This page contains material to assist you in communicating to your grantees that you are accepting the Common Grant Applications and/or the Common Grant Report.

We encourage you to use the logos on your website as a way to link grantseekers to the Common Grant Forms website where they can access fillable forms and the User’s Guides. Also feel free to use the logos in any of your print materials. It is an easy way to alert grantseekers that your organization accepts one or more of the Common Grant Forms.

The sample text is offered to help ease the process of changing your grantmaking procedures if you have recently decided to accept any or all of the Common Grant Forms.

Logos

For Website Use:
Copy and paste either logo's source code below into your website for a direct link to www.coloradocommongrantforms.org.

	<a href="http://www.coloradocommongrantforms.org" target="_blank"><img src="http://coloradocommongrantforms.org/CGA/CGA_logo_1.gif" alt="Common Grant Application" name="CGA" width="100" height="100" border="0" id="CGA" /></a>
	<a href="http://www.coloradocommongrantforms.org" target="_blank"><img src="http://coloradocommongrantforms.org/CGR/CGR_logo_1.gif" alt="Common Grant Report" name="CGA" width="100" height="100" border="0" id="CGA" /></a>

For Print Use:
Download the archive files below which contains the CGA and CGR logos in a variety of sizes and file formats.

Sample Text

This template for communicating to your grantees is provided to help ease the requirements of making a transition to different grantmaking procedures. You may want to send out a formal letter to current grantees, post an announcement on your website and/or annual report, or send out a blast email or postcard to your constituents. Please cut-and-paste as is relevant for your purposes.

Dear Executive:

As a valued partner of the (insert Foundation name), I am writing you today to let you know of a change in our grant application (and/or grant reporting) guidelines. Beginning on XXXXdate, the (insert Foundation name) will accept the Colorado Common Grant Application (CGA) for grant requests (and/or the Colorado Common Grant Report (CGR)). (If applicable, add: For capital requests use the Common Grant Application for Capital Campaigns, which has been tailored to specific issues pertinent to capital requests.)

(Insert other deadline information or information on the grace period for accepting alternate applications and/or reports.)

We are excited to join the community of grantmakers who use the CGA/CGR. It incorporates current best practices in nonprofit management, and it was designed through a thoughtful, comprehensive, and inclusive process that included both grantmakers and nonprofit organizations. We believe it provides an opportunity for you to highlight and share the important information about your organization with us.

There is a User’s Guide that accompanies the CGA and the CGR to help you prepare a quality application (and/or report). You can access the CGA/CGR in a fillable format, as well as the User’s Guides at www.coloradocommongrantforms.org.

Please feel free to contact the Foundation staff directly with questions you may have. We look forward to receiving your future grant proposals/grant reports.

Sincerely

Foundation President/Executive
Other