Sponsorship Opportunities

Connect with Leaders in Independent Education

In today's fast-moving media environment, attention is a scarce commodity. A partnership with CIS Ontario ensures that your message, product, or service reaches a clearly defined, highly engaged audience: educators, administrators, and professionals who are continually seeking innovative ways to enrich their programming.

With exposure opportunities across our website, targeted communications, and events, your brand connects directly with the faculty and staff at our member schools—committed, passionate professionals, shaping the future of independent education in Ontario.

Together, We Are Stronger

At CIS Ontario, collaboration is at the heart of what we do. By aligning with us as a sponsor and thought leader, your organization joins a community that values excellence, connection, and shared purpose. In supporting our mission, your brand gains visibility, trust, and a lasting association with the values that define our member schools.

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2026–2027 Sponsorship Opportunities

2026–2027 new sponsor applicants, please note: To be considered as a CIS Ontario Sponsor, you must provide at least one referral from a member school. Returning sponsors are exempt.

Questions?

Please direct all sponsorship inquiries and service requests to Fariha Shakeel (fshakeel@cisontario.ca), your primary point of contact. Fariha will be pleased to assist you directly and will ensure any specialized requests are promptly routed to the appropriate team member.

💎 CIS Ontario Signature Sponsor

Status: SOLD OUT

Website & Content

  • Sponsor Webpage: Premium listing on our 'Our Sponsors' page, featuring your logo linking to a fully customizable webpage (includes company overview, website link, embedded video, images, and social media links).
  • News & Announcements: Submit announcements, articles, or news stories related to CIS Ontario members for publication on our public News web page and our internal CISO Connect platform.
  • Brand Visibility: Your company logo featured on our Professional Learning Events page from September through the end of the school year.

Knowledge Sharing

  • Webinars: Opportunity to present up to three (3) one-hour webinars showcasing your expertise and solutions to a targeted CIS Ontario network. Topics and content are subject to approval.

Newsletter and Event Messages

  • December Sponsor Newsletter: Top placement in our December Sponsor Newsletter, emailed to the entire CIS Ontario community, featuring your message, product, or service ad.
  • Quarterly Newsletters: Your logo hyperlinked in the footer of all Quarterly Newsletters, plus the option to submit a top-placement article highlighting your service/product in action at a member school.
  • Event Messages: Hyperlinked logo in the footer of all professional learning and student event email communications from September through the end of the school year.

Events, Networking & Social

  • Exhibitor Booth: Complimentary booths at all approved in-person events throughout the school year, including trade shows and special events.
  • Social Media: Priority reposting of applicable, approved social media content tagged with @cisontario on LinkedIn and Instagram.

🌟 CIS Ontario Premier Sponsor

Status: SOLD OUT

Website & Content

  • Sponsor Webpage: Listing on our 'Our Sponsors' page with a logo linking to a customizable webpage (includes company overview, website link, embedded video, images, and social media links).
  • News & Announcements: Submit up to four (4) annual announcements, articles, or news stories related to CIS Ontario members for publication on our public News web page. (Max 1000 words and includes one image which must be strictly 800px by 500px landscape)
  • Brand Visibility: Your company logo featured on our Professional Learning Events web page from September through the end of the school year.

Knowledge Sharing

  • Webinars: Option to host two (2) one-hour product/service webinars to a targeted CIS Ontario network (content subject to approval).

Newsletter and Event Messages

  • December Sponsor Newsletter: Priority placement in our December Sponsor Newsletter, emailed to the entire CIS Ontario community, featuring your message, product, or service ad.
  • Quarterly Newsletters: Your logo hyperlinked in the footer of all Quarterly Newsletters, plus the option to submit a priority-placement article highlighting your service/product in action at a member school. Articles are subject to approval and will only be included if submitted prior to the newsletter deadline.
  • Event Messages: Hyperlinked logo in the footer of all professional learning and student event email communications from September through the end of the school year.

Events, Networking & Social

  • Exhibitor Booth: Complimentary booths at up to two approved in-person events throughout the school year.
  • Preferred Event Pricing: Receive priority registration and exclusive pricing for our one-off tradeshows and special events
  • Social Media: Re-posting of approved social media content tagged with @cisontario on LinkedIn and Instagram. (Up to 5 reposts)

 

⭐ CIS Ontario Principal Sponsor

Quantity: 6/10 spots remaining | Fee: $2,500 (Valid Sept 1, 2026 – Aug 31, 2027)

Website & Content

  • Sponsor Webpage: Listing on the 'Our Sponsors' page with a logo linking to a dedicated webpage containing your company overview and website link.
  • News & Announcements: Submit up to two (2) annual announcements, articles, or news stories related to CIS Ontario members for publication on our public News web page. (Max 1000 words and includes one image which must be strictly 800px by 500px landscape)
  • Brand Visibility: Your company logo featured on our Professional Learning Events web page from September through the end of the school year.

Knowledge Sharing

  • Webinars: Option to host one (1) 30-minute product/service webinar to a targeted CIS Ontario network (content subject to approval).

Newsletter

  • Targeted Newsletter Access: Includes exactly two (2) articles in our newsletter offerings per year. You may choose how to deploy these (e.g., placing one ad in the December Sponsor Newsletter and submitting one article for a Quarterly Newsletter). Articles are subject to approval and will only be included if submitted prior to the newsletter deadline.

Events, Networking & Social

  • Exhibitor Booth (Add-On): Option to add an exhibitor booth at one or more in-person events for an additional fee of $1,500 per event.
  • Preferred Event Pricing: Receive exclusive pricing for our one-off tradeshows and special events.
  • Social Media: Re-posting of approved social media content tagged with @cisontario on LinkedIn and Instagram. (Up to 3 reposts)

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🔸 CIS Ontario Supporting Sponsor

Quantity: unlimited spots | Fee: $1,000 (Valid Sept 1, 2026 – Aug 31, 2027)

Website & Content

  • Webpage Listing: Direct visibility on the 'Our Sponsors' page. Features your logo linked to a dynamic pop-up window containing a brief company overview and a direct link to your website.

Social Media

  • Social Media: Re-posting of approved social media content tagged with @cisontario on LinkedIn and Instagram. (Up to 2 reposts)

(Note: Newsletter inclusion is exclusively reserved for Principal Sponsor tiers and above.)

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🧭 Additional Opportunities

Non-Profit Associate Sponsor

Non-profit organizations are welcome to participate in the CIS Ontario sponsorship program at a discounted rate. Please contact Fariha Shakeel (fshakeel@cisontario.ca) to discuss options and pricing.

Event & Trade Show Sponsor

Highly-targeted micro-sponsorship opportunities may become available throughout the year at specific Professional Learning Events. These are excellent ways to get in front of niche audiences (e.g., IT/Tech Directors, CIS Ontario Unconference attendees, Business Officers, Curriculum Leaders etc.). Benefits and costs will be determined as opportunities emerge.

📌 Sponsor Content & Social Media Guidelines

To ensure your brand is represented beautifully and our communications remain highly relevant to our member schools, all sponsors must adhere to the following guidelines. Materials that do not meet these specifications will be returned for revision.

Social Media Reposts: If your tier includes social media reposts, you must tag @cisontario. All requests are subject to review to ensure the content is appropriate and highly relevant to our independent school audience (e.g., no general or non-member private school promotions). To maintain transparency, CIS Ontario will add a brief introductory message to all reposts identifying them as sponsored content.

Articles & News Stories: All submitted articles must be fully formatted and ready for publication.