Congratulations on receiving a NetVUE grant! Your story is important and worth sharing. We encourage you to take a couple of minutes to promote the grant you have received on your campus and on social media. Sharing the good news can help raise awareness of the project and the value of your NetVUE membership across campus—and it creates the opportunity for others to celebrate with you and learn more about what you will be doing.
To make it easy for you to promote your project, we have provided below media kits tailored to the specific grant you were awarded. Each kit includes several sample social media posts, images, and copy text for an email or campus-wide announcement. You may also want to include a picture of your institution or of the project leaders that received the grant. If you write your own post, be sure to tag NetVUE (@NetVUE) so that we can re-share your good news with the rest of our network.
Professional Development Awards
Sample Post 1
We are thrilled to announce that the @Council of Independent Colleges has awarded [Institution] a @NetVUE (Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education) Professional Development Award. This will support [specific details about grant project; be sure to include details about programming that will be developed and sustained as a result of this grant]. Stay tuned for more updates!
Sample Post 2
Thank you to @Council of Independent Colleges for awarding [Institution] will a @NetVUE (Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education) Professional Development Award. The purpose of this grant is to enhance knowledge, skills, and expertise of staff and faculty members in support of undergraduate vocational programs. We will use these funds to [describe project details, including programming this grant will support].
Sample Post 3
Today, we are happy to share that [Institution] has received a @NetVUE (Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education) Professional Development Award from the @Council of Independent Colleges. Funding from this grant will allow us to [describe project details].
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Sample Text for Email or Campus-Wide Announcement
Subject line: [Institution] receives NetVUE Professional Development Award
[Institution] is pleased to announce it has received a Professional Development Award for $XXX from the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE). The purpose of this grant to enhance knowledge, skills, and expertise of staff and faculty members in support of undergraduate vocational programs. Grant funding will be used to support [briefly summarize project, overall goals, and details about programming that will be developed and sustained as a result of this grant].
Thank you to NetVUE for their generous support. A program of the Council of Independent Colleges, NetVUE is a nationwide network of colleges and universities formed to support and enrich vocational exploration and discernment among undergraduate students. Financial support of NetVUE comes from a combination of membership dues and the generosity of Lilly Endowment Inc.
We look forward to sharing more about the progress and impact of this grant on our campus in the coming months!
Warmly,
[Name and title of grant project leader]
Program Development Grants
Sample Post 1
We are thrilled to announce that the @Council of Independent Colleges has awarded [Institution] a @NetVUE (Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education) Program Development Grant. This will support [specific details about grant project; be sure to include details about the existing vocation programs that this grant will support]. Stay tuned for more updates!
Sample Post 2
Thank you to @Council of Independent Colleges for awarding [Institution] a @NetVUE (Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education) Program Development Grant. The purpose of this grant is to enable institutions to deepen, expand, or otherwise strengthen vocation programs that are already underway. We will use these funds to [describe project details, including programming this grant will support].
Sample Post 3
Today, we are happy to share that [Institution] has received a @NetVUE (Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education) Program Development Grant from the @Council of Independent Colleges. Funding from this grant will allow us to strengthen vocation programs on our campus, with the goal of [describe project details].
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Sample Text for Email or Campus-Wide Announcement
Subject line: [Institution] receives NetVUE Program Development Grant
[Institution] is pleased to announce it has received a $XXX Program Development Grant from the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE). Funding from this grant will enable us to strengthen [Institutions]’s vocational programming, such as [specific details about grant project, including details about the existing vocation programs that this grant will support].
Thank you to NetVUE for their generous support. A program of the Council of Independent Colleges, NetVUE is a nationwide network of colleges and universities formed to support and enrich vocational exploration and discernment among undergraduate students. Financial support of NetVUE comes from a combination of membership dues and the generosity of Lilly Endowment Inc.
We look forward to sharing more about the progress and impact of this grant on our campus in the coming months!
Warmly,
[Name and title of grant project leader]
Vocation Across the Academy Grants
Sample Post 1
We are thrilled to announce that the @Council of Independent Colleges has awarded [Institution] a @NetVUE (Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education) Vocation Across the Academy Grant. This will support [specific details about grant project, with a focus on how this grant will expand vocational exploration for faculty members, staff, and students]. Stay tuned for more updates!
Sample Post 2
Thank you to the @Council of Independent Colleges for awarding [Institution] a @NetVUE (Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education) Vocation Across the Academy Grant. The purpose of this grant is to support vocational exploration to help students develop more effective links between a philosophy of life and preparing for a career, and to include more faculty and students in the work of vocational exploration and discernment. We will use these funds to [describe project details].
Sample Post 3
Today, we are happy to share that [Institution] has received a @NetVUE (Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education) Vocation Across the Academy Grant from the @Council of Independent Colleges. Funding from this grant will allow us expand our vocational exploration and discernment programs across campus, with the goal of [describe project details].
