Be a Guest on the show
Nonprofit CEO SPARK
Featured Guest Appearance
Thank you for your interest in appearing on Nonprofit CEO SPARK.
Position your expertise in front of social impact leaders already listening for solutions to their biggest challenges.
Nonprofit CEO SPARK reaches executive directors and CEOs of growing mission-driven organizations exceeding $1M+ revenue — the leaders making the hiring, board, culture, financial, and partnership decisions you want to influence.
This is where you meet them, one honest conversation at a time.
- Role: Social impact CEOs, nonprofit executive directors, leaders
- Org size: 10-100 staff
- Budget range: $1M-$5M+
- Stage: Growth, scaling, rebuilding
Burnout, boards, culture, team dynamics, staffing, funding stress, organizational sustainability
These aren’t casual listeners. They’re leaders looking for the next thing to fix.
Nonprofit CEO Spark listeners tune in mid-workweek, mid-crisis, mid-growth-spurt — actively searching for the tool, framework, or partner that solves the problem in front of them right now.
That’s a different kind of attention than a passive feed scroll.
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"If you're running a non-profit, this podcast is for you! Marcia offers solutions and support along with her special brand of wisdom and insight. Each episode she shared personal experiences and challenges she's faced in her role as a founder and executive director of a non profit for 20 years. Listen in, you'll definitely learn something valuable!”
Every guest slot is built to compound…
the conversation, the promotion around it, and
the page it lives on permanently.
A real conversation, not an ad read
Marcia interviews guests the way she coaches clients — with genuine curiosity. Listeners trust the show because it doesn’t feel like a pitch which means your message lands with more credibility than a traditional sponsorship spot.
Multi-channel promotion
Episodes are promoted across the podcast feed, LinkedIn, the Culture CARES® email list, and the show notes page — giving your feature more than one moment to be discovered.
An evergreen show notes page
Your episode gets a permanent page with links back to your site, resources, or offer — built to keep sending traffic long after launch week.
Association with a trusted host
Marcia has spent her career building trust with nonprofit leaders. A feature on her show carries that credibility — listeners give guests the benefit of the doubt because they already give it to her.
Marcia Beckner is a trusted advisor, mentor, and culture strategist for CEOs and Executive Directors in the social impact sector.
As founder and CEO of Culture CARES® Global, she partners with mission-driven organizations to build healthy, inclusive cultures where every staff member can thrive.
Marcia is a professional speaker and the author of You Are Meant for Great Things, winner of a 2025 North American Book Prize.
A full-length conversation exploring your expertise, story, or point of view. You bring the insight; Marcia brings the audience and the questions that make it land.
Consultants, authors, coaches, and service providers who want to build authority and trust with nonprofit leaders.
Anchor a themed multi-episode series with Marcia — similar to the Board-CEO Partnership series, which paired original coaching content with a guest expert episode. Your brand is woven through the whole arc, not just one appearance.
Tech platforms, tools, and organizations with a specific solution to a leadership pain point (governance, board tools, HR systems, digital, marketing, funding platforms).
Apply
Tell us who you are, what you’d bring to the conversation, and what you’re hoping to get out of it.
Fit all
A short call to make sure the topic, timing, and format genuinely serve the audience — not just the sponsor.
Record
A relaxed, prep-supported recording session. No script — just a real conversation, guided by Marcia.
Launch & Promote
Your episode goes live with full promotion across the podcast feed, email list, and social channels.
- You work direcctly with nonprofit leaders, boards, or teams
- You have a genuine point of view, not just a product pitch
- Your offer solves a real leadership, culture, or governance problem
- You're comfortable in an unscripted, coaching-style conversation
- Generic B2B pitches unrelated to nonprofit leadership
- Scripted ad reads with no conversational value for listeners
- Offers aimed at donors or the general public, not CEOs/EDs
- Anything that would ask listeners to trust a claim we can't stand behind
How much does it cost?
Investment depends on format – a single featured interview is $750.
Featured guests receive:
- A professionally recorded podcast interview highlighting your expertise and lessons learned
- Promotion of the episode to nonprofit leaders through the podcast platform and email community
- A short pre-interview call so we can align on the most valuable stories, insights, and takeaways for listeners
Monthly sponsorship is $2,500 and includes 4 episodes per month.
Sponsors receive:
- Brand recognition at the beginning of all 4 episodes released during your sponsored month
- Host-read mid-roll promotions in all 4 episodes, personally delivered by Marcia to introduce your organization, offer, or resource
- Lead-generation opportunities that drive nonprofit CEOs and Executive Directors directly to your offer, resource, or landing page
- Ongoing visibility beyond the podcast through the Nonprofit CEO SPARK email community and additional sponsor benefits
For full sponsorship benefits and details, view the Sponsorship Overview.
Why does it cost $ to be on your show?
We invest thousands of dollars in the show’s Pre-Production, Post-Production, and Promotion to make sure Nonprofit CEO SPARK remains one of the highest quality and listened to social impact podcasts in the world!
Do I need to already have an audience of my own?
No. What matters is that you have something genuinely useful to say to nonprofit CEOs and EDs…not the size of your following.
Will this feel like an advertisement?
No, and that’s the point. Episodes are built as real human conversations. Your expertise gets to breathe, which is what makes it credible to a skeptical, time-poor audience.
How is content approved before it airs?
You’ll see talking points ahead of time and have the chance to flag anything you don’t want covered. The final cut stays true to a real, unscripted conversation.
What if I'm not sure which format is right?
Apply anyway…the fit call is exactly where that gets sorted out together.
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