About Corporate Partnership and Base Benefits

LGPro values its corporate partners. Since our establishment, corporate partners have offered expertise, support and thought leadership to the Victorian Local Government sector. Our corporate partners help LGPro to provide services and activities to our members which assist them in meeting the changing conditions across the sector.

Corporate partnership is offered to businesses with an interest in local government and whose values align with those of LGPro. Corporate partners are provided with opportunities to profile their business, promote expertise and solutions, and connect with and learn from councils and individuals working in the sector.

We understand that organisations have different strategic goals so we assist our corporate partners to tailor their approach to get the most out of their partnership. We are also happy to develop bespoke packages to corporate partners who want to spread their invest over more than one area.

The most successful corporate partners are those who adopt a long term strategic approach to building lasting relationships in the sector.

What are the benefits of LGPro Corporate Partnership?

Return on Investment: Sponsorship packages are tailored to meet the objectives of the corporate partner, aimed at building mutually beneficial relationship and return on investment

Networking: Opportunities to access a range of annual events and initiatives which provide an opportunity to connect with the sector whilst keeping up with sector trends and challenges

Access to Information: Regular advice from LGPro via communications and publications, including updates on key developments in the sector, from political to professional

Visibility: Opportunity for corporate partners to play a leadership role in the sector, highlighting experience and expertise through content delivery, case studies and participation.

Recognition: Increase your brand reputation through live exposure and via digital, social and print channels, including the LGPro website, and proactive marketing through advertisements and inclusion in LGPro promotion.

Annual Corporate Partnership Fee

We offer the following categories of Corporate Partnership in 2024-25:

• Corporate Partner: $2,500  GST incl.
• Small Business Corporate Partner: $1,605 GST incl.
• Government Entities: $5,885 GST incl.

(Organisations must have five or fewer employees with a maximum turnover of $2 million to be eligible to take up Small Business Corporate Partnership).

Base Benefits

Thought leadership

• Eligibility to sponsor conferences, programs, webinars and podcast
  
• Eligibility to present a webinar in the Webinar Series. Webinar to be developed together with LGPro
• Eligibility to contribute to podcast. Podcast content developed by LGPro
  
• Eligibility to participate in panels and present at conferences. Content must fit conference program and co-developed with LGPro
• Unlimited links to your thought leadership in fortnightly enews (circulation 13,000+) in the member resource library: case studies, insights, research, podcasts or webinars

Networking

• Exclusive access to attend the Annual Conference and Women's Forum & Dinner as delegates at non member rate.
• Free tickets to the Annual Conference Welcome Event on Day 1 and Pre Dinner Networking on Day 2 (500+ guests)
• Free ticket to small bespoke Meet the LGPro Board event
• Free tickets to Introduction to Local Government for Corporate Partners workshop, to assist in understanding how to work with councils
• Two free tickets to the Member Event. This popular cocktail function brings together members and the LGPro Board
  
  

Advertising

• Free quarter page ad in the Corporate Partner Directory of LGPro’s biannual member magazine, Profile
• Free A4 ad in corporate partner directory on the website and in member resource library
• Logo featured twice per year in fortnightly enews (13,000+ people)
• Half price rates for additional advertising in Profile magazine, Awards for Excellence yearbook
  
• Half price rates for job listings
  
• Quick link from LGPro website to corporate partner homepage
• Quick link from LGPro website to corporate partner thought leadership webpage