Schools, churches, socio-civic groups, and other non-profit organizations wanting to communicate their mission and vision can look to calendar printing as the perfect solution. These are the perfect holiday presents to benefactors or as give-away souvenirs for members after the party.
It’s common to find people wearing their share of beliefs, loyalty or faith proudly. They like being reassured that they are a part of a larger community, or belong to a group that shares their advocacy. You can easily see it on T-shirts, bumper stickers, mugs, posters, jackets, stickers and the like.
Giving away calendars and having them placed or hung in a prominent place in your member’s home is a valuable sign of loyalty, and a great reminder of the values your group, organization, and even faith espouses.
Show your Cause
Images are very powerful. Just think about the 28 spacious pages that can fill and entertain your audience’s imagination. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then your calendar should say millions. Well taken pictures, or well thought out illustrations can evoke emotions, inspire, remind and shape mindsets.
Explore a theme of your choice depending on your desired calendar objectives.
1. Newsletters or Headlines.
Collate images of your activities and scan the front page of your magazine or newsletter. Create nostalgia by showing pictures of different activities your club or organization has done for the past year.
This is a great way to increase awareness of the different programs you’ve been doing, and encourage participation. You may take pictures of the community members in action, and include an inset of the results of the activity.
2. Networks.
If you are focused on helping communities, show everyone else’s how you managed to do just that. Include pictures of people working together in housing projects. Show your group who are your extend networks, group members and maybe even family.
Create human interest for your cause by placing a face to an abstract concept. Feature a different person or group per month. Include a short caption or anecdote about the picture to guide the members better. Towards the end of the copy, call the member to action by stating a way they can help the person in the picture, or other people like them.
3. Paintings
You can use painting to represent abstract concepts. Commission an artist from your group; this is a great way to showcase both the values your group espouses, and the talent of the group members. This also makes calendars more appealing both as an item of interest and as a decorative materials.
4. Calendar Printing Design and Launching Activity
Hit tow birds with one stone as they say. Make full use of calendars. In relation to the previous idea on using paintings, you can vary the design by using a different theme for each month. Hold a single theme that will be interpreted by different artists. Hold an art contest, which you can turn into an annual fund raising activity your members will anticipate. Use the money raised to fund your other activities.
5. Encourage Donation and Participation
Your group calendar can also help expand membership or encourage donations from other people. Provide pictures on the success of such activities and maybe even give them a future look on your other programs and how you intend to build it with the right amount of funds.
Calendar prints are wonderful holidays give away since it is that time of the year where giving can be very powerful. So strengthen that community spirit. Take advantage of the 28 big pages you can fill up with ideas that will stay with your members throughout the year.
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