Overview:

- Planet Detroit’s Sustainable Holiday Gift Guide is spotlighting local businesses committed to eco-conscious values, offering them a chance to connect with thousands of Detroit-area readers.
- During this peak shopping season, sponsors gain visibility through website features, newsletters, and social media while aligning with trusted local independent journalism.


Support independent local journalism while reaching Metro Detroiters and Michiganders who care about climate, health, and sustainability. Planet Detroit’s Sustainable Holiday Gift Guide is a high-impact seasonal feature — and your business can be part of it.

Why sponsor?

  • Align your brand with local, eco-conscious values
  • Reach thousands of Detroit-area readers during the busiest shopping season of the year
  • Be featured across Planet Detroit’s website, newsletters, and social media

Sponsorship packages

Featured sponsor — $1,500

  • Logo at the top of the guide (web + newsletter)
  • 50-word sponsor blurb about your green mission/product
  • One featured sponsored product/service listing in the guide
  • 2 dedicated social posts with tags
  • Banner ad in one newsletter promoting the guide

Supporting sponsor — $750

  • Logo placement in guide (web + newsletter)
  • One featured sponsored product/service listing
  • Mention in one social post

Community friend — $300

  • Logo placement at the bottom of the guide (web only)
  • Name recognition in newsletter announcement

Promotion channels

  • Website landing page for the gift guide
  • Multiple newsletter placements
  • Social media: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, X, BlueSky (with sponsor tags)
  • Shared amplification by featured businesses and community partners

How to become a sponsor

Send an email to connect@planetdetroit.org with the subject “Sponsorship.”
Have a product or service to feature in the guide? Learn more here and submit your gift here.

Nina Misuraca Ignaczak is an award-winning Metro Detroit-based editor, journalist, and documentary filmmaker. She is the founder, publisher, and editor of Planet Detroit, a digital media startup focused on producing quality climate, health, and environment journalism that holds power accountable, and spotlights solutions. Planet Detroit has received awards and recognition from the Society for Professional Journalists Detroit, the Institute for Nonprofit News, and LION Publishers since its establishment in 2019. Prior to her journalism career, Nina worked in urban planning in local government and nonprofit sectors, holding a Master of Science in Natural Resource Ecology and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.