CFE for Nonprofits Seeking a Creative Partner
Fulcrum Creatives is announcing a call for entries for a nonprofit partner to apply for the Sappi Ideas that Matter 2017 grant program.
About the Program
Sappi’s Ideas that Matter is an annual grant program that was created to recognize and support designers who use their skills to solve communications problems for nonprofit organizations. Since 1999, Ideas that Matter has funded over 500 nonprofit projects, contributing more than $12.5 million worldwide to charitable causes. Previous grant winners have included Art with Heart for classroom kits and a grief outreach program, and Passion Works Studio for a branding package and print collateral.
Grant awards range from $5,000 to $50,000 per project. All communication projects that support the needs of the nonprofit and meet the conditions and requirements of the Ideas that Matter program will be considered. At least a portion of the project must be printed. Additional elements may include a variety of communication mediums such as outdoor signage, t-shirts, banner advertising, print advertising, websites, html campaigns, events or other media.
Budget items may include implementation and out-of-pocket costs, including photography, illustration, artists, writers, outside copywriting, a Sappi paper product, printing, mailing, advertising, distribution and website hosting. Applicants can include up to 10% of the total grant request as an honorarium for design fees.
Evaluation of project concepts and design will be based on creativity, potential benefit for the nonprofit, impact on the nonprofit’s target community, and effectiveness of the implementation plan. Projects must be fully implemented within six months of receiving awards.
Working Together
Since 2002, Fulcrum Creatives has worked with nonprofits, social enterprises, benefit corporations and organizations whose bottom lines are focused on impact, sustainability and solving for the greater good. Branding, design, digital presence and strategy, marketing, SEO, social media and copywriting are just a few of Fulcrum’s core offerings. Fulcrum earned its Certified B Corporation (B Corp) status in October 2014, making it the first B Corp branding, design and creative services agency in Ohio.
We would love to help your nonprofit organization solve its communications challenge through the Ideas that Matter grant program. Contact us and let us know how we can work together.
Fulcrum Creatives is a certified B Corporation (B Corp) brand and web studio in Columbus, Ohio, focused on creating, elevating and sustaining brands that care.
