We encourage you to share the good news about your grant and recognize the generous donors who made it possible. The following guidelines are intended to help:

Promotional materials

Acknowledge the Greater Milwaukee Foundation and the grant in all promotional materials. The fund name (s) is listed in your grant award letter. Example: A $10,000 grant from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s XYZ Fund helped support the program. 

Donor recognition plaque or wall

Use the Greater Milwaukee Foundation followed by the specific fund name. Example: Greater Milwaukee Foundation XYZ Fund

Press releases

If space permits, please include the following description: For more than a century, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation has helped individuals, families and organizations realize their philanthropic goals and make a difference in the community, during their lifetimes and for future generations. The Foundation consists of more than 1,500 individual charitable funds, each created by donors to serve the charitable causes of their choice. The Foundation also deploys both human and financial resources to address the most critical needs of the community and ensure the vitality of the region. Established in 1915, the Foundation was one of the first community foundations in the world and is now among the largest.

Logo

Contact our graphic designer, Paula Perez, at pperez@greatermilwaukeefoundation.org for use of the Foundation’s logo on the web or printed materials. 

Share your story with us

Send copies of photos to Senior Editorial and Social Media Specialist Becca Mader at bmader@greatermilwaukeefoundation.org so that we can share the news of the grant and its impact with our donors and friends. Join our community on Facebook and Twitter so we can also spread the word about your good work in the community.

 


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For questions with the application process, contact Michelle Burton.