Amplify meaningful open source impact with The WP Community Collective
We believe the future of open source projects like WordPress rests on the strength of partnerships built on trust, transparency, and shared purpose. By sponsoring The WPCC, you’re investing in a living community of contributors working together for long-term health, equity, and innovation of open source.
Your sponsorship expands capability, connection, and capacity across the open source and WordPress ecosystems.
The WPCC’s sponsorship levels are designed to match ambition with meaningful outcomes—from brand-acknowledgement and program co-creation to white-papers and ecosystem-scale collaborations.
If you share our conviction that open source communities flourish when they are connected, empowered, and cared for, we invite you to join us. Together, we are shaping an open source ecosystem that thrives—building for the long-term, valuing diverse voices, and creating platforms that serve everyone.
Sponsorship Tiers
Sponsor – $25,000
Brand acknowledgement:
- “Founding Sponsor” badge, if joining in 2025 or 2026
- Brand acknowledgement for one program led by The WPCC
- The WPCC will provide program options with business case and customizable elements based on your objectives
- Brand acknowledgement by contributor(s) to the program, as applicable and based on contributor comfortability
- Brand acknowledgement for The WPCC’s annual State of The Collective gathering
Marketing benefits:
- “Founding Sponsor” badge for use on your website or other promotional channels, with review
- Logo placement on The WPCC’s Sponsors and Partners webpage with partnership messaging and hyperlink
- Logo placement and/or brand acknowledgement on all promotional materials for the program you are sponsoring, including website, press release, printed materials, social media campaigns, etc. (as applicable)
- Logo placement and partnership messaging on annual State of the Collective zine and webpage
Target audience benefits:
- Introduction and access to The WPCC’s members via The WPCC’s Slack instance
Hospitality benefits:
- Invitations to in-person and virtual community events hosted by The WPCC (2026)
- Opportunity to nominate 1-2 staff or volunteers for The WPCC’s working groups
Reporting:
- Custom activation plan
- Semi-annual check-in, if desired
- Term-end impact report
Program Sponsor — $50,000
Visibility and alignment for early adopters committed to sustainable open source.
Brand acknowledgement:
- “Founding Sponsor” badge, if joining in 2025 or 2026
- Category-exclusive brand acknowledgement for one program led by The WPCC: Fellowship, initiative, project, or event
- Brand acknowledgement by contributor(s) to the program, as applicable and based on contributor comfortability
- Brand acknowledgement for The WPCC’s annual State of the Collective gathering
Includes all sponsor benefits, plus:
- Press release announcing sponsorship/partnership shared with The WPCC’s Press List and posted on The WPCC’s website
- Dedicated post chronicling major partnership activities to serve as an enduring archive of your partnership and impact
- Access to The WPCC member directory and talent pipeline channel to recruit contributors for paid speaking engagements, hiring, or project collaborations (2026)
- Opportunity to provide branded benefit to The WPCC’s members, such as discount code, merch, educational offering, or a customized perk of your choosing
- Private leadership strategy meeting with The WPCC’s CEO and/or Board member(s) once per year
Supporting Sponsor — $100,000
For organizations that want to support inclusion and meaningful engagement in WP and open source communities.
Brand acknowledgement:
- Headline branding and naming rights for one program led by The WPCC: Fellowship, initiative, project, or event
- Brand acknowledgement for up to two programs where logos/branding are featured
- Brand acknowledgement by contributor(s) to the program, as applicable and based on contributor comfortability
- Brand acknowledgement for The WPCC’s annual State of the Collective gathering
- “Founding Sponsor” badge, if joining in 2025 or 2026
Includes all Program Sponsor benefits, plus:
- Co-developed and/or co-branded social media or analog campaign
- Gift memberships to giveaway as you see fit, or as part of the co-developed digital campaign
- Mentor a Fellow or team during their project term
- Seat on The WPCC’s Advisory Board (non-voting)
Leading Sponsor — $250,000
For major funders focused on leadership and systems-level impact.
Brand acknowledgement:
- Headline branding and naming rights for two programs led by The WPCC: Fellowship, initiative, project, or event
- Premier branding for The WPCC’s Annual State of the Collective gathering
- Brand acknowledgement for up to three programs where logos/branding are featured
Includes all Supporting Sponsor benefits, plus:
- Remarks and/or speaking opportunity at one event or virtual gathering hosted by The WPCC
- Featured thought leadership series via media and/or channel of your choosing
- Collaborate on an ecosystem mapping in an open source community or microcommunity of your choosing
- Co-develop a toolkit or training set in an ecosystem of your choosing
Catalyst Partner — $500,000+
For enterprise sponsors, philanthropic partners, or aligned institutions ready to transform inclusive community engagement and explore new methods for supporting contributors.
Brand acknowledgement:
- Headline branding and naming rights for five programs
- Premier category-exclusive branding for The WPCC’s Annual State of the Collective gathering
- Brand acknowledgement for all programs where logos/branding are featured
- Premier brand acknowledgement for the annual Contributor Retreat
- “Founding Sponsor” badge, if joining in 2025 or 2026
Includes all Leading Sponsor benefits, plus:
- Develop an investigative report or white paper with a corresponding showcase event
- Opportunity to sponsor and attend a high-touch, curated Contributor Retreat
- Customized employee participation program