Beacon Partnership

Doing Well While Doing Good

Partnerships represent opportunities for companies, organizations, nonprofits and like-minded community groups to form an alliance with The Wichita Beacon for mutual promotion of our shared values, goals and business objectives. When you partner with The Beacon, many thousands of our loyal readers will know that your company makes their favorite news source possible.

We’re hyperlocal, and we never publish sensational stories just for clicks. That’s why, as a partner, your brand will reach an engaged audience that cares about Wichita.

In This Together

The Beacon is the Midwest’s solution to the decline of public service news and a way for your company or organization to provide an essential public good — journalism that informs and educates our community on the big issues affecting us all.

Our partners believe that promoting greater civic engagement and informed discourse creates a better Wichita for all. They also understand that they will never play any role in guiding the journalism or reviewing it before publication.

Beacon Partnerships: Annual Benefits

Every partner receives the following benefits, plus additional benefits by support level:

Nonprofit Match (Double Halo)

• The Wichita Beacon will match your giving in support of our fellow nonprofits.
  • You nominate a nonprofit to access sponsor marketing benefits, sharing not just your commitment to solutions journalism, but their good works as well
    • EXAMPLE: Company X becomes a Civic Leader with an annual commitment of $30,000. The Beacon will work directly with a nonprofit of Company X’s choice and provide them $5,000 in online marketing value to share their mission with our readers.

Expanded Community Impact, Connection and Access

• Invitations to The Wichita Beacon’s community events and initiatives
• Personalized updates about new engagement and sponsorship opportunities
• Early access to Impact Report and other strategic announcements

Gratitude and Recognition

• Partner recognition on our website
• Special recognition in our annual Impact Report
• Dedicated Thank You section in our email newsletters

Annual Benefits by Support Level

Community Catalyst – $50,000+/yr

• All annual partner benefits
• Partner callout in email newsletters
  • Four weeks of your choice
• Reserved invites to Wichita Beacon events
• $10,000 Nonprofit Match (on top of your benefits)
  • The Wichita Beacon provides marketing benefits to a nonprofit you love

Civic Leader – $25,000+/yr

• All annual partner benefits
• Partner callout in email newsletters
  • Three weeks of your choice
• First RSVP option for select, limited-capacity Wichita Beacon events
• $5,000 Nonprofit Match (on top of your benefits)
  • The Wichita Beacon provides marketing benefits to a nonprofit you love

Change Agent – $10,000+/yr

• All annual partner benefits
• Partner callout in newsletters
  • Two weeks of your choice
• $2,000 Nonprofit Match (on top of your benefits)
  • The Wichita Beacon provides marketing benefits to a nonprofit you love

Committed Ally – $5,000+/yr

• All annual partner benefits
• Partner callout in newsletter
  • One week of your choice
• $1,000 Nonprofit Match (on top of your benefits)
  • The Wichita Beacon provides marketing benefits to a nonprofit you love

Editorial Independence

We subscribe to standards of editorial independence adopted by the Institute for Nonprofit News:

We are committed to transparency in every aspect of funding our organization. Accepting financial support does not mean we endorse donors or their products, services or opinions.

We accept gifts, grants and sponsorships from individuals, organizations and foundations to help with our general operations, coverage of specific topics and special projects. As a501(c)(3) nonprofit that operates as a public trust, we do not pay certain taxes. We may receive funds from standard government programs offered to nonprofits or similar businesses.

Our news judgments are made independently – not based on or influenced by donors or any revenue source. We do not give supporters the rights to assign, review or edit content. We make public all revenue sources and donors. As a news nonprofit, we avoid accepting charitable donations from anonymous sources and government entities. We will not accept donations from sources who, deemed by our board of directors, present a conflict of interest with our work or compromise our independence.