Information for Corporate Members

Thank you for choosing to become a corporate member of Cumbria Community Foundation. Membership fees support the research that underpins our giving, helping us to focus on where the greatest needs in our county are.

Please do shout about your membership – publicity will celebrate your essential support and encourage others to support the Foundation.

Membership announcement

We’d love you to publicly celebrate your membership in publications, media releases, on your website and on social media. You could include our logo or a photo of you and your team holding your certificate.

About us

Please use the following paragraph to describe the Foundation:

Cumbria Community Foundation is an award-winning charity dedicated to improving community life and tackling the most important challenges our county faces. It manages more than 100 grant making funds on behalf of individuals, families and organisations and supports more than 500 community projects each year. Since its launch in 1999, it has given out more than £70 million in grant funding, improving the quality of life of thousands of people across the region. For further information visit: www.cumbriafoundation.org or call 01900 825760.

Logo

Here is our logo – please use it upright, keeping the original colours. Acceptable use of our logo includes, but is not limited to newsletters, websites and social media channels.

Media release

You may want to issue a media release announcing your membership. Always try to include pictures of you or your organisation/team. Feel free to include this quote:

Development Manager Caroline Adams said: “Our members are really important to us as they are the very foundation of our organisation and link us to our communities. Membership is a great way to regularly support the work of Cumbria Community Foundation. Members enjoy the satisfaction of knowing that they are directly supporting the efforts of the Foundation and are therefore helping Cumbrian communities.”

Not sure what to put in your quote? Here is a great example from Paul Dickson, CEO and Managing Partner at Carlisle-based accountancy firm Armstrong Watson, CCF corporate members since 2003.

He said: “Armstrong Watson has proudly supported Cumbria Community Foundation for many years, recognising the vital role it plays in strengthening our communities. Through its tireless work, the Foundation helps local people overcome adversity, unlock opportunity and thrive. We are honoured to stand alongside them in their mission to make a lasting difference across Cumbria.”

Social media

Please like our social media pages and mention us in posts about your membership, support and fundraising by tagging us:

Facebook (www.facebook.com/cumbriafoundation)

Instagram (www.www.instagram.com/cumbriacf)

LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/company/cumbria-community-foundation)

Share your story

We would love to hear why you chose to become a member of the Foundation. If you would like to share a quote and photo with us, we would be very happy to share it on our social media and in our newsletter. Please email natalie@cumbriafoundation.org.

Video

We are especially keen to receive videos, ideally no more than one minute in length, highlighting why you’re a member of the Foundation. Get creative!

Please send any footage to natalie@cumbriafoundation.org via WeTransfer.

Fundraising

We would love you to fundraise in aid of Cumbria Community Foundation. You could organise a sponsored staff walk in aid of the Cumbria Fund or a Bake Off for the Winter Warmth Fund.

You may want to invite media to cover the event and distribute a pre- and post-event press release with the newsworthy highlights.

Please let us know about your events and we would be happy to help you promote them.