2025-2026 AHEAD Sponsorship Opportunities

(all items subject to availability at the time registration opens)

As we look to the year ahead, we’re pleased to share this comprehensive overview designed to help you plan and budget early for your engagement with AHEAD. We hope this early preview makes it easier to align your outreach, professional development, and visibility efforts with AHEAD’s calendar and mission in 2025-2026. 

AHEAD will schedule, at most, one Sponsored Webinar a month. If you are interested in this marketing opportunity, we suggest you get in touch soon to secure your space.

For additional information, please contact Jane Johnston.

Year Round Opportunities

• Organizational AHEAD Sponsor (yearlong website opportunity) (New!)
• Partner Memberships
• Sponsored Webinars (to demo your product)
• Advertising on AHEAD Spring and Fall webinars (New!)
• Website Advertising
• Advertise on AHEAD's monthly newsletter, The Hub (New!)

Conference and Other Annual Event Opportunities

• AHEAD's annual conference
• Accessing Higher Ground conference
• Ingenuity Forum (virtual event) 
• AHEAD Start (virtual event) (New!)

Download AHEAD's Prospectus!

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Become an Organizational AHEAD Sponsor 

• Your logo and website URL displayed on the AHEAD home page for one year. 
• A tagged shoutout to your company/organization on AHEAD social media 
• A “We Proudly Sponsor AHEAD” graphic to display on your website 

Various Levels of Organizational Sponsorship: 

• $10,000 Visionary: Complimentary booth at AHEAD 2026 and Partner Membership 
• $7,500 Champion: Complimentary booth at AHEAD 2026 
• $5,000 Advocate: Complimentary Partner membership 
• $2,500 Friend of AHEAD: (Benefits listed above) 

Partner Membership 

• Non-Profit $450 
• For-Profit $775 

Partner Vendor Webinars 

• Available for free to all AHEAD Members (Reach: Approx. 6500) 
• Your logo on the waiting room screen 
• Verbal recognition during webinar 
• Your logo and URL link on event registration webpage 
• Hosted on Zoom, Wednesdays from 3-4 pm EST; AHEAD provides captioning and interpreting 
• Recording will be posted on Member Site for post-event access 

2025 Fall Webinar Series 

• Your logo on the waiting room screen 
• Verbal recognition during webinar 
• Your logo and URL link on event registration webpage 

2026 Spring Webinar Series 

• Your logo on the waiting room screen 
• Verbal recognition during webinar 
• Your logo and URL link on event registration webpage 

Website Advertising

Each year, 12 organizations are afforded the opportunity to be advertise on the AHEAD Homepage located in the lower right corner and within internal pages on the website.  AHEAD limits this advertising to one ad at a time each month to ensure that the position is truly an important place demanding attention. The cost, schedule, and availability for this sponsorship is as follows for the 2026 Calendar Year:

• January 2026 - $550.00 UNAVAILABLE
• February 2026 - $550.00 UNAVAILBLE
• March 2026 - $550.00 UNAVAILABLE
• April 2026 -$ 600.00  UNAVAILABLE
• May 2026 - $750.00 UNAVAILABLE
• June 2026 - $650.00 UNAVAILABLE
• July 2026 - $650.00  UNAVAILABLE
• August 2026 - $550.00 
• September 2026 - $550.00  UNAVAILABLE
• October 2026 - $550.00  UNAVAILABLE
• November 2026 - $500.00 UNAVAILBLE
• December 2026 - $500.00

Please contact Jeremy Jarrell, AHEAD’s director of innovation and development, to secure your sponsorship advertising on the AHEAD website. Rates and availability are generally updated in September of each year.

Advertise in The HUB (AHEAD’s Member Newsletter)

2026 Annual AHEAD Conference 

• Exhibit Booth (For-Profit/Non-Member) Early Bird: $1500, After (4/1/26): $1800 
• Exhibit Booth (For-Profit/Member) Early Bird: $1250, After (4/1/26): $1500 
• Exhibit Booth (Non-Profit/Non-Member) Early Bird: $1250, After (4/1/26): $1500 
• Exhibit Booth (Non-Profit/Member) Early Bird: $1000, After (4/1/26): $1150 

AHEAD 2026 Sponsorships (subject to availability) 

• Overall Conference - $12,000 (two available) or $27,500 for Exclusive Sponsorship 
• Gold-Level Sponsorship - $4000 
• Silver-Level Sponsorship - $2750 
• Lanyard Sponsorship - $4000 (one available) 
• WiFi Sponsorship - $5000 (or two @ $2500 each) 
• Coffee Break Sponsorship - $5000 (two available) 
• Reusable Water Bottle Sponsorship - $4000 
• Captioner & Interpreter Lounge Sponsorship - $3000 
• Celebration Reception Sponsorship -$5000 
• Banner Ad in Conference App (Monday & Tuesday: $250 per day; Wednesday-Friday: $450 per day) 

2025 Accessing Higher Ground (AHG) Conference 

• Exhibit Table (for-profit) Early Bird: $990, After (9/27/25): $1180 
• Exhibit Table (non-profit) Early Bird: $795, After (9/27/25): $880 
• Additional Exhibitor Pass Early Bird: $200, After (9/27/25): $250 

AHG Sponsorships (subject to availability) 

• Bronze Sponsorship - $1500 
• Silver Sponsorship - $2000 
• Gold Sponsorship - $2500 
• Lanyard Sponsorship - $3000 
• Keynote Dinner Sponsorship - $5000 
• Computer Lab Sponsorship - $3500 
• Refreshment Break Sponsorship - $3500 (four available) 

Ingenuity Forum 

• Your logo on the waiting room screen and event webpage 
• Verbal recognition at the beginning of each session
• Hosted on Zoom, Wednesdays from 3-4 pm EST; AHEAD provides captioning and interpreting 
• Recording will be posted on Member Site for post-event access 

AHEAD Start: An Academy for New and Newer Disability Resource Personnel 

• Your logo on the waiting room screen and event webpage 
• Verbal recognition at the beginning of each session