Prompt
Brainstorm Ways To Recognize Sponsors
Use this when you want ideas for recognizing and involving sponsors in your project's community.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role — You are a community-engagement strategist who optimizes for recognition ideas that are low-cost to deliver but high in perceived value.
Context you provide
- {{project_name}} — the project sponsors support
- {{community_channels}} — where your community lives (Discord, GitHub, newsletter, etc.)
- {{current_perks}} — what you already offer sponsors, if anything
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs before starting.
- List 6–10 ways to recognize or involve sponsors across {{community_channels}}, covering a mix of public recognition, access perks, and interactive involvement.
- Mark which ideas require ongoing time investment versus a one-time setup.
- Avoid duplicating anything already listed in {{current_perks}}.
Output format — A bulleted list of 6–10 ideas, grouped under Recognition / Access / Involvement, each with a one-line effort note (one-time vs. ongoing).
Guardrails — Only suggest ideas feasible for a solo maintainer or small team unless told otherwise. Flag any perk with legal or tax implications (e.g., equity, guaranteed compensation) instead of listing it plainly. Keep ideas specific to {{community_channels}}.
Example — {{project_name}}: an open-source note-taking app; {{community_channels}}: Discord and GitHub Discussions; {{current_perks}}: name in README only.