Notion Grant
Design for Purpose
Asking our community “How can we help?”
The Notion Design for Purpose grant will support an innovative and purpose-driven Missouri or Greater St. Louis metropolitan area nonprofit to advance their mission with creative and strategic development services.
The application window for the 2025 grant is now closed.
We want to support organizations whose mission is to grow our shared community, but who may not have the marketing resources to bring that mission to life.
We believe that strategic creative counsel and high-quality visual communications will help drive growth and aid in enabling lasting change.
About the grant
Notion’s Design for Purpose grant will award one organization approximately 300 hours of professional and creative services from our team of experts through the end of the calendar year.
Driven by our “How can I help?” motto, we believe in making the world a better place—where we do our best for our clients, team members and the community we live in, and everyone smiles a little more often.
Our services
We’ll provide an opportunity for a nonprofit to work with creative experts, graphic design professionals and experienced strategists to uplift their contributions and boost their impact.
Brand development
Content development
Presentation design
Graphic design
Illustration
Creative counsel and strategic guidance
Who should apply?
We want to foster creative partnerships with extraordinary organizations focused on building a brighter future for our community.
We encourage you to apply if you’re a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization in Missouri or Greater St. Louis metropolitan area that supports education, health and wellness, children and families or underserved populations.
Application timeline
1
Preliminary round
Serves to understand the organization’s mission, creative challenges and the type of creative counsel or solution desired.
2
Semifinalist live pitch
Organizations will be asked to participate in a live pitch, either in-person or virtually, to share more details about their creative needs, opportunities and how they plan to use our services.
Feb
14
Preliminary round applications due
feb
17
Preliminary round applications are reviewed through mid-March
mar
21
Semifinalists selected to participate in a live pitch (phase two guidelines will be provided)
apr
07
Pitch week begins—all live pitches are to be completed by April 18
Apr
30
Notion awards a winner
Once the applications process is complete, organizations should plan to use Notion’s professional services between May 1 through December 31, 2025.
Past winner of Notion’s grant
Between 2023–2024, Notion provided creative support to Casa de Salud, a community-based nonprofit providing quality healthcare services to immigrants and refugees in St. Louis.
Other organizations we support
We are proud to have provided pro bono services and financial support for many local organizations doing incredible work in the St. Louis metro area and beyond.
Notion’s care for our community goes beyond our grant. To learn more about how we give back and our impact, please visit our Philanthropy page.
Frequently asked questions
Who is eligible?
Nonprofit organizations that are registered in the state of Missouri or Illinois as a part of the Greater St. Louis region with 501(c)(3) status.
What types of organizations should apply?
We welcome local and regional nonprofits of any focus area to apply, but we strongly consider organizations who support education, health and wellness, children and families or underserved populations in our community.
What does the selection process look like?
After reviewing all applications, Notion will choose semifinalists to give a live pitch (in person or virtual) on how their organization would benefit from our professional services. We’ll provide guidelines for the live pitch and give finalists 10 business days to prepare. Once we’ve heard from each finalist, we will award one winner by early August and hope to begin work by April 30.
How much creative support will the winner receive?
Much like for our for-profit client projects, Notion will curate a team to support the awarded nonprofit’s creative needs. The team will collectively provide approximately 300 hours of time to help advance the organization’s mission through creative strategy and design.
It could be for a brand enhancement and new materials, a marketing campaign, event theming and collateral or a presentation series. The opportunities are endless, and we’re eager to explore with you.
We will use our experience and expertise to determine the best way to support the applicant’s creative challenge and collaborate with the awarded organization to fine-tune the plan and provide a detailed scope of work agreement of our services.
Will the grant include website design or video production services?
For the 2025 grant, we are offering services in the following areas, and it does not include web or video support. Time and resources may be used in the following areas and can be a mix of various deliverables.
- Brand development
- Content development
- Presentation design
- Graphic design
- Illustration
- Creative counsel and strategic guidance
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