As the most wide-reaching local media in Whatcom County, The Bellingham Herald is in a unique position to support local non-profit organizations through sponsorship with free or discounted advertising space. We believe non-profit organizations and the services they provide are an essential part of Whatcom County and we appreciate all they do for our community.
The Bellingham Herald receives more sponsorship requests from worthwhile organizations than it is able to support. The Community Support Committee meets twice a month to review sponsorship applications. The Bellingham Herald supports a variety of organizations but especially strives to sponsor organizations and events that promote diversity in our community, support literacy, and are major community events benefiting multiple organizations or large numbers of recipients.
Sponsorship guidelines
Non-profit sponsorship policy
As the most wide-reaching local media in Whatcom County, The Bellingham Herald is in a unique position to support local non-profit organizations through sponsorship with free or discounted advertising space. We believe non-profit organizations and the services they provide are an essential part of Whatcom County and we appreciate all they do for our community.
The Bellingham Herald receives more sponsorship requests from worthwhile organizations than it is able to support. The Community Support Committee meets twice a month to review sponsorship applications. The Bellingham Herald supports a variety of organizations but especially strives to sponsor organizations and events that promote diversity in our community, support literacy, and are major community events benefiting multiple organizations or large numbers of recipients.
Sponsorship guidelines
The Bellingham Herald will only sponsor local, tax-exempt, non-profit organizations that fit the following criteria:
Organizations must not discriminate based on race, gender, age or creed and must not marginalize any minority in the community.
Organizations must directly benefit Whatcom County and address a specific community need.
Organizations must channel proceeds of any sponsored event directly to the organization or cause, not to an individual.
Organizations must not benefit or promote any political ideology or religious doctrine.
We prefer you submit your requests three months before the event.
Restrictions
The Bellingham Herald's agreement to sponsor an organization, event or program does not guarantee news coverage. Submit press releases to news@bellinghamherald.com.
The Bellingham Herald's most current logo must clearly appear on all promotional materials, including all advertisements and promotional merchandise.
The Bellingham Herald must be mentioned in all paid broadcast advertising.
The Bellingham Herald's agreement to sponsor an event or program does not guarantee ad placement, run dates or color. We will honor these special requests if possible.
The Bellingham Herald will only accept print-ready ads and artwork in the following electronic formats: JPEG, PDF, TIFF and EPS. No Word, Publisher or native files will be accepted.
There is a maximum of two ad designs over the course of the sponsored ad program unless arranged in advance.
The Bellingham Herald will only sponsor local, tax-exempt, non-profit organizations that fit the following criteria:
Organizations must not discriminate based on race, gender, age or creed and must not marginalize any minority in the community.
Organizations must directly benefit Whatcom County and address a specific community need.
Organizations must channel proceeds of any sponsored event directly to the organization or cause, not to an individual.
Organizations must not benefit or promote any political ideology or religious doctrine.
Call Natasha Malinski at (360) 756-2838 to ask for a Sponsorship Request Form
We prefer you submit your requests three months before the event.
Restrictions
The Bellingham Herald's agreement to sponsor an organization, event or program does not guarantee news coverage. Submit press releases to news@bellinghamherald.com.
The Bellingham Herald's most current logo must clearly appear on all promotional materials, including all advertisements and promotional merchandise.
The Bellingham Herald must be mentioned in all paid broadcast advertising.
The Bellingham Herald's agreement to sponsor an event or program does not guarantee ad placement, run dates or color. We will honor these special requests if possible.
The Bellingham Herald will only accept print-ready ads and artwork in the following electronic formats: JPEG, PDF, TIFF and EPS. No Word, Publisher or native files will be accepted.
There is a maximum of two ad designs over the course of the sponsored ad program unless arranged in advance.
Local projects hope to compete for Pepsi Refresh prize money
Several Whatcom County non-profits have until Wednesday, Nov. 30, to gain your vote to win them prize money from the national Pepsi Refresh Project. Winners are selected based on public votes submitted online at refresheverything.com and by text message.
Among the local projects:
• Squalicum High School is eligible for $50,000, which would help allow its choir, band and orchestra go to Washington D.C. for a competition.
The Bellingham Herald sent questionnaires to candidates for major offices in the November 2011 general election. Candidates answered the following questions in their own words.
These are unedited; candidates were limited to 300 words per question.
For quick links to each candidate's responses, click on their names below:
Semiahmoo Yacht Club has donated $750 for the care and upkeep of the Plover, one of the oldest foot ferries operating in Washington.
Built in 1944 to transport fish cannery workers across Drayton Harbor, the wooden Plover now runs seasonal weekend trips between Blaine and Semiahmoo Spit. Captain Richard Sturgill said the donation will be used to repair or replace the diesel engine's 15-year-old injectors.
"If we are lucky enough to have any funds left over, we will repaint the ferry's red passenger cabin, and further if there any remaining funds in the kitty, we will repaint the black cap rail around the vessel," Richard said.
Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center honors its 'peace builders'
The Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center honored its 2011 Peace Builder award winners at a Nov. 18 gala at the Majestic in Bellingham, according to program assistant Ellie Rogers.
Winners' stories were shared, along with the music of Lindsay Street, appetizers from Boundary Bay and improvisational comedy from the Upfront Theatre. The event also features a silent auction and dessert auction.
WHATCOM VIEW: Whatcom Water Week celebrates community, protection of water resources
Water is a common thread that runs throughout our community in Whatcom County, regardless of one's occupation, interests, faith or political perspective; it is essential to all aspects of our lives.
The role of a clean and predictable water supply is essential to a functioning and healthy environment, yet its role in all aspects of the community - environment, economy and culture - is not always recognized.
The Whatcom Watershed Information Network, a network of representatives from various organizations, agencies and businesses realized this disconnect and set out three years ago to begin planning an organized event that would encourage collaboration among active stakeholders in local water resource issues as well as involve the community in a focused way that celebrates and recognizes our interdependence with water and each other.
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