Underwriting Opportunities

Underwriting opportunities for Bite-size Green TV range from a one-time equipment loan to on-going financial support. Supporting the show provides an inexpensive opportunity to reach thousands of viewers, in the Bay Area and internationally, who care about healthy food.

More than a Cooking Show
Bite-Size Green is a monthly series of half-hour programs produced through the Media Center, a local access station in Palo Alto, California. Each program focuses on a different aspect of healthy food, addressing topics such as seasonal eating, local farmers markets, organic gardening and agriculture, slow food, area restaurants specializing in sustainable fare, solar cooking, sustainable seafood, etc. The tone is fun and educational, to make learning about healthy choices and taking ‘bite-size’ actions attractive to viewers. Filming of local guests is conducted at the Media Center studio, and also on location, in the Bay Area.

Forms of Support:
Cash or in-kind (gifted or loaned items, services rendered)

Recognition for Underwriters:
Show credits, plus mentions in press releases, news articles, and on the Bite-Size Green website.

Viewing Audience:

• 30,000 cable subscribers within Atherton, Menlo Park, East Palo Alto, Palo Alto, and unincorporated portions of San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties.
• World-wide viewers with access to streaming media on their computers.
• Cable subscribers in the service areas of other local access stations  Approx. 300 stations around the country are eligible to air programs produced at the Media Center.

Record-keeping:

• The producer will provide a thank-you letter to each underwriter, documenting their gift and its use.
• A quarterly accounting of all funds received and spent is also available, on request, to any underwriter. Gifts are not anonymous, unless requested by the donor.

Tax Benefits

• Most underwriters count their donation as an operating expense, under advertising.
• In the alternative, a gift may count as a non-profit donation if made to the Media Center for the show. This requires the Media Center to process the funds for the producer, at a small charge.

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