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Farmers & Ag Producers: Community Foundation Ad Campaign
Podcasts, radio commercials, and ad graphics you can use to encourage farmers to engage with their local community foundation.
Communications & Marketing
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Crisis Communications Strategies
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Crisis communication strategies in response to sudden changes in state or federal policies affecting philanthropy and their grantees.
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Annual Report Examples
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Check out eye-catching annual reports created by IPA members.
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Philanthropy Day and Community Foundation Week Communication Toolkit
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We hope you will choose to be active in celebrating National Philanthropy Day and Community Foundation Week.
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Social Media Tips to Engage Gen Z in Youth Philanthropy
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IPA shares ideas to engage Gen Z on social media by promoting the amazing work of your youth philanthropy councils.
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Marketing & Communication Templates
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A collection of marketing and communication plan templates and calendars.
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For good. For ever. | Guide to Using Positioning Statement for Community Foundations
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The "For good. For ever." positioning statement has been developed for individual and collective use by community foundations. It is a clear, concise, and memorable phrase that quickly communicates what is unique about community foundations. Note that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has assigned this artwork a registered trademark (®); the artwork should not be modified in any way. A registered trademark protects the integrity of the positioning statement and discourages inappropriate use.
Knowledgebase
Echoing Justice: Communications Strategies for Community Organizing in the 21st Century
These models provide examples of advocacy-focused efforts that could have useful implications for funding collaborative communications strategies and infrastructure in grassroots organizing groups.
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Developing Effective Communications Deep Dive
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Slides and handouts from IPA's program on how to integrate public interest communications that increase brand awareness.
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Philanthropy Podcasts
A list of podcasts compiled through the collaboration of organizations belonging to United Philanthropy Forum.