Community Bag
Tips for Maximizing Your Partnership
Our best ideas to get the most out of this opportunity!
Congratulations on being selected as a Community Bag Program partner at your designated Big Y! Here you will find outreach ideas and resources to help you make the most of this opportunity.
Please click on the text in red below to reach the designated resource.
Before Your Selection Month Begins
- Get familiar with the Community Bag Program by reviewing the program website.
- Use the Fact Sheet to help communicate with your board, staff, and supporters. We’ve brought together key facts and talking points from across the program website compiled in one place.
- Send the Announcement Email to your staff, board, and volunteers to make sure everyone knows when and where to buy a Community Bag.
- Kick off your outreach using the Monthly Toolkit to share the news with your supporters with social media posts, flyers, Instagram Stories and a promotional video.
- Explore the Resource Center to find the full range of tools you have available.
- Look for the social media posts in the Monthly Toolkit and schedule your posts early! This way, all your social media outreach will be ready for when your benefiting month starts.
- Have any questions? Feel free to visit our FAQs or reach out to Program Manager Melissa Hansen at bigy@bags4mycause.com or (603) 380-9338.
During Your Selection Period
- Announce the start of your selection period with the Launch Day Email.
- Visit your selected Big Y and post a picture of the Community Bag rack. This way, your supporters will know exactly where to go to purchase a bag in support of your organization.
- Check out the Classic Toolkit to connect with your supporters via social media posts, Instagram Stories, and flyers. These use different designs than the Monthly Toolkit.
- Brainstorm creative ways to promote the partnership with the Social Media Examples.
- Feeling inspired? Create your own post or video with help from the Image Bank.
- With the Instagram Stories found in the Monthly Toolkit, you can post in just minutes! Since an Instagram Story disappears in 24 hours, they are the perfect way to remind your followers to support your organization at Big Y.
- Mix up how you spread the news by checking out all the tools available in the Resource Center!
After Your Selection Month Ends
- Thank your supporters for their help with the Thank You Post found in the Monthly Toolkit. Simply download the post and you are ready to share!
- Sit back and relax! Approximately one week after your selection month ends, you will receive a final email with the total amount that will be donated to your organization by Big Y and when your check will be sent. To update your address or ask any questions, please contact Program Manager Melissa Hansen at bigy@bags4mycause.com or (603) 380-9338.
- Hoping to partner with the Community Bag Program again? Your nonprofit will continue to be available for selection by the Store Leadership Team, so there is no need to reapply for the program. When selected, your organization will receive an email approximately one month before your selection begins