Custom Graduate Gifts from Business Sponsors
Give graduates branded swag from your company.
For parents, graduation comes fast. Soon, these new graduates will head off to college, begin vocational programs, or start working themselves.
Community-involved businesses see that progression too. The team you started sponsoring two decades ago now has former players graduating from college. The high school students you mentored plan to study and work in your field.
Why should businesses donate to youth programs or schools?
Small business owners sponsor local teams or volunteer in schools to give back to the towns where they live and work. It is also a way to market yourself. Teams wear jerseys with your name on the front. The ball fields and school fieldhouse have signage promoting your business. Parents see and remember those.
Ensure graduates also remember your brand after they leave school. Give promotional gifts with your logo that they will use for years.
How can you donate to graduation events?
In 2020 and 2021, ceremonies and parties suffered from social distancing guidelines. School districts scrambled to give graduates swag bags filled with customized giveaways instead of a ceremony. These presents let students know schools did not forget them.
Show your continued support for students. Contribute to district graduation swag bags, or spearhead a community campaign to fill those bags.
If the high school graduating class is too large to manage, consider gifting to smaller groups during end-of-the-year recognition banquets. You can provide branded corporate gifts to the sports team, National Honor Society, or any arts program recognizing their seniors.
Ideas for corporate gift giving and sponsorships.
Corporate gifts for graduates are not just for small businesses. Large corporations can and should consider donating to area schools.
Is your company one of the largest employers in the region? Then a branded gift can help recruit workers after college and university graduation. It also makes for loyal customers no matter their degree or major.
Again, if it is a massive graduating class, donate promotional gifts to graduates in the programs or clubs aligned with your business type.
Graduate gift ideas.
Communities want schools to prepare graduates for college, trade schools or work after leaving formal education. Help these young people along. Give them branded gifts to use as they move to the next stage of life.
These suggestions range from low-cost to higher-end products. Ask schools what their students need to set them up for future success.
Custom Lanyards
Lanyards are a popular gift for any college student. They need a convenient spot to hold their school IDs, which also function as keycards or meal plan passes. Their dorm room keys and a promotional flash drive for saving classwork can also hook onto promotional lanyards.
Personalized Pens
High-end customized pens are not just for the boardroom. An executive ballpoint pen is a keepsake when imprinted with the school name or graduation year alongside your company logo.
Promotional PopSockets and PopWallets
PopSockets PopGrips are wildly popular for young people. PopWallets can hold student IDs, driver's licenses and debit cards. Students like these mobile accessories because they are convenient. PopSocket's collection grows every year. Consider the PopThirst Can Cover or the PopThirst Drink Sleeve as another option. These innovations allow you to carry your drink with two fingers while juggling books on the way to an early morning class.
Customizable Food Containers
Anyone who has lived in a dorm knows: protect your food. You might be saving pizza from last night's study session. Or, mom sent you back to school with homemade cookies. Both need a sturdy storage container to keep snacks fresh and your roommate's hands off of them.
Custom Blankets
Promotional blankets offer many options for college students. Stadium blankets are essential for staying warm during fall and winter football games. Use waterproof picnic blankets for spring days on the quad, sitting on the grass. Sherpa blankets add extra warmth on cold nights or cuddling up in front of the TV on a Sunday afternoon.
Branded Drinkware
A young person living independently in a dorm or their first apartment usually does not have a large drinkware selection. So give them pieces they will keep for years. A well-made, insulated stainless steel sports water bottle or travel coffee mug is a good start. Etched pint glasses with your brand logo will be their go-to at parties long into adulthood.
Customized Kitchenware
For either high school or college graduates, they might be moving into their first solo apartment and cooking for themselves for the first time. While pots and pans may have been part of their family graduation gift, we have a vast selection of kitchen tools, towels, trivets, aprons and hot pads. Pick out a custom steak knife set or bamboo cutting boards etched with the company name.
Promotional Laundry Bags
Ask any mom -- children come home from college or even their first apartments with their laundry. Months worth of dirty clothes. Help encourage them to do laundry in the dorms instead by giving them an imprinted laundry bag. Up the ante with boxes of detergent and fabric softener sheets in the bag. They might not appreciate it at first. Their parents definitely will.
Personalized Laptop Bag
Laptops are not just a nice thing to have in school. They are a necessity. Students need tech-friendly bags to hold textbooks, their cell phone, a power bank and a water bottle. Give quality laptop backpacks to protect their expensive computers and all their work.
Customized Bluetooth Headphones
Promotional Bluetooth headphones are affordable. They are also one of the most in-demand gifts for young people. Listen to music or a podcast while studying and not upset roommates with additional noise. Ear Buds are also handy to have on public transportation.
Ready to help young people prepare for the next stage in their lives? Create an account or contact your Logotech Account Manager today. We will help you ace the promotional gift test.
