IQ Receives Gold!

Our IQ Magazine recently won a Gold Award from the Council on Foundation's Wilmer Shields Rich Awards for Excellence in Communications!

We were named the best magazine/periodical in North America among foundations with up to $100 million in assets. Our nomination included the following issues:

• Winter '08 (early childhood mental health)
• Spring '09 (Initiative Award winners/philanthropy)
• Summer '09 (manufacturing)
• Fall '09 (employment)

Judges evaluated all entries based on the following criteria:

• Overall outcomes/impact
• Message and design effectiveness
• Organization of content
• Outreach/distribution strategies

According to the Council on Foundations’ website, “The awards, which originated in 1984, showcase the ways foundations and corporate giving programs use communications strategies and techniques to advance their grantmaking goals.” An award ceremony took place yesterday morning at their annual conference in Denver, Colorado.

Thank you and congrats to our IQ Team for all of their hard work!