Advertising and sponsorship

There are several opportunities to advertise with the ASU Lodestar Center. The ASU Lodestar Center reaches nearly 30,000 connected community leaders, students and alumni through our biweekly email communications, annual events, research products and professional development. Make a positive impact locally and globally, reach an audience ready for big ideas and bold actions, and benefit from our unique balance of impact, access and excellence.

• Consider a distinctive affinity partnership that gives you exclusive rights to market to our constituents.
• Sponsor one of the ASU Lodestar Center’s many programs and events and receive recognition and access to targeted audiences.
• Create a unique partnership with us to suit your needs.
• Establish benefits for our constituents by offering targeted discounts and services.
• Advertise on our website or in our email newsletters, sent out to nearly 30,000 nonprofit professionals and community leaders.

ASU Lodestar Center Nonprofit News (LCNN)

Sent to nearly 30,000 subscribers every other Wednesday of each month (biweekly), the email newsletter features the latest news from the ASU Lodestar Center, potential employment opportunities, relevant research findings, updates from the nonprofit community, information about upcoming events, news from around the Southwest and nation, profiles of successful community leaders and highlights from our partners.

• Content Block Ad / Job Posting Ad
  Share your message, opportunity or job posting in our widely read newsletter.
  Size: 280 x 280 pixel image, with paragraph of text and link = $400 per issue
• Banner Ad
  Prominent placement to highlight your message.
  Size: 600 x 200 pixel image, linked to your site = $350 per issue

Website

Our website, lodestar.asu.edu, receives more than 35,000 visits monthly. The Nonprofit Job Board is our most popular web offering.

• Job Board Ad
  Standard IAB units available.
  Get in touch to discuss how you can access this key audience of nonprofit leaders.
• Home Page and Other Website Ads
  Standard IAB units available. Contact us for more details.

Content and media

The ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation is a premier source of knowledge, tools and training for nonprofit leaders in Arizona and across the U.S. Reach our email, web and social audiences with a sponsorship of:

• Lodestar Center Nonprofit News: Our flagship biweekly newsletter,, shares best practices, fresh research, and key headlines and events to nearly 30,000 readers. Our website and social media content reaches thousands more each week. With a content sponsorship, your brand will reach an engaged audience of decision makers and emerging leaders in nonprofits and philanthropy.
• Nonprofit Job Board: The region’s largest nonprofit job board receives over 20,000 views each month from professionals seeking new jobs, national service and volunteer opportunities, internships and board positions. Support this indispensable resource and reach a targeted, engaged audience.
• Ask the Nonprofit Specialists: When nonprofit organizations need answers to pressing issues, they turn to Ask the Nonprofit Specialists. We host a deep repository of frequently asked questions about fundraising, sales taxes, HR issues, board members and more. Our specialists also respond to new questions each week. Support the continued growth of this platform, including on YouTube. These web visitors seek answers – and are primed to engage with your brand’s solutions.

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Programs

With a program sponsorship, reach nonprofit leaders in key thematic areas and support the future of the sector.

• Nonprofit Management Institute: Since 1993, NMI has taught nonprofit professionals the most up-to-date trends affecting the sector today; how to lead and manage staff, volunteers and board members more effectively; and how to make strategic planning, marketing, fundraising and resource development work for you. Certificate programs available for sponsorship include: Fundraising and Sustainable Financial Management, Grant Development and Proposal Writing, Nonprofit Executive Leadership, Nonprofit Management, Nonprofit Marketing and Strategic Communications, Nonprofit Operations and Program Impact, Optimizing Human Resource Strategies in Nonprofits, Social Impact Measurement and Best Skills Best Churches.
• Nonprofit Support Services: The ASU Lodestar Center provides consulting services for nonprofit, philanthropic, public and private organizations in need of customized support on specific capacity building challenges, from strategic planning to board governance training. Get in touch to make these services available to even more organizations.
• Public Allies Arizona cultivates emerging leaders in the Phoenix and Tucson communities through our signature 10-month AmeriCorps program. The program provides paid nonprofit internships with nonprofit Partner Organizations, empowering Allies to make a tangible impact in their communities and grow into the sector's future leaders.
• Research: A key aspect of the Center’s mission is advancing knowledge and understanding about Arizona’s nonprofit sector. Our flagship research product is the Nonprofit Compensation and Benefits Report, which reaches an audience of top executives and HR leaders in Arizona's nonprofit sector.
• Service Enterprise: This program provides training and accreditation to nonprofits that are committed to implementing exemplary volunteer management practices to achieve operational efficiency and greater social impact.

To inquire about opportunities, availability and sample campaigns, please contact:

Phil Bencomo
ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation
602.496.0500  |  [email protected]

Ads and sponsorships are subject to approval by the ASU Lodestar Center.