Partner With Us to Build Montana’s Future

The CoBuild Montana Summit is a rare chance to put your organization at the center of a movement for community ownership, local resilience, and a stronger Montana economy.

CoBuild Montana Summit, October 20-22, 2026, University of Montana, Missoula


Why Sponsor the Summit

This isn’t a typical conference sponsorship. When you support the CoBuild Montana Summit, you help launch a forming multistakeholder cooperative built to keep wealth, jobs, and decision-making rooted right here in our communities.

Your support signals something real: a commitment to a Montana where local ideas become thriving, community informed and built ventures.

Who You’ll Reach

Founders and entrepreneurs building community-rooted ventures

Cooperative leaders and members from across the state

Impact investors and philanthropists deploying capital for regional resilience

Civic, tribal, and rural health leaders advancing place-rooted development

Community members invested in a self-reliant, sustainable Montana

It’s a value-aligned audience of decision-makers, doers, and connectors - the people your organization wants to stand alongside.

Students and emerging leaders from the University of Montana and beyond

Ways to Partner

We’ve built flexible partnership levels so organizations of every size can find the right fit. Each level pairs meaningful visibility with genuine community impact.

  • Founding Partner: Our highest level of partnership, for organizations or philanthropists ready to anchor the summit and the cooperative’s launch. Includes premier recognition, speaking or program opportunities, team recognition, and a lasting place in CoBuild Montana’s founding story.

  • Community Champion: For partners making a major investment in the summit’s success. Includes prominent recognition, team access, and visibility across summit materials and signature moments.

  • Track Sponsor: Align your organization with a signature track - Cooperative Economy Foundations, Community Ventures and Partnerships (Startup World Cup USA Regional), Venture Themes (Housing, Food, Biocarbon), Rural Health and Cooperative Care, Tribal and Indigenous Economy

  • Community Supporter: A welcoming entry point for local businesses and organizations who want to show up for Montana. Includes recognition and a visible role in the gathering.

  • In-Kind & Custom Partnerships: Have a product, service, or idea that fits the summit? Let’s design a partnership that works for both of us.

Your Support Builds the Foundation

We’d welcome the chance to walk you through sponsorship options and find the partnership that fits your goals. Reach out and we’ll send a sponsor briefing with levels, benefits and details.

Connect with our team:

Kirstin Miller, AICP: kirstin@ecocitybuilders.org

Dr Erik Guzik: Erik.Guzik@mso.umt.edu