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Climbing Without a Ladder Day · Pilot Spring 2027

A workforce pipeline you can measure, in the county you already do business in.

Climbing Without a Ladder Day is a full-day career-readiness program for Lorain County high schoolers. Sponsorship funds the pilot and puts your name — and your people — in the room.

Sponsorship tiers
Presenting
$50,000–75,000
Top billing across the pilot year — all three cohort days, all materials, all press.
Anchor
$25,000
Named sponsor of a cohort day, with mentor seats and recognition in materials.
Supporting
$5,000–10,000
Program-day support with logo placement and a standing mentor invitation.
In-Kind
$1,000–25,000 value
Food, printing, rentals, or venue support in place of a cash contribution.
Why sponsors fund the experience

Community engagement that produces relationships, not just a logo.

Sponsorship of this program is substantive contact with the students you want to hire — not a five-minute career fair table or a logo on a gala program.

  • Multi-hour engagement per program day.Your people at the mentor table, in the room, for the whole day.
  • Sustained presence, not a one-day event.Brand visibility across the school year, in classrooms, press coverage, and student materials.
What you get back

Content and access your marketing team will actually use.

Built on Joe T. Holt's book, Climbing Without a Ladder — a memoir and field manual with press and community momentum already behind it.

  • Professional photo and video from every cohort day.Usage rights included — ready for your own channels.
  • Your executives in the room as mentors.A direct line to Lorain County's next generation of hires.
How it works

From conversation to cohort day.

A short process designed to respect your time and get to a decision quickly.

Conversation
A 20–30 minute call to walk through the program and find the right tier for your goals.
Commitment
A simple sponsorship agreement outlining your tier, deliverables, and recognition.
Pilot day
Your team in the room for one or more of the three spring 2027 cohort days.