Promote Your Accreditation
A Toolkit
We know accreditation is a concept that is often difficult to explain. COA offers a promotional toolkit to help you communicate the value of accreditation and strategically leverage your accredited status. In addition, COA offers a communications consultant that can assist you with customized solutions for promoting your COA accreditation. To receive complimentary technical assistance with using the toolkit, contact Zoë Hutchinson.
Instructions
Promotional Toolkit Guide
This guide offers ideas and information to help you explain and promote your accreditation.
COA Logo Usage Guidelines
A guide to utilizing COA logos
Template Documents for Internal and External Stakeholders
COA Logo (Accredited)
JPG and EPS logos to communicate your COA accreditation
Sample Press Release
A template press release for communicating your accreditation to the media
Social Media Communications
Template posts, tweets, and updates for Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn profiles
Memo to Board Members-Directors-Staff
A letter template for communicating accreditation to your internal stakeholders
Email for Consumers
An email template for communicating accreditation to your consumers
Email for Donors and Supporters
An email template for communicating accreditation to your donors and supporters
Letter to Elected Officials
A letter template for communicating accreditation to elected officials in your area
Letter to Insurance Providers
A letter template for communicating accreditation to your insurance provider(s)
Letter to Public Agencies
A letter template for communicating accreditation to public agencies
Memo to Partner Organizations
A letter template for communicating accreditation to partner organizations
Verbal Update Script
A sample script for verbally communicating accreditation
Order Form
Merchandise Order Form
Use this form to order plaques demonstrating accreditation to consumers and visitors
WHO IS ACCREDITED?
Private Organization Accreditation
CSS Healthcare Services provides Community based health services to the young, the elderly and to Individuals with Developmental Disability. Founded in 1997, we have the ability to offer a variety of quality community-based services to our clients, which has greatly contributed to our growth and success.
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ORGANIZATION TESTIMONIAL
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Covington
Wm. R. (Bill) Jones, ACSW, MDiv, Chief Executive Officer
Catholic Charities in Covington has been COA accredited since 1996. Though the time spent in completing the self study and hosting the site visit can sometimes feel sometimes daunting, the rewards far outweigh the effort. In our agency, the self-study is a group process that involves every member of the staff from the CEO to the building maintenance staff.
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