter (2000+ subscribers), event program, social media, and digital advertising
- Acknowledgement at (3) regular season events, in person and livestream
- Exclusive opportunities to engage with guest speakers at special events, e.g. Leadership Circle Dinners
- Custom advertising in program guide
- Logo on TCIAF.com
Making a gift directly from a financial institution?
- Gifts via Financial Institutions
- When making a gift directly from a financial institution, please include your name and/or alert the NMC Foundation.
- Note: Because the IRS requires you receive no goods or services in exchange for a Qualified Charitable Distribution, you are not eligible to receive event admissions when making a gift from your IRA or Donor Advised Fund.
Please call the NMC Foundation at 231-995-1021 to purchase event admissions separately.
EVENT
UNDERWRITER
Amount dependent upon event
September 2025 - June 2026
Explore Event Underwriter benefits
Benefits include:
- Recognition in IAF marketing materials, including email newsletter (2000+ subscribers), event program, social media, and digital advertising
- Acknowledgement at select event(s), in person and livestream
- Exclusive opportunities to engage with guest speakers at special events, e.g. Leadership Circle Dinners
- Recognition in program guide
- Recognition on TCIAF.com if desired
Making a gift directly from a financial institution?
- Gifts via Financial Institutions
- When making a gift directly from a financial institution, please include your name and/or alert the NMC Foundation.
- Note: Because the IRS requires you receive no goods or services in exchange for a Qualified Charitable Distribution, you are not eligible to receive event admissions when making a gift from your IRA or Donor Advised Fund.
Please call the NMC Foundation at 231-995-1021 to purchase event admissions separately.
Explore In-kind Sponsor benefits
Benefits include:
- Recognition in program guide
- Acknowledgement during event, in person and livestream
- Services such as advertising, printing, catering, travel, accommodations, and gifts for guest speakers