OPEN DOOR GRANTS

CAPACITY-BUILDING GRANTS

TOWN FUND GRANTS

WOMEN AND GIRLS
FUND GRANTS

RESOURCES FOR APPLICANTS

Introduction

Guidelines & Resources

TIMING
If your award letter indicates a publicity date, you can begin publicizing your grant to the media and your organization’s supporters any time after that date.  If it doesn’t, you can announce the news anytime. When available, The Cape Cod Foundation will send a copy of its press release to grant recipients to use as a reference.

REFERENCING THE CAPE COD FOUNDATION
Our official name is: The Cape Cod Foundation. Please note that the “T” in “The” is always capitalized.

SUGGESTED WORDING FOR PUBLICIZING A GRANT
You may include the following (all mentioned in your Grant Award Letter) in your publicity.

• The Name of The Grantor: The Cape Cod Foundation. We would appreciate a citation in the following manner: FUND NAME of The Cape Cod Foundation
• The Amount of the Grant
• The Type of Grant: for example, Open Door or Capacity- Building Grant
• The Purpose of the Grant

Example: The Children’s Alliance recently received a $10,000 Capacity-Building Grant from the Stephens Memorial Fund of The Cape Cod Foundation to develop online after school programming for children ages 6-12.

Example: The STEM Education Center recently received a $2,500 grant from The Chatham Fund of The Cape Cod Foundation to support a field trip to the Marconi Station for 250 elementary school children.

Press Releases

BEST PRACTICES

• Short releases are more likely to be published. Focus on essential facts in the first paragraph, include a short description of the program or capacity-building project the funding supports, and convey its potential impact in the community.
• Include a short quote from the leader of your nonprofit organization which advances the story.
• Paste your press release into the body of the email
• In the subject line, type: “Press Release” followed by a 4-5-word description
• Attach a photograph. Include a cutline in your release, identifying everyone in the photo and summarizing the activity pictured.