We have tools available to help you inform the community about your affiliate. To request materials contact your Community Leadership Officer.
Print materials
Marketing materials
To support you in telling your affiliate’s story, we have created an About Us two-pager that can be printed or shared electronically. Affiliates with a smaller family of funds have the funds listed in the About Us piece.
Power of Endowment
For affiliates with a larger family of funds, those are on the back of the Power of Endowment piece, which serves as a companion for the About Us.
Event materials
We have templates that can be used for events planned in partnership with your CLO. These can be printed by NCCF staff on medium-weight cardstock and mailed directly to a central location or to your guests, with enough lead time. If your board would prefer professionally designed and printed materials, NCCF staff can facilitate your request, with enough lead time.*
Save the dates
Invitations
Programs
Sticker nametags
Other materials by request
Affiliate logo files
Thank you cards and envelopes
Signs for events*
Magnetic nametags for board members*
Board Recruitment Packets which contain the About Us, Power of Endowment and About NCCF pieces, along with some board-specific information.
Customizable PowerPoint presentation template
Reach out to your CLO well in advance to request these materials. NCCF staff will ensure they are up-to-date and meet our print quality standards. *NOTE: Signs, magnetic nametags and other professionally printed materials must be paid for via your affiliate's unrestricted fund. NCCF staff can assist in placing an order with one of our vendors, or can assist in providing files so that your board can work with a local vendor.
Website
Your affiliate has its own section on this website, maintained regularly by NCCF staff. This is the hub for online donations, information, news and more! Find yours.
We also have some tools that make it easier to share your affiliate’s webpage.
Each affiliate has its own QR code like the one shown. When scanned by a smartphone camera, QR codes bring a person to a website. This makes them great for use on printed materials and signage.
Submit photos of your events for NCCF to share on social media. Please email photos, along with a brief description that includes the first and last names of everyone pictured, to your CLO. If the photo includes anyone who is not a member of your board, you must also submit a photo permission form. This is especially important for minors!
NCCF Marketing & Communications staff work with your community leadership officer and program officer to publish a press release about your community grants awarded each year.
Additionally, we have templates and examples available for a number of news topics.
New fund or scholarship established that will be advised by your affiliate
Scholarship awarded (NOTE: if your affiliate awards multiple scholarships in the same timeframe, we recommend combining into one press release)
Community award presented by the affiliate or to an affiliate board member
Other topics considered by request
If any of these topics are relevant to your affiliate, work with your CLO to write the first draft of the press release. They will then connect you with Marketing & Communications staff for next steps, including publishing to the NCCF website and sharing with local media in your area.
Help us keep our local media contact lists up to date by providing updates on outlets and reporters in your area to your CLO.
Blog posts
Have something that you want to share with your community? We can add a blog post to the bottom of your affiliate webpage in the "Many Voices" section, such as these examples in Ashe,Jackson and Watauga. Contact your CLO to get started.
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To support you in telling your affiliate’s story, we have created an About Us two-pager that can be printed or shared electronically. Affiliates with a smaller family of funds have the funds listed in the About Us piece.
For affiliates with a larger family of funds, those are on the back of the Power of Endowment piece, which serves as a companion for the About Us.
