Under Our Wing

Under Our Wing is Business Builders’ new community outreach program that offers our marketing/design services, free of charge, to non-profit organizations in an effort to further their impact within McLean County. Up to two times each year, we will accept requests for work in the following areas: Materials Design Advertising Public Relations Web Marketing General Strategy/Planning Download and print an application form.

Process & Guidelines
Business Builders reviews requests twice each year, once in February and once in August. To be eligible for the February offering, all submissions must be turned in by January 30. To be eligible for consideration in August, all submissions must be turned in by August 17, 2009.

Entries and supporting materials should be mailed to:

Business Builders
Attn: Under Our Wing
115 E Monroe St.
Bloomington, IL 61701

Guidelines:

• You must be a U.S. based 501(c)(3) qualified charitable or non-profit organization located within McLean County.
• We will not support an individual person or family.
• We will not provide support for a political candidate or organization.
• We will not provide financial support; instead, we will give of our talents and abilities to assist organizations.
• We will not be responsible for out-of-pocket costs associated with a project’s creation, such as the printing of materials or Web hosting fees.
• Once projects are completed, they will be owned by the organization for which they were created.
• One organization can be accepted for multiple projects, but only one project will be accepted from the organization in a calendar year.

Download and print an application form.

Congratulations!

August 2008 Recipient: McLean County Community Compact

February 2009 Recipient: Illinois Prairie Community Foundation
The Illinois Prairie Community Foundation works in a variety of ways to create and expand local charitable giving in our area. Business Builders will be helping the foundation create a multi-media presentation that can be used to tell their powerful story and gain understanding and support. If you would like to learn more about the organization, please visit their site at www.ilprairiecf.org.

Thanks to all those who submitted an application…for your time and your work within the community. There were many, many worthy candidates.