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Winter 2012 Grants awarded!!

thinkcausality | April 12, 2012

Causality received grant applications from 130+ wonderful nonprofit and mission-driven organizations! We were honored to receive and review each application and wish we had the capacity to be of service to all. The following are the Causality Brand Grant Winter 2012 grant recipients:

The Full grant recipients are:

• Student Charities
• Reunion Rescue
• ProjectMEND
• Nature Consortium
• Whatcom Parks and Recreation Foundation
• Craft Hope
• Somali Community Services Coalition

The Matching grant recipients:

• Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood Foundation
• Beyond Housing
• Boy Scouts of America, Alamo Area Council
• Echo Hill Outdoor School
• Friends of the Dallas Public Library
• Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA)
• Jewish Community of Louisville, Inc.
• leadershipgold foundation
• Metro Meals on Wheels
• OneStar Foundation
• One Step Closer Animal Rescue
• Salvemos el Río Laja, A.C.
• San Antonio Dance Umbrella
• Union for Reform Judaism Camp & Israel Programs
• Washington State Historical Society

All applicants will be receive individual notification emails during the week of April 16th to discuss next steps. Awarded grant recipients will receive details on how to proceed in accepting their grant. All other applications will receive details on how to get application feedback.

The Spring/Summer 2012 grant application cycle will launch late May—to automatically receive the application by email be sure you have opted in at www.causalitybrandgrant.com.

Thanks to all who applied!

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Winter Causality grant application has launched!

thinkcausality | February 16, 2012

The Winter 2012 Causality Brand Grant application is now available! Please download the application from here: http://bit.ly/WIN2012

Causality offers full and matching service grants to help nonprofits and good causes access our branding, marketing and interactive services at no or low cost. Our grants help organizations build capacity with dynamic and sustainable tools to help elevate their brand communications and enhance their ability to serve their constituents. Causality will select a minimum of three of organizations to receive these service grants—past awards have been ranged in value from $1,000 – $50,000. The application deadline is March 30, 2012.

The Causality Brand Grant provides the following:
• Brand development and messaging
• Marketing and fundraising communications
• Web site design and development, email marketing and social media integration

Questions? Detailed answers to frequently asked questions are available in a simple FAQ format on our web site at www.causalitybrandgrant.com. For additional help, please feel free to contact me at 888-999-5592 extension 107 or terri@thinkcausality.com. Please note I will be out of the office from February 20 – February 28th and I will respond to calls and emails after I return.

Please share this information with anyone who may benefit from this grant.

We look forward to receiving your application!

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Causality Fall 2011 Grant announcement

thinkcausality | November 10, 2011

Causality received grant applications from 109 wonderful nonprofit and mission-driven organizations! We were honored to receive and review each application and wish we had the capacity to be of service to all. The following are the Causality Brand Grant Fall 2011 grant recipients:

The Full grant recipients are:

• Dreaming Out Loud/Aya Community Markets
• Potential Energy
• Java Hope Project
• Jolkona
• Horse Haven of Tennessee

The Matching grant recipients (as of November 15th):

• Downtown Austin Transportation Management Association
• Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
• Flash Volunteer
• Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle
• Low Income Housing Institute
• MeaningfulTrips
• Oregon Supported Living Program
• Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
• Second Harvest Community Food Bank
• The Mustard Seed Project
• Washington Women’s Employment and Education (WWEE)
• Young Men’s Business League

All applicants will be receive individual notification emails during the week of November 14th:

• Grant recipients will receive details on next steps.

• Applicants not awarded a grant will receive details on how to get application feedback and the option to pursue matching service grants based on availability.

The Winter 2012 grant application cycle will launch in January—to automatically receive the application by email be sure you have opted in at www.causalitybrandgrant.com.

Thanks to all who applied!

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Causality is now accepting grant applications for Fall 2011!

thinkcausality | October 4, 2011

Causality is now accepting applications for the 2011 Fall Causality Brand Grant. The application pdf is now available for download here.

Causality offers full and matching service grants to help nonprofits and good causes access our branding, marketing and interactive services at no or low cost. Our grants help organizations build capacity with dynamic and sustainable tools to help elevate their brand communications and enhance their ability to serve their constituents. Causality will select a minimum of three of organizations to receive these service grants—past awards have been ranged in value from $1,000 – $45,000.

