Your support of Community Giving at the ISDenver gala allows us to Say Yes to many of the things that really make the ISDenver experience - such as the Dragon’s Den, the K3-G1 playground, unique professional development opportunities for our faculty, and more. This year, we will focus our Gala fundraising support on our Financial Assistance Fund. Financial Assistance -- the tuition reduction offered to families with demonstrated financial need -- is one of the many ways that we uphold our guiding beliefs and support socio-economic diversity among our community.

While we are proud of the nearly $750K that we are able to budget for in 2021-22 (up from $500K just two years prior), our focus is on providing at least $1M annually in support to our families. Each year, we unfortunately lose families who want to become or continue as members of our community, simply because they cannot afford the cost. Gala 2022 funds will position us to achieve that goal, providing a bridge as we grow our budget over the next few years to sustainably support our goals and live out our values. 

Glow hard or glow home … tickets can be purchased here now! 

Prices are listed below; prices will increase on Wednesday, March 23 to reflect the increased cost for additional food and beverage. 

• Reserved tables can be purchased by groups of 10; one person may buy the entire table outright, or guests can purchase their tickets individually. Please see below for details on how to coordinate your table.

   
• Gala is entirely mobile - no paper tickets will be issued!
 
   
• Please register prior to the event (you will receive a text when you buy your ticket) -- that will make check-in a breeze and you’ll be enjoying the cocktail hour in no time.

• If you would like to purchase a full table (includes 10 admissions to Global Gala with a reserved table, plus pre-set cocktails at the table), head to our ticketing site and click the 'Radiant Reserved Table - 10 seats." Please list the names of the other attendees during the purchase process. If possible, please provide your guests' email addresses, so that they can be contacted to register on our site for auction bidding. 

If you don't yet know who all will be sitting at your table, you can enter these names later (or email keegan.oneil@isdenver.org to have us enter them in for you).  

• If you are organizing a table but having your guests purchase their tickets individually, please come up with a name for your table, and ask that your guests enter this name under the 'Company or Group Name' field when buying their Radiant Reserved Table ticket(s) on our site, so we can ensure all guests are seated correctly. (Be sure to buy your own seat as well using the 'Radiant Reserved Table - 1 seat' option!)
   
• If you are buying an individual ticket at someone else's/a group table, please head to our ticketing site and purchase a 'Radiant Reserved Table - 1 seat.' Please be sure to enter your table's name (contact your table organizer) under the 'Company or Group Name' field, and our system will automatically group you with the correct table. 
  • To hold a specific seat with a specific group, you must purchase a Radiant Reserved ticket. Group names provided via purchase of a non-reserved ticket type will not be honored when organizing seating at the venue.
  • Psst...reserved table seats include special pre-set table cocktails, as well as dinner wine service! 

Ignite the light for ISDenver! We raise money through:

• Drawing ticket sales
  • We are currently exploring some creative twists on our drawing, so stay tuned! One thing we can guarantee: You do not need to attend the Gala to buy a drawing ticket. Tickets will be available for sale at the front desk for a few weeks leading up to event night. At $100/ticket, expect some mega prizes to be available!
     

• 'Instant buy’ opportunities to purchase individual tickets to unique outings
  • Instead of a silent auction, we offer a handful  of unique culinary experiences (fixed price, space limited).
  • Instant buys items are available for purchase as soon as they are on our bidding site until 7:45 p.m. the Saturday of Gala, suspended until 9 p.m., then open for a half hour from 9 - 9:30 p.m. And you can still bid from home! 

• An incredible live auction featuring you-can’t-just-buy-this-yourself experiences

• And it all culminates in a paddle raise frenzy of epic generosity
  • We invite everyone to glow crazy in the raffle and the paddle raise -- even if you cannot attend!

ISDenver partners annually with generous supporters to help present the most memorable moments of our fundraising gala. This year we are pleased to share exclusive opportunities that make a bold statement of your belief in premier international education and bilingualism as a path to global citizenship.  Contact Keegan O'Neil for more information on sponsorship opportunities.

Interested in a sponsorship? Download our packet here!

Want more inspiration? Check out this Pinterest board!

• Cocktails in Tracks nightclub (5:30 to 7:00 PM) with a focus on fun: DJ, open bar, apps, and a photo booth
   
• Seated dinner and wine service with concurrent program (7:30 PM). The program is where we shine, including: faculty, staff, and sponsor recognition; live auction, video premier, paddle raise; and raffle drawing.
   
• After Party aka … it’s glow time! (9:00 to 11:30 p.m.), which includes dessert (and coffee!), DJ, dancing, the bars are still open, we add a late night snack, and you can keep hitting up the photo booth (so you can splash it on social immediately)!

As we’ve done with the on-campus operations, we’ll continue to follow the venue’s and local health guidelines. Those are changing as we write, so we’ll update this with the next evolution. As ever, we strongly encourage that all vaccine-eligible community members stay current, including with boosters.

Reelworks has one parking lot behind the building with room for approximately 100 vehicles; aside from this, parking is limited in the surrounding neighborhood. We encourage all of our guests to use Lyft, Uber, or the LightRail for the event. Please do not drink and drive.

Yes, we can help! Take a night off by hiring a sitter from Nanno! which provides on-demand, background checked childcare. If you’re not already a member of Nanno, sign up (for FREE) here. Then, get 20% off on your booking, using discount code ISDenverGala22. (Nanno charges $20/hr for up to 2 kids, and $25/hr for up to 4 kids.)

We invite everyone to sponsor a teacher to attend, participate in the drawing (need not be present to win), purchase an instant-buy culinary experience, and make a donation, all via our mobile bidding site. If you have your heart set on one of our amazing live auction packages, contact Keegan O’Neil to discuss appointing a ghost bidder or bidding by phone!

P.S. Did you know? Gifts of $500 or more qualify for a 50% tax credit back to you!