Presenting Tending the Commons:
Your Guide to Giving and Receiving
A Directory of Berkshire Nonprofits and the Businesses that Support Them
We depend on one another
Nonprofits are an integral part of the Berkshire economy. We are the people your business depends upon. Our employees are your customers, we serve the people who sustain your business, and we support the places where you hire, invest and grow. We keep housing within reach, look after our elders, open doors for young people, and keep our downtowns lively. When the nonprofit sector struggles, the whole region feels it. When it thrives, the entire region thrives with it.
What you’re part of
- 80 pages – Glossy cover. Every profile and ad runs in full color.
- November 21 – Inserted in the Berkshire Eagle weekend edition on November 21, the Saturday before Thanksgiving.
- December 1 – Digital edition goes live for Giving Tuesday — not firewalled, visible all year.
- 20,000 copies – Circulated across Berkshire County, plus hardcopies distributed all year.
The Commons Exchange — December 1, 2026 · Zion Lutheran Church, Pittsfield
Nonprofits and businesses meet face to face. (Formerly the NPC Resource Fair.)
Details on Getting Involved
Click the links below for more information.
>>> Nonprofit Profiles
>>> Business Advertising
>>> Sponsorship Opportunities
For Nonprofits: Tell Your Story
Every eligible nonprofit receives a free directory listing in the Tending the Commons 2026 Directory of Berkshire Nonprofits. Review your organization’s free listing in this spreadsheet, and submit corrections here. Please submit any corrections by October 21, 2026.
Want to tell more of your story? Purchase a half-page profile for $195 — one flat price, whatever your budget. Your profile will include:
- Your logo
- A photograph of your work
- Your mission statement
- Programs and offerings
- Key statistics
- Ways to support you
We’ll send you a simple form to fill in, and you’ll see a proof before it prints.
Not yet an NPC member? Bundle membership with your profile and save $100:
| Budget | Profile + Membership | Normally |
|---|---|---|
| Under $200K | $245 | $345 |
| $200K–$750K | $320 | $420 |
| Above $750K | $395 | $495 |
For Businesses: Advertise
Promote your business to more than 20,000 residents across Berkshire County, and invest in the civic infrastructure that makes the Berkshires a place where people choose to live, work and build a business. Every ad runs in full color, bleed included.
| Size | Price | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| Full page | $1,100 | 7.28″ × 9.20″ |
| Half page | $650 | vertical or horizontal |
| Quarter page | $350 | 3.56″ × 4.50″ |
| Eighth page (new for 2026) | $200 | 3.56″ × 2.175″ |
Three new ways to take part this year:
- Join NPC + an ⅛ page — $350 (a $100 savings). New to the Nonprofit Center? Become a business supporter and get an ⅛-page card in one bundled price.
- A table at the Commons Exchange — $75 (half the normal $150) when you take a full or half page. Meet the organizations you support, face to face, on December 1.
- Design help — Don’t have print-ready art? We can point you to a designer for a nominal fee of $40/ad.
Sponsors
Sponsorship of Tending the Commons makes it possible to distribute 20,000 free copies to the community — and puts your name on the one publication the entire county keeps on the counter all year.
Presenting Sponsor (1 available) $5,000
“Made possible by [Your Business]” on the front cover, plus an exclusive full-page message on the back cover
Community Champion (2 available) $2,500
Full-page message, inside front or back cover; logo in all promotion
Supporting Sponsor $1,000
Half-page message; logo on sponsor page and digital edition
Community Friend $500
Name on sponsor page and digital edition
All sponsors receive recognition in NPC’s press outreach and newsletter.
Key Dates
Now – October 21, 2026
Reservations open. Submit nonprofit profiles, advertising, and sponsorship.
October 21, 2026
Everything closes. All reservations, content, and artwork due — nothing can be added after this date.
October 26 – November 13
Design, layout, and proofing with the Berkshire Eagle design team.
November 21, 2026
Insertion in the Berkshire Eagle, weekend edition.
December 1, 2026
Giving Tuesday — digital edition goes live, and the Commons Exchange brings us together in Pittsfield.
Questions?
Samantha Anderson, Executive Director, Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires
413-251-0428 · TTC@npcberkshires.org