Sponsor Info

Someone wanted information about sponsoring WCs so I went to central.wordcamp.org to look for it for them.

  • I went to https://central.wordcamp.org/global-community-sponsors/ because it was near the top of the list and bc I know that’s the current program. It lists the current sponsors but has no information on what the levels mean or how to become one.
  • Then I went to https://central.wordcamp.org/sponsor-multiple-wordcamps/, listed lower in the subnav. This is the old program, and links to the 2014 packages.

This is bad IA/content to have there. I’d like to suggest a change:

  • Make Sponsor a top level nav item.
  • First item should be Sponsor a WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more., a page that doesn’t exist yet. It should say how great WCs are, how they’re all run by volunteers, how we depend on the kindness of strangers money of helpful businesses to keep the events going, and outline the difference between sponsoring an individual WC and joining the global program. Should link to other subpages showing current sponsors, global program rates/benefits, the upcoming WCs schedule (for people interested in sponsoring a single WC), and an application form to become a global sponsor.
  • Change the Global page label to Current Global Sponsors.
  • Remove the 2014 rate sheet that is linked from the multi-event page. Create a current rate sheet (as a page, not a pdf) and update once a year. Each year, post the upcoming year’s rates as well by September so businesses can plan for the coming year.
  • Remove multi-event page since it’s not the current program.
  • Create the page with a sponsorship application form for those interested in global sponsorship.

Any objections to this update?

(Where is the 2015 global sponsorship plan info?)

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