Support the School
Review the options below and email Wanda Jewell for more information.
Ways You Can Help
The Professional Bookseller Certification program will rely on industry investment to build and manage this unique industry program. The registration fee for booksellers is kept low (currently $125 for Basic Bookselling; $375 for Inventory Management, Event Management, and Store & Operations Management).
Friend of Professionalism <$1k
-A thank you across courses and website with a company name listing
-One free giveaway per year
Assistant Professor $1k
-One advertisement in one school newsletter
-A thank you across courses and website with a company name listing
-One free giveaway per year
Associate Professor $2k
-One poll in one school newsletter
-One advertisement in one school newsletter
-A thank you across courses and website with a company name listing
-One free giveaway per year
Full Professor $3k
-Guest columnist OR focus group
-One poll in one school newsletter
-One advertisement in one school newsletter
-A thank you across courses and website with a company name listing
-One free giveaway per year
Tenure $5k
--Logo in sponsor box
-Guest columnist AND focus group
-One poll in one school newsletter
-One advertisement in one school newsletter
-A thank you across courses and website
-One free giveaway per year
Distinguished Professor $7500
-Logo in sponsor box
-Guest columnist AND focus group
-One poll in one school newsletter
-One advertisement in one school newsletter
-A thank you across courses and website
-One free giveaway per year
-Access to PBS bundled content for company staff
Department Chair $10k
-Guest lecturer, guest columnist, or focus group (choose 2 of 3 options)
-Logo in sponsor box
-One poll in one school newsletter
-One advertisement in one school newsletter
-A thank you across courses and website
-One free giveaway per year
-Access to PBS courses (live, independent study, and bundled) for company staff
Dean $15k
-Guest lecturer
-Guest columnist in the school newsletter
- Focus group opportunity
- Logo in sponsor box
-One poll in one school newsletter
-One advertisement in one school newsletter
-A thank you across courses and website
-One free giveaway per year
-Access to PBS courses (live, independent study, and bundled) for company staff
Provost $20k
-Exclusive Discord appearance
-Course development, IE assist in building a master class
-Guest lecturer
-Guest columnist in the school newsletter
- Focus group opportunity
- Logo in sponsor box
-One poll in one school newsletter
-One advertisement in one school newsletter
-A thank you across courses and website
-One free giveaway per year
-Access to PBS courses (live, independent study, and bundled) for company staff
Chancellor $25k
-Exclusive zoom appearance, IE a graduation ceremony or class midpoint or kick-off class
-Exclusive Discord appearance
-Course development, IE assist in building a master class
-Guest lecturer
-Guest columnist in the school newsletter
- Focus group opportunity
- Logo in sponsor box
-One poll in one school newsletter
-One advertisement in one school newsletter
-A thank you across courses and website
-One free giveaway per year
-Access to PBS courses (live, independent study, and bundled) for company staff
President $30k
-Exclusive in-person appearance, a meet up reception at Winter Institute or in the fall
-Exclusive zoom appearance, IE a graduation ceremony or class midpoint or kick-off class
-Exclusive Discord appearance
-Course development, IE assist in building a master class
-Guest lecturer
-Guest columnist in the school newsletter
- Focus group opportunity
- Logo in sponsor box
-One poll in one school newsletter
-One advertisement in one school newsletter
-A thank you across courses and website
-One free giveaway per year
-Access to PBS courses (live, independent study, and bundled) for company staff
Available for purchase by any supporter
Provide giveaway to students and alumni: $150 to donors; $1150 to non-donors
Advertisement in newsletter to 1k+ booksellers:$250 for donors: $1250 for non-donors
Poll $350 for donors: $1350 for non-donors
Guest columnist $450 for donors: $1450 for non-donors
Focus group $550 for donors: $1550 for non-donors
Guest lecturer $650 for donors; $1650 for non-donors (must be vetted & approved)
Course development: $750 for donors; $1750 for non-donors
Editorial Assistance: In-kind assistance to review course material for publication. Editor to take course scripts and create textbooks for each module. Special appreciation for this support will appear on certification materials. Contact Eileen@professionalbooksellers.com