Become a Partner

To ensure an effective partnership, we believe that open communication and clear expectations are vital. Our goal in partnering with like-minded organizations is to present Eat Local Week (ELW) events that are as successful as possible for the public as well as our organizations. We hope to extend the reach of ELW to the entire state of Utah. By partnering with the ELW Steering Committee to host an ELW event you are agreeing to the guidelines and expectations below. We hope this partnership will allow us to pool resources, share knowledge, expand the audiences we reach, and build positive community partnerships into the future.

Partner Event Guidelines

All Eat Local Week events:

• Are required to be approved by ELW Steering Committee*
• Are open to the public
• Any marketing materials for Eat Local Week events should be branded with ELW's logo as well as all Steering Committee organizations logos (Slow Food Utah, Downtown Alliance, Wasatch Community Gardens)
• Publicity plans should be coordinated with ELW Steering Committee and should follow guidelines provided by ELW Steering Committee. Assistance with promotion can be arranged with request prior to August 1st.
• Any marketing materials, publicity or outreach should include a link to the ELW webpage

Expectations

• All ELW events should be directly related to as well as support ELW's mission and goals
• All ELW events should have a component that includes educational materials about ELW and the Eat Local Challenge
• All organizations participating in ELW should follow outreach and marketing guidelines provided by ELW Steering Committee (example of social media plan attached)
• All organizations participating in ELW will be asked to make a financial or in-kind donation to Slow Food Utah on a sliding scale of $50 - $500 (based on organization's ability) to support the financial sustainability of ELW.
• A link to all events that have websites or registration pages should be sent to ELW Program Coordinator by 8-1-2014.

Partner Event Promotion

Promotion of your organization's event as part of Eat Local Week may include the following:

• Inclusion in press releases
• Event promotion on website
• Social media promotion
• Printed calendar and/or flyer
• Event listed in ads (where appropriate)
• Promotion through media partners

For more information, please contact Carly Gillespie at or 801-694-6067 (cell).

*STEERING COMMITTEE: Each year the ELW Steering Committee will consist of at least one member from Slow Food Utah, Downtown Alliance, and Wasatch Community Gardens. Additional Steering Committee members can be accepted on a rolling basis with approval from all Steering Committee members.

**No organization will be allowed to use the brand 'Eat Local Week', 'Salt Lake Eat Local Week' or 'Eat Local Week Utah' to promote their event, unless the event is approved by the Eat Local Week Steering Committee.