Everything you need to spread the word about your award
NEEF offers a variety of grants and awards to support the extraordinary work being done across the nation at the local level. We routinely highlight individual and group commitment to nature through education and service on our media channels.
General Media Tools
Help us tell your story!
This toolkit is a resource for NEEF Grantees to share stories about their work and amplify their impact. Please ensure we have the correct individuals and contact information for your project by completing the Grantee Contact Sheet.
We have developed a Grantee Storytelling guide to help you understand what we need to amplify your impact. This includes photo and video requirements and best practices for social media. If you have communications questions, please email the team at info@neefusa.org.
Media (Photo) Release Forms
Before capturing photos and videos of participants in a grant project, you must obtain their consent to use their images in your media. We make this easy with our NEEF Media Release form, available online and in print.
Online
Visit our Online Form and send the link to the participants before the project. They can fill out the form and submit it to NEEF directly.
Download and print out the QR code so participants can access the online form and submit it directly to NEEF.
Add To Your Release
If you have your own media release that you use, please add NEEF's language to ensure we also have the rights to use your photos. Enter the following text:
“I give to the (YOUR ORGANIZATION), the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF), and partners unlimited permission to use, publish, republish, and share with media, partners, and sponsors, information about me and video, photographic, or digital images and reproductions of my likeness (photographic, video, or otherwise) and my voice, whether or not related to any affiliation with the National Environmental Education Foundation, with or without my name.”
In Print
Download and print out the NEEF Media Release Form and make sure that anyone who is identifiable in your images has signed it.
You have two options to upload the signed releases:
- Take a photo of the signed document using your phone or
- Scan the signed document in PDF, JPG, or PNG format
You can then upload it to the SharePoint link you received from NEEF. You will submit both photos and release forms using this link.
Be sure that uploaded project photos are in JPG or PNG format and follow the naming standard, such as "[project name]_01" or "[organization name]_01" for easy identification.
Helpful Guides
We've compiled simple guides to taking good photos at your events as well as some tips on writing engaging press releases.
Press Release Template
Our grant press release template can be used to send to local media contacts about the projects related to grant funding. For more in-depth information on writing press releases, click here.
Grant Promotion FAQs
We've compiled some of the most common questions around promotion your grant. You can find information specific to the grant you have been awarded on the grant awardees page.
Find Your Grant
Please find the information for your specific grant language and requirements from the list below.
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