River Ambassador Membership Program

Thank you for considering the American Rivers River Ambassador program!

As a river business or guide, you already play an important role as a river ambassador. By connecting people with your river, you help share the joy, excitement, and beauty of rivers, and demonstrate first-hand the importance of ensuring healthy rivers for future generations.

Because healthy rivers are valuable community assets that are vital to health, safety, quality of life, and recreation, American Rivers would like to work with you in our fight to protect and restore rivers for generations to come.

By partnering we hope to capture the enthusiasm that people have when they visit your river and engage them in the fight to protect and restore our nation’s rivers – at the time when they are most likely to feel committed. American Rivers’ new River Ambassador membership program was developed exclusively for river-related businesses.

As an American Rivers River Ambassador, you’ll be able to merge your local efforts with our nationwide fight to protect and preserve these connections and the waterways you do business on.

How you can help:

Continue to emphasize the importance of river health with your customers.
Continue to show your customers how they can help protect and preserve this valuable resource.
‘Like’ American Rivers on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
Ask your customers to become individual members of American Rivers.
Become an American Rivers River Ambassador member and display your electronic River Ambassador badge on your website with a link to American Rivers.

How American Rivers can help:

American Rivers can provide additional river protection and preservation content for use in your conservation communications on-site or online. We have educational materials on the importance of river health that can be distributed at your location or be made available for download on your website, including fact sheets tailored to your river. We can also work with you to develop or supplement customized talking points for guides or employees to engage customers. We look forward to working with you to maximize our resources in a way that works best for your business.

River Ambassador Benefits
You can choose from River Ambassador Gold, Silver and Member sponsor levels, each with attractive benefits.

River Ambassador Gold Sponsor ($5,000) – All Silver Sponsor benefits plus:

Listing in two issues of our e-newsletter, The Current (60,000+ supporters)
Welcome listing in the American Rivers print newsletter (40,000+ recipients)
Language customized for your company’s blog, newsletter and other outreach materials detailing your sponsorship of American Rivers and our work
Opportunity to donate products and/or sponsor American Rivers’ events including National River Cleanup®, the Northwest Annual Dinner and Silent Auction, river trips, and Board hosted functions.
Blog posts (with headline on American Rivers home page)
Invitation to a special annual meeting for Gold Sponsors with the American Rivers President

River Ambassador Silver Sponsor ($1,000) – All Member benefits plus:

Listing on the Corporate Sponsor page of the American Rivers website
Welcome listing in one issue of our e-newsletter, The Current (60,000+ supporters)
Recognition as a sponsor in the American Rivers annual report
Opportunity to offer discounts to American Rivers supporters
Social media outreach to our Facebook and Twitter networks
Invitations to briefings on our fisheries conservation work

River Ambassador Member ($250) benefits include:

Listing of your logo/link on the dedicated River Ambassador page of the American Rivers website
Use of American Rivers logo on your website and approved materials
Electronic membership badge for your website
Official membership certificate, certifying your commitment to protecting rivers
Standard content for blogs, newsletter and/or other outreach materials detailing your membership of American Rivers and our work
Complimentary memberships or e-memberships you can give to your customers
Point-of-purchase display for use on-site
Access to on-site collateral including donation jar labels, posters and stickers
Access to American Rivers materials for distribution including:

American Rivers general brochure
American Rivers bumper sticker
American Rivers annual calendar (when available)
Fact sheets including information about your local river or region

For more information on becoming a River Ambassador or a corporate sponsor at the $5,000+ level, please contact Anne Paterson at APaterson@AmericanRivers.org or (202) 347-7550.