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PARTNER WITH US

Invest in what’s next across the Deep South.

More than $200 billion is already moving across the region into infrastructure, industry, housing, and workforce systems. DELTA FEST sits at the intersection of that activity, connecting capital, contracts, and coordination across six states.

We are building a multi-year platform to ensure that growth becomes durable, shared, and widely accessible.

There are multiple ways to participate—based on scale, interests, and capacity to make multi-year commitments for long-term regional prosperity.

Interested in partnering with us?

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HOW TO ENGAGE

DELTA FEST is structured as a multi-tiered partnership platform. Partnership levels reflect different roles within the platform—not just different levels of support.

Each level reflects a distinct way to shape, implement, and scale regional prosperity:

Shape the System

Corridor-level partners guiding long-term architecture and capital alignment.

Anchor the Work

Industry leaders advancing specific pillars at scale.

Build the Engines

Organizations investing in programming, coordination, and visibility.

Implement the Work

Partners executing pilots and activating measurable outcomes.

Activate Locally

Institutions strengthening participation, capacity, and regional connection.

DELTA FEST is not a one-time activation.

It is a platform designed to:

  • — Increase visibility into where capital and opportunity are moving.
  • — Align institutions across sectors and geographies.
  • — Design and test models that expand ownership and participation.
  • — Strengthen the systems required for long-term regional stability.

Where you engage depends on how you see your role—and the level at which you want to contribute.

EXPLORE PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Corridor Prosperity Visionaries $2MM–$3MM | 3-year (2026–2028) Partners capitalizing the regional coordination infrastructure for long-term economic prosperity. ▾

POSITION

Co-architect of the corridor coordination platform.

WHAT THIS ROLE SIGNALS

Commitment to shaping the long-term economic architecture of the Deep South.

WHO THIS IS FOR

National or super-regional banks, major industrial anchors, large utilities, institutional capital partners, enterprise-level corporations.

IMPACT

Shapes how capital, coordination, and opportunity align across the region.

ACCESS & ENGAGEMENT

  • CEO-level invitation-only roundtables
  • Pre-DELTA FEST strategic convening
  • Post-DELTA FEST pilot design sessions
  • Full corridor reporting access and quarterly private briefings
  • Data reports on regional findings and assumptions
  • Team member tickets
  • Corridor-level visibility across all platforms
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Industry & Infrastructure Anchors $1MM–$1.75MM | 3-year Partners anchoring one pillar deeply while participating in broader platform architecture. ▾

POSITION

Lead implementer within a defined prosperity engine.

WHAT THIS ROLE SIGNALS

Industry-scale seriousness and operational leadership within a key system.

WHO THIS IS FOR

Real estate developers, Tier 1 corporations, workforce systems and major employers, community banks and financial institutions.

IMPACT

Advances one pillar at scale while contributing to broader coordination.

ACCESS

  • CEO-level invitation-only roundtables
  • Pre-DELTA FEST strategic convening
  • Post-DELTA FEST pilot design sessions
  • Mainstage leadership opportunities
  • Annual private briefings
  • Team member tickets
  • High-level visibility across the festival
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Pillar & Programming Architects $500K–$750K | Single-year Partners investing in specific pillars and programming aligned to their stakeholders and priorities. ▾

POSITION

Targeted investment in a defined prosperity engine.

WHAT THIS ROLE SIGNALS

Institutional seriousness and commitment to defined levers.

WHO THIS IS FOR

Regional lenders, growth-stage firms, industry associations, workforce boards, technical assistance providers.

IMPACT

Targets specific levers with visible, near-term outcomes.

ACCESS

  • Session leadership participation
  • Team member tickets
  • Pillar-level visibility across festival platforms
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Implementation Partners $150K–$400K | Single-year Partners supporting pilot execution and implementation within the platform. ▾

POSITION

Execution partner driving measurable outcomes.

WHAT THIS ROLE SIGNALS

Commitment to operationalizing strategy through pilots and cohorts.

WHO THIS IS FOR

Developers, mid-size banks, major suppliers, workforce systems, place-based infrastructure investors.

IMPACT

Executes pilots that demonstrate what works across systems.

ACCESS & ENGAGEMENT

  • Session leadership participation
  • Implementation-level visibility across platforms
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Activation Partners $75K–$150K | Single-year Local partners contributing to the regional platform and its implementation. ▾

POSITION

Strengthening system capacity through targeted contribution.

WHAT THIS ROLE SIGNALS

Commitment to participation, capacity building, and regional alignment.

WHO THIS IS FOR

Philanthropy, trusts, donor-advised funds, local institutions and organizations.

IMPACT

Expands participation and strengthens system-wide capacity.

ACCESS & ENGAGEMENT

  • Session leadership participation
  • Activation-level visibility across festival platforms
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ALREADY A PARTNER?

Access your DELTA FEST account to manage your presence and engage with the event platform.

Access Your Virtual Exhibition Space →

Engagement begins with alignment.

Find the partnership level that works for you. We can collectively shape long-term regional outcomes across the Deep South.

Start a Conversation →

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