Partner with CCA at the 2026 Annual Convening
Stand with the leaders doing the work
The CCA Annual Convening brings together more than 750 higher education, policy and workforce leaders who are ready to move from managing barriers to eliminating them. Sponsors gain visibility with this cross-sector audience and direct engagement with the institutions, systems and states driving college completion forward.
Your investment supports ambitious change agendas designed to close institutional performance gaps and increase college completion for students who have been historically excluded from higher education.
Complimentary sponsor registrations include access to the Convening hotel block at the Sheraton San Diego Resort. Level 1 opportunities are limited, so we encourage you to secure your package soon.
Attendance figures reflect the 2025 CCA Annual Convening in Baltimore.
Every sponsorship includes
- Name and logo on the Annual Convening website and event app
- Name and logo in the event program distributed to all attendees
- Exhibitor table in the exhibition area
- Invitation to attend and participate in Convening sessions
- Recognition in CCA promotional materials and social media, reaching 20,000+ followers and 25,000+ monthly website visitors
Multi-year partnership savings
Lock in your visibility with a multi-year commitment. Multi-year sponsors automatically receive any new benefits added at their investment level in future years, at no additional cost.
Premier sponsorships
Our most exclusive level. Each includes three complimentary registrations, access to registrant contact information and a welcome message delivered to attendees.
Transformation Sponsor
$75,000
The highest level of sponsorship and exposure, with recognition throughout the entire Convening as a leader in college attainment and student success.
- Invitation to serve as a plenary speaker
- Opportunity to present career and workforce sessions
- Recognition across all Convening marketing and social media campaigns
- Exposure throughout the Convening, online and in print
- Three complimentary registrations
- Registrant contact information
- Two-year
- $67,500 per year (save $15,000)
- Three-year
- $63,750 per year (save $33,750)
Leadership Sponsor
$65,000
Host the opening reception, where the full Convening community gathers to kick off three days of doing the work.
- Lead sponsor recognition for the opening reception
- Invitation to deliver opening remarks alongside CCA President Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva
- Introduction to CCA’s national network
- Three complimentary registrations
- Registrant contact information
- Two-year
- $58,500 per year (save $13,000)
- Three-year
- $55,250 per year (save $29,250)
Impact Sponsor
$55,000
Fund a breakfast or luncheon session and welcome the Convening community to the table.
- Recognition for funding a breakfast or lunch session, with name and logo displayed
- Invitation to deliver welcome remarks during the meal
- Three complimentary registrations
- Registrant contact information
- Two-year
- $49,500 per year (save $11,000)
- Three-year
- $46,750 per year (save $24,750)
Signature sponsorships
Each includes two complimentary registrations and access to registrant contact information. Multiple sponsors are welcome at each opportunity.
Changemaker Sponsor
$33,000
Support a featured session livestreamed from the Stan Jones Stage, extending the Convening to higher education stakeholders who cannot attend in person.
- Recognition at the top of the livestreamed presentation
- Name and logo in online session materials
- Two complimentary registrations
- Registrant contact information
- Two-year
- $29,700 per year (save $6,600)
- Three-year
- $28,050 per year (save $14,850)
Access Sponsor
$22,000
Support a networking snack break between sessions, where attendees make the connections that carry the work forward.
- Logo prominently displayed during the networking break
- Recognition for funding the break session
- Two complimentary registrations
- Registrant contact information
- Two-year
- $19,800 per year (save $4,400)
- Three-year
- $18,700 per year (save $9,900)
Partner sponsorships and exhibits
Each includes one complimentary registration. Multiple sponsors are welcome at each opportunity.
Momentum Sponsor
$11,000
Join the dedicated Innovation Partners track, connecting states, systems, institutions and organizations with CCA leadership and corporate and philanthropic funders.
- Invitation to the Innovation Partners track
- Listing in the program, website, mobile app and on screens between sessions
- Registrant contact information
- One complimentary registration
- Two-year
- $9,900 per year (save $2,200)
- Three-year
- $9,350 per year (save $4,950)
Support Sponsor
$8,250
Show your commitment to student success with recognition across the Convening’s print and digital channels.
- Listing in the program, website, mobile app and on screens between sessions
- Exhibitor table in the exhibition area
- One complimentary registration
- Two-year
- $7,425 per year (save $1,650)
- Three-year
- $7,013 per year (save $3,712)
Exhibitor
$3,850
Exhibit in a main hallway area with heavy foot traffic throughout the Convening.
- One 6-foot skirted tabletop with two chairs
- One electrical outlet
- Listing in the event app and program
- One complimentary registration
Decision-makers across the higher education landscape
Convening attendees represent community colleges, four-year institutions, state and system offices, national associations and nonprofits. In 2025, the room included 29 state and system offices and more than 240 campuses.
2025 attendees came from organizations including ACE, AASCU, APLU, AACRAO, CAEL, UNCF, the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, California State University, the Nevada System of Higher Education and Western Governors University.
Ready to do the work with us?
CCA works with each partner to shape a sponsorship that reflects your goals and your organization. Sponsorship commitments are due Nov. 1, 2026.
Thank you to our 2026 sponsors
CCA is grateful to the partners supporting Doing the Work: the 2026 CCA Annual Convening in San Diego. Additional sponsors will be recognized as commitments are confirmed.
Impact Sponsor
Changemaker Sponsor
Access Sponsors
Momentum Sponsors
Support Sponsor
Exhibitors
CCA also thanks the Gates Foundation and Carnegie Corporation of New York for their support of the organization’s general operations.