Why Sponsor the 

Florida Native Plant Society Conference?


Submitted by Andy Taylor
FNPS Development Director

It is almost time for the 37th annual FNPS conference! You may have been asked to be a sponsor of the conference, but why? What are the benefits for the sponsor?

First, the FNPS annual conference is a premier event on the calendar for Florida’s conservation and environmental community.  People from all walks of life will be in attendance, from homeowners and scientists, to government agencies and environmental professionals to other not for profit organizations. As sponsor you will be connected to a statewide network of environmental advocates. 

This year's conference is being held in the heart of Florida, and central to the largest river restoration project in the world! Our speakers are renowned leaders in the environmental community, both nationally and internationally.

The Florida Native Plant Society is acknowledged by like-minded environmental groups to be a highly effective, science-based conservation organization, and was chosen as the Conservation Organization of the Year by the Florida Wildlife Federation. The Federation chose FNPS because of the high quality conservation work conducted by the organization year after year. As a sponsor you will be recognized for helping our organization to continue to provide quality conservation work in Florida.

There are a wide range of options to participate as a sponsor in our annual conference at the level that works best for you. The levels start as low as $50 making it easy for individual or small companies to help contribute to the success of the conference while being recognized online and in the program.  
Is your organization bringing several people to the conference already? You can sponsor at a higher level to include conference registrations and be recognized with your logo placed in a larger ad in the conference program and on the FNPS website. 

Do you want to go further and have a representative on site to discuss what you do with conference attendees?  FNPS has sponsor levels that include exhibitor tables to make sure your organization has that access PLUS still being seen in the conference program.

We have now made it more convenient than ever to support the FNPS annual conference by accepting payments online.  You can click here to see our sponsor packages and pay online.  For any questions about sponsorship, please contact FNPS Development Director Andy Taylor at andy@fnps.org or 813-416-6880.

The FNPS annual conference is THE place to be for Florida’s environmental community and we hope you will join us in supporting the conference. 



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