The Life and Legacy of Lois Gray: Honoring Labor Innovation
The Worker Institute and the Climate Jobs Institute are pleased to offer sponsorship opportunities for our 2025 celebration, The Life and Legacy of Lois Gray: Honoring Labor Innovation.
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Date & Time
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570 Lexington Ave
12th floor
New York, NY 10022
United States
Overview
Join us to honor Lois Gray, a pioneer in labor education and co-founder of The Worker Institute at Cornell ILR. Lois' vision for raising the collective voice of working people and fostering women leaders continues through the Lois Gray Labor Innovation Initiative, launched with her generous million-dollar gift. The Initiative's goal is to bring together labor leaders, union members, scholars, and other allies to advance innovative ideas for protecting and expanding workers' rights.
The Worker Institute is deeply honored and appreciative of Lois' gift and is incredibly thankful for the opportunity she has given us to continue her legacy. We host sponsored public events, training workshops, research and outreach in consultation with Lois' family, the Worker Institute Advisory Council, and other key stakeholders and partners.
This event will celebrate Lois' life, foster a dynamic dialogue around innovation in the labor movement, recognize outstanding contributions, and raise funds to grow her endowment. Let's come together to continue her legacy and advance workers' rights.
If you would like to learn about the sliding scale ticket fee, don't hesitate to get in touch with Lejdina Lluga at ll983@cornell.edu.
Support and Sponsor Lois Gray's Legacy
On April 17, we will remember Lois Gray’s remarkable decades-long career, honor leaders and organizations that have epitomized her faith in innovative initiatives, and raise additional assets to support the Worker Institute’s Lois Gray Labor Innovation Fund.
By sponsoring this event, you can show your commitment to innovation in the labor and worker rights movement. Cornell ILR can recognize your organization, and we all honor Lois Gray.
We invite individuals, community organizations, unions and businesses to consider the sponsorship levels below and attend this special event.
Your gift helps build the Labor Innovation Initiative, fostering a space for labor leaders, union members, scholars and activists to develop new strategies to empower working people.
Legacy Builder Sponsor - $10,000
- Reception Sponsor
- Electronic advertisement throughout the event
- Institution/Company logo featured on our Lois Gray Labor Innovation Initiative website for one year
- Your logo on email promotion of the event
- Emcee acknowledgments on the day of the event
- Full-page ad in our electronic Ad Journal on the day of the event
- Social media promotion
- 10 individual tickets for the 4/17 celebration
Innovation Champion - $5,000
- Reception Sponsor
- Electronic advertisement throughout the event
- Institution/Company logo featured on our event website for one year
- Emcee acknowledgments
- Full-page ad in our electronic Ad Journal on the day of the event
- Social Media Promotion
- 5 individual tickets for the day of reception
Labor Innovator - $1,000
- Reception Sponsor
- Electronic advertisement throughout the event
- Emcee acknowledgments
- Full-page ad in our electronic commemorative Ad Journal
- 2 individual tickets for the day of reception
If you, your union, or your organization share Lois' vision for nurturing and encouraging innovative ideas, strategies, and practices to strengthen workers' rights and create a more and equitable world, please consider a gift to the Lois Gray Fund for Innovation.
If you intend to send your donation or sponsorship contribution via check, please email Jeff Grabelsky at jmg30@cornell.edu for information.
Honorees
We Rise, a peer training and organizing program designed to transform the domestic worker industry and uplift the economy.
