diff --git a/pinaxcon/templates/dashboard.html b/pinaxcon/templates/dashboard.html
index 0c630ba..6b15c79 100644
--- a/pinaxcon/templates/dashboard.html
+++ b/pinaxcon/templates/dashboard.html
@@ -123,9 +123,12 @@
         <div class="panel-heading">
             <div class="pull-right header-actions">
                 {% if not user.sponsorships.exists %}
-                    <a href="{% url "sponsor_apply" %}" class="btn btn-xs btn-default">
+                    <a href="mailto:sponsors@northbaypython.org" class="btn btn-xs btn-default">
                         <i class="fa fa-plus-sign"></i>
                         Apply to be a sponsor
+                    </a> 
+                    <a href="/sponsors/prospectus" class="btn btn-xs btn-default">
+                      Read our prospectus
                     </a>
                 {% endif %}
             </div>
diff --git a/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/homepage.html b/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/homepage.html
index 95df659..2e45428 100644
--- a/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/homepage.html
+++ b/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/homepage.html
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
       <div class="row">
         <div class="col-md-8">
           <p class="">
-            <span class="wrap-break">Talk proposal submissions are now open, until August 9th.</span>
+            <span class="wrap-break">Talk proposal submissions are now open, until August 16th.</span>
             <span class="wrap-break"><a href="/speak">Submit your proposal now!</a></span>
           </p>
         </div>
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
           <h3 class="txt"><a href="/code-of-conduct">Attendee Safety</a></h3>
           <div class="filter"></div>
           <div class="bg" style="background-image: url('{% static "images/homepage/4th-street-parade.jpg" %}');"></div>
-          <p>We take our code of conduct serioiusly: our staff have taken enforcement training.</p>
+          <p>We take our code of conduct seriously: our staff have taken enforcement training.</p>
         </div>
       </div>
 
diff --git a/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/speak.md b/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/speak.md
index 2bf7a0f..f36e6a5 100644
--- a/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/speak.md
+++ b/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/speak.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Portions of this page were drawn from ideas seen on [DjangoCon EU](https://djang
 ## Dates<a name="dates"></a>
 
 + **July 1**: Proposal submissions open
-+ **August 9**: Proposal submissions close
++ **August 16**: Proposal submissions close (DEADLINE UPDATED)
 + **Week of August 23**: Acceptance notifications sent
 + **Week of September 9**: Speaker confirmations due; program finalized and announced
 + **November 2–3**: Conference happens!