The Causality Brand Grant provides the following:
• Brand Development and Messaging
• Marketing and Fundraising Communications
• Web Site Design and Development, Email Marketing and Social Media Integration

The Causality Brand Grant is available for a broad range of organizations that contribute to the greater good including 501(c)(3) nonprofits, social enterprises, education, faith-based and start-up nonprofits. Please share this information with anyone who may benefit from this grant.

Questions? Detailed answers to frequently asked questions are available in a simple FAQ format on our web site at www.causalitybrandgrant.com.

The grant application deadline is October 31, 2011. If you have and questions please contact me at 888-999-5592 extension 107 or terri@thinkcausality.com.

We look forward to receiving your application!

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Causality Brand Grant Spring/Summer 2011 awards

thinkcausality | July 15, 2011

We received an overwhelming 166 qualifying grant applications for the Causality Brand Grant Spring/Summer 2011 cycle. Each and every organization was simply amazing and we wish we could be of service to all.

We are pleased to announce the following grant awards:

The Full grant recipients are:
Tiny Diamond Earrings
Hope Luncheon
Pemaquid Watershed Association
Redeeming Soles

The Matching grant recipients are:
Coalition for the Homeless of Houston-Harris County
Dreams R Us
Family & Children’s Council of Black Hawk County
Florida Certified Organic Growers
Forever Jordan Foundation
Low Vision Resource Center
Meals on Wheels of Albuquerque
Washington Homeownership Resource Center
Positive Perspective Mentors & Educational Services
The Society for the Increase of the Ministry
Solar San Antonio
St. Paul’s Episcopal Montessori School

All grant awards are conditioned upon a mutually agreeable scope of work and timeline.

All applicants will receive an individual email during the week of July 18th to further explain their application status:

• Grant recipients will receive details on next steps.

• Applicants not awarded a grant will receive details on how to get application feedback and the option to pursue matching service grants based on availability.

The next grant application cycle will launch in September, to automatically receive the application by email be sure you have opted in at www.causalitybrandgrant.com.

Thanks to all who applied!

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The Causality Spring/Summer Brand Grant application is available!

thinkcausality | May 24, 2011

The Causality Spring/Summer Brand Grant is open!

Causality offers full and matching service grants to help nonprofits and good causes access branding, marketing and interactive services at no or low cost. Causality will select a minimum of three of organizations to receive these grants, awarded as professional branding and marketing services, valued at $1,000 – $35,000 or more. These grants help organizations build capacity with dynamic and sustainable tools to help elevate their branding, marketing and interactive communications and enhance their ability to serve their constituents. We awarded a record number of grants during the Winter 2011 cycle to organizations across the US.

The Causality Brand Grant is a services grant that encompasses the full range of brand marketing and creative services that we provide on a regular basis:
• Brand Development and Messaging
• Marketing and Fundraising Communications
• Web Site Design and Development
• Email and Social Marketing

The Causality Brand Grant is available for a broad range of organizations that contribute to the greater good including 501(c)(3) nonprofits, social enterprises, education, faith-based and other “mission-driven” entities including start-up nonprofits who have not yet received 501(c)(3) status.

Questions? Detailed answers to frequently asked questions are available in a simple FAQ format on our web site at www.causalitybrandgrant.com.

Our next grant deadline is June 30, 2011. Please visit www.causalitybrandgrant.com to download the grant application pdf. If you have questions about our Service Grants, the application process or Causality please contact Terri Gaines at 888-999-5592 extension 107 or terri@thinkcausality.com.

If you work with multiple organizations or know others who may benefit from this opportunity, please feel free to share this information.