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Sample Text for Email or Campus-Wide Announcement
Subject line: [Institution] receives NetVUE Vocation Across the Academy Grant
[Institution] is pleased to announce it has received a $XXX Vocation Across the Academy Grant from the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE). The purpose of this grant is to support vocational exploration to help students develop more effective links between a philosophy of life and preparing for a career, and to include more faculty and students in the work of vocational exploration and discernment. [Institution] will use this funding to [specific details about grant project, with a focus on how this grant will expand vocational exploration for faculty members, staff, and students].
Thank you to NetVUE for their generous support. A program of the Council of Independent Colleges, NetVUE is a nationwide network of colleges and universities formed to support and enrich vocational exploration and discernment among undergraduate students. Financial support of NetVUE comes from a combination of membership dues and the generosity of Lilly Endowment Inc.
We look forward to sharing more about the progress and impact of this grant on our campus in the coming months!
Warmly,
[Name and title of grant project leader]
Grants for Reframing the Institutional Saga
Sample Post 1
We are thrilled to announce that the @Council of Independent Colleges has awarded [Institution] a @NetVUE (Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education) Grant for Reframing the Institutional Saga. This will support [specific details about grant project; be sure to include details about the enduring product that will result from this grant]. Stay tuned for more updates!
Sample Post 2
Thank you to the @Council of Independent Colleges for awarding [Institution] a @NetVUE (Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education) Grant for Reframing the Institutional Saga. The purpose of this grant is to enable institutions to re-examine their historical mission and commitments in light of their current context. We will use these funds to [describe project details and include a description of enduring product].
Sample Post 3
Today, we are happy to share that [Institution] has received a @NetVUE (Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education) Grant for Reframing the Institutional Saga from the @Council of Independent Colleges. Funding from this grant will allow us to critically re-examine our history and heritage alongside our present circumstances, with the goal of [describe project details and description of enduring product].
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Sample Text for Email or Campus-Wide Announcement
Subject line: [Institution] receives NetVUE Grant for Reframing the Institutional Saga
[Institution] is pleased to announce it has received a $XXX Grant for Reframing the Institutional Saga from the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE). These funds will be used to support our work to re-examine our past alongside our present, allowing us to [briefly summarize project, overall goals, and details of the enduring product that will be created because of this grant].
Thank you to NetVUE for their generous support. A program of the Council of Independent Colleges, NetVUE is a nationwide network of colleges and universities formed to support and enrich vocational exploration and discernment among undergraduate students. Financial support of NetVUE comes from a combination of membership dues and the generosity of Lilly Endowment Inc.
We look forward to sharing more about the progress and impact of this grant on our campus in the coming months!
Warmly,
[Name and title of grant project leader]
Grants for Fostering Leadership for Communities of Faith
Sample Post 1
We are thrilled to announce that the @Council of Independent Colleges has awarded [Institution] a @NetVUE (Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education) Grant for Fostering Leadership for Communities of Faith. This will support [specific details about grant project; be sure to include details on how this project will connect students to a faith community and enhance their capacity for leadership]. Stay tuned for more updates!
Sample Post 2
Thank you to the @Council of Independent Colleges for awarding [Institution] a @NetVUE (Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education) Grant for Fostering Leadership for Communities of Faith. The purpose of this grant is to develop or strengthen programming that supports students as they consider vocations of leadership in faith communities. We will use these funds to [describe project details].
Sample Post 3
Today, we are happy to share that [Institution] has received a @NetVUE (Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education) Grant for Fostering Leadership for Communities of Faith from the @Council of Independent Colleges. Funding from this grant will allow us to support students as they consider vocations of leadership in faith communities, with the goal of [describe project].
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Sample Text for Email or Campus-Wide Announcement
Subject line: [Institution] receives NetVUE Grant for Fostering Leadership for Communities of Faith
[Institution] is pleased to announce it has received a $XXX Grant for Fostering Leadership for Communities of Faith from the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE). This grant will help our campus better support our students as they consider vocations of leadership in the [specific faith community]. Our project aims to [specific details about grant project; be sure to include details on how this project will connect students to a faith community and enhance their capacity for leadership].
Thank you to NetVUE for their generous support. A program of the Council of Independent Colleges, NetVUE is a nationwide network of colleges and universities formed to support and enrich vocational exploration and discernment among undergraduate students. Financial support of NetVUE comes from a combination of membership dues and generosity of Lilly Endowment Inc.
We look forward to sharing more about the progress and impact of this grant on our campus in the coming months!
Warmly,
[Name and title of grant project leader]
NetVUE Logo and Usage
Member institutions that are awarded a NetVUE grant are expected to identify funded activities as supported by the Council of Independent Colleges and the Lilly Endowment Inc. in all project materials and publicity, and may use any of the NetVUE logos below to assist with the design and creation of any grant-funded materials. To download a logo, simply right click the image you would like to select and choose “save image as”.
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