You Received a Grant! Here are your next steps.
We love being able to partner with other organizations and empower them to make a difference in the lives of others to make Barry County a better place.
The Barry Community Foundation loves to share these success stories and publicizes grants and grant stories through our social media platforms, publications and website. Please share your grant impact stories with us so that we can promote new programs and partnerships!
How To Do It
When you receive a grant from the Barry Community Foundation your success story becomes our success story. It also shows donors how their generosity positively impacts our community. You can publicize the Community Foundation’s support in a number of ways:
WEBSITE
Create a link on your website to the Community Foundation. You can also include our logo where appropriate. See logo use details below.
CONTACT LOCAL NEWSPAPER
Using this sample press release, contact local newspaper, J-Ad Graphics (indicate the paper you would like the press release to run in) to let them know about your project and your grant from the Barry Community Foundation. We would be happy to provide a quote for your press release that is specific to your organization.
TELL YOUR COMMUNITY
Share information about your grant through your newsletters, annual reports and lists of supporters.
SOCIAL MEDIA
When announcing the grant on social media, link to us on Facebook (facebook. com/BarryCommunityFoundation). Use the Barry Community Foundation logo when appropriate and send us a high-resolution version of your logo.
Logo Use
Please feel free to use your logo when appropriate. See our logo guidelines below for to determine the best type of file to fit your use. Click link to download specific file.
Keep in Touch
We love to see how our partnerships make a difference! Please share pictures of your programs, events or success stories. Please email Mindy Cutlip with any of these items.