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Causality Brand Grant Winter grant announcement

thinkcausality | April 4, 2011

Thanks to everyone for your patience and understanding as we reviewed the Causality Brand Grant Winter applications—we received an unprecedented 115 applications, all from very worthy and impressive organizations. We are also able to award an unprecedented number of grants. We are pleased to offer Full and Matching services grants the following organizations:

Full Grants
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Washington
Community Voice Mail National
Families & Friends of Missing Persons & Violent Crime Victims
Pike Market Senior Center/Downtown Food Bank
Sea Scavenger Conservancy
Talking Talons Youth Leadership
WeSNIP

Matching Grants:
Allied Arts of Whatcom County
Boys and Girls Clubs of Whatcom County
Cancer Care Services
Cup of Change
Eastside Baby Corner
Explorations Academy Online
Grassroots.org
Hearing, Speech & Deafness Center
Imagine NW!
National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty
NAVOS
North Carolina Therapeutic Riding Center
New Horizons Ministries
OSPREY Village
SAMMinistries
Village Community Services

These grant awards are conditioned upon a mutually agreeable scope of work and executed client agreement.

An individual email will go out to each and every applicant tomorrow, April 5 to formally award the grants and to notify those not chosen this grant cycle. Grant recipients will receive details on next steps for accepting the grant and how to proceed.Those not chosen this grant cycle will receive details on their status during evaluation, getting application feedback and what remaining capacity we may have regarding the matching service grants.

Thanks to all who applied!

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Causality Brand Grant – Winter 2011 cycle is open!

thinkcausality | February 15, 2011

Whether you’ve been shoveling snow after a blizzard, scraping ice off your car windows or just enjoying a latté by the fireplace—there’s no doubt it’s still winter. But there’s no reason to let the cold get to you—it means it’s time for our Winter grant cycle!

The Causality Brand Grant Winter 2011 grant cycle is now open! Causality will select a minimum of three of organizations to receive full or matching service grants, valued at $1,000 – $35,000 or more that can be applied towards brand marketing and fundraising communications services to be performed by Causality. We awarded a record number of grants during the Fall 2010 cycle! Fall grantees include iSanctuary, Queens Council on the Arts, Faith in Action, NW Furniture Bank, Mentoring Matters, New Jersey Audubon, Knox Parks Foundation and Path With Art.

The Causality Brand Grant is available for a broad range of organizations and causes that contribute to the greater good including 501(c)(3) nonprofits, social enterprises, education, faith-based and other “mission-driven” organizations including start-up nonprofits who have not yet filed for 501(c)(3) status.

A Causality Brand Grant may be used for:

• Brand strategy
• Name development
• Brand/logo design and development
• Message development (tagline, elevator speech, key messages)
• Event branding
• Marketing / Fundraising materials: appeal/annual fund/capital campaign/major gift
• Web site design and development with functional tools and SEO e-marketing/social media tools
• Publications: magazines, newsletters, e-newsletters, annual reports

Questions? Detailed answers to frequently asked questions are available in a simple FAQ format on our web site at www.causalitybrandgrant.com.

Visit www.causalitybrandgrant.com to download the grant application pdf or email Terri Gaines at terri@thinkcausality.com for more information. If you work with multiple organizations or know others who may benefit from this opportunity, please feel free to share this information.

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Fall Causality Brand Grant, Full Grant awarded!

thinkcausality | December 15, 2010

Thank you to all the great organizations that submitted an application for our Causality Brand Grant. We received over 90 applications for Full and Matching Grants. All applicants were very worthy organizations and we wish we could award services grants to each one but unfortunately, we only have the capacity to serve a small number at this time. We encourage past applicants to reapply!

Congratulations to our Fall Causality Brand Grant Full Grant recipient:
iSanctuary (www.isanctuary.org)

We are currently in the process of finalizing our review of the applications to begin awarding the matching grants as soon as possible. Our goal is to not turn down a matching grant applicant if at all possible. We will be announcing the Matching Grant recipients shortly.

We will begin our Winter Causality Brand Grant cycle in January 2011. To be notified as soon as the cycle is open, please sign up at  www.causalitybrandgrant.com.

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We’ve moved!

thinkcausality | November 3, 2010

Causality | San Antonio has moved! Our new address is:

816 Camaron Street
Suite 1.09
San Antonio, Texas 78212

Our phone numbers remain the same but we experienced some downtime on Monday and Tuesday. If you tried to reach us in the past few days and your call didn’t go through please try again. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Our Seattle office address is still:

836 NW Market Street
Seattle, WA 98107

We look forward to connecting!

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