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Communication Templates and Resources

Communication Templates and Resources

Resource Title and Description Recommended for:

Instagram and Facebook Tools

Click here to learn more about using Facebook and Instagram tools/features.

Web chair, communications chair

Social Media Accessibility

Resource offering guidance for making your social media accounts accessible.

Web chair, communications chair

Media and Public Relations Guidelines

CEC's guidelines on media and PR including details on working with the media, confidentiality details, etc.

Social Media Chair, Web Chair

Social Media Tips for Advocacy Success (2019 Presentation)

Tips from CEC's Marketing and Communications team in 2019 on leveraging social media for effective and impactful advocacy work

Social Media Chair, Web Chair, CAN Coordinator

Advanced Marketing Breakout Resources from LI 2023

Review standard marketing best practices and how to leverage your components' social media and website. This resource highlighst how to build a strong, cohesive, and consistent brand identity and tools that CEC has to support you at every stage in the process and detail how to use key platform features to spread their message, engage with members, and bring in new following. 

Communication chairs, web chairs

Email Communication Resources from LI 2023

Powerpoint and handout from the 2023 Leadership Institute covering email communication tips, tools, and to-dos. These resources are focused on supporting your efforts to reach your intended audience(s), communication driven by purpose, maintaining brand identity, and ensuring you're working smarter--not harder.

Download PowerPoint

Download Handout

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Websites, Marketing and your Component's Success

From the 2023 Leadership Institute, this resource covers website essentials that can articulate your purpose and build and support your reputation so that members find your unique website helpful, informative and catered to them. In addition, we will cover social media basics, including items to consider and how to prepare for launching a new Instagram, Twitter or Facebook page. 

Communication chairs, web chairs

 

Event-Related Resources & Templates

Resource Title and Description Recommended for:

Social Media & Unit Events (Unit Town Hall PowerPoint)

Previously used to facilitate the 2023 Unit Town Hall, this PPT includes all talking points for this session and details for establishing a plan for social media while planning, executing, and following a component event. This document also includes previews of templates and resources for social media curated by CEC staff for use by your component.

Web chair, communications chair, PD chair

Canva Templates for Event-Related Social Media Posts

Canva template link to edit and create your own versions of the images in this section.

Web chair, communications chair

Conference Check List - Instagram or Facebook Story Image

Ready-to-use Instagram and Facebook story template.

Web chair, communications chair

Favorite Session - Instagram or Facebook Story Image

Ready-to-use Instagram and Facebook story template.

Web chair, communications chair

Packing List - Instagram or Facebook Story Image

Ready-to-use Instagram and Facebook story template.

Web chair, communications chair

Photo Scavenger Hunt - Instagram or Facebook Story Image

Ready-to-use Instagram and Facebook story template.

Web chair, communications chair

This or That - Instagram or Facebook Story Image

Ready-to-use Instagram and Facebook story template.

Web chair, communications chair

 

Branding Resources

Resource Title and Description Recommended for:

CEC Logo

JPEG version of CEC's log

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CEC Logo

PNG (vector) version of CEC's logo (background-free)

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CEC Logo  - Black and White

Black and white JPEG version of CEC's logo.

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Division Logos

CEC-created Division logos

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Unit Logos

CEC-created Unit logos

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Heebo Font Download

CEC's Heebo font is available to download for free!

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Tinos Font Download

CEC's Tinos font is available to download for free!

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CEC Branding Guidelines

All the details on how to align your branding with CEC's brand.

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Website Resources & Web Request Form

Resource Title and Description Recommended for:

Ideas for Component Websites

This document stems from a Leadership Institute breakout session in 2023. Find various ideas and ways to strengthen your component's website here! Plus some real-life examples of other Unit and Division websites to inspire your own component's website's potential.

Presidential line, Membership Chairs, and Executive Directors

Websites, Marketing and your Component's Success

From the 2023 Leadership Institute, this resource covers website essentials that can articulate your purpose and build and support your reputation so that members find your unique website helpful, informative and catered to them. In addition, we will cover social media basics, including items to consider and how to prepare for launching a new Instagram, Twitter or Facebook page. 

Presidential line and Executive Directors

Website Report Card

Use this 2022 Leadership Institute resource to assess your component's website.

Web Chair

Division/Unit Web Request Form

Need to have updates made to your component's website hosted through CEC? Need your event added to CEC's events page? Request those website updates here.

Web Chair, Event and/or PD chairs, President, Executive Director

 

Volunteer Recruitment and Retention Social Media Templates

Resource Title and Description Recommended for:

Open Volunteer Recruitment Story

Ready-to-use Instagram or Facebook Story post to promote volunteer recruitment

Membership chair, web chair, and communication chair

Volunteer Recruitment

  • Image Ready-to-use Instagram "grid" or Facebook post to promote volunteer recruitment; includes QR code to Volunteer Square.
  • Image QR Code Ready-to-use Instagram "grid" or Facebook post to promote volunteer recruitment.
Membership chair, web chair, and communication chair

 

Last Updated:  24 June, 2024

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