New Grant Program Donates 75K of Creative Services
I have always believed that it is important to get involved with your community. I have served on the Board of Directors for the YWCA, volunteered for Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) and raised breast cancer awareness for Gilda’s Club by sewing over 1,000 donated bras into birds.
With my passion for the community, nonprofits often ask me to donate pro-bono design. Yet the problem with doing a one-off piece is that it really doesn’t address the business challenges of an organization. For design to be effective, it must be well-planned and consistent.
So how do we solve this pro-bono dilemma without cutting back on community giving?
This is where Tiffany Manning and Fred Boyle come into the picture. Tiffany is an incredible commercial photographer at Tiffany Manning Photography and Fred is a highly talented web developer at Subtle Technology.
Together, we have developed an annual grant program called We Inspire. We are donating a full year of creative services to one nonprofit organization, located anywhere in the United States, valued up to $75,000. Providing a yearlong partnership will enable us to develop a strategic and integrated approach to a nonprofit’s marketing.
The We Inspire Grant Program is founded upon three principles:
1. We believe that all nonprofits should have access to good design.
2. We believe that good design is a powerful tool of communication.
3. We believe that communication can be a catalyst for change.
It is with these beliefs, and our commitment to community, that we inspire through design.
What does your organization inspire?
Applications for the 2010 We Inspire Grant Program are due Friday, January 15, 2010 by 5pm.
Learn more and apply at www.we-inspire.org.