This media kit is your go-to resource for sharing stories and news about Community Heart & Soul.

Below, you’ll find downloadable logos, messaging guidelines, and other helpful materials to support your communications.

Whether you’re announcing a Heart & Soul project, highlighting an event, sharing an impact story, or mentioning us on social media, these tools are designed to make it easy to represent Community Heart & Soul accurately and effectively.

Community Heart & Soul Logos

If you need to use our logo for your materials or marketing, select any of the options available below. Do not stretch, crop, or recolor the logos.

If you need a different format or have questions, please reach out to our Communications Team, at communications@communityheartandsoul.org.

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Logo Usage

The Community Heart & Soul logo is a way to create a consistent visual identity that connects Heart & Soul efforts across the country while reinforcing the strength of our national brand. Logos should not be distorted in any way. Please see our examples below for guidance.

Do Use White When Adding Our Logo Over Colors

Do Keep Partnership Logo Sizes Balanced

Don’t Remove Rights Reserved Symbol

Don’t Crop or Shorten Original File

Don’t Recolor Other Than White Variations

Don’t Place the Logo on a Busy Background

Mission

To help residents and elected officials better shape the future of their communities by adopting the practice of Community Heart & Soul.

Community Heart & Soul actively seeks the collective wisdom of all residents, improves local decision-making, creates a shared sense of belonging, and ultimately strengthens the social, cultural, and economic vibrancy of each city or town.

Community Heart & Soul is a resident-driven process that engages the entire population of a town in identifying what they love most about their community, what future they want for it, and how to achieve it.

Research and Outcomes Report

Explore our Community Heart & Soul Research and Outcomes Report below to see how resident-driven engagement strengthens communities, builds connections, and creates lasting impact.

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Cover image of our Research and Outcomes Report on an ipad

Social Media

When posting about your Heart & Soul project, partnership, or experience with Community Heart & Soul, please tag us—we’d love to see your story!

Facebook – @CommunityHeartandSoul
Instagram – @communityheartandsoul

LinkedIn – @community-heart-soul
TikTok – @communityheartandsoul

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Sharing Your Heart & Soul Effort

We encourage partners to share their news in ways that best fit their audience and mission. Here are some options for where you can share the news:

Website
Newsletter
Social media post
Photo or video

Printed material
Event announcement or public acknowledgment
Press release or media outreach
Community presentation

Our Name and Trademarks

Community Heart & Soul is both our legal and communicative name. The name should always use this exact spelling and capitalization, including the ampersand (&). In limited situations where the ampersand is not feasible, such as hashtags and web or email addresses, the word “and” may be spelled out.

The name “Community Heart & Soul” is a registered trademark. The registered trademark symbol (®) must be used on first reference when Community Heart & Soul appears in communications. The symbol does not have to be used repeatedly in a document.

“Heart & Soul” is also a registered trademark owned by Community Heart & Soul. The shortened phrase can be used to modify nouns related to Community Heart & Soul work such as:

Heart & Soul Coaches
Heart & Soul Project Coordinators
Heart & Soul Towns

Please use the full name, Community Heart & Soul, for external communications.

Make sure you have the proper permissions before reproducing photographs. Photo licensing agreements oftentimes require that the name of the photographer or organization is credited for the image.

Press Release

Need help describing Community Heart & Soul in your press release or materials? Use the sample language below to fit your needs. For a custom quote or additional support, please contact our Vice President of Communications, Justin Samuel.

Please use the following copy below when referring to our organization:

About Community Heart & Soul
Community Heart & Soul, a nonprofit organization, builds stronger, healthier, and more economically vibrant small cities and towns across the United States. In addition to promoting the Community Heart & Soul model, the organization trains and supports a nationwide network of certified coaches who provide training and guidance to over 140 communities.