Community Corner
Patch Can Help Your Nonprofit Get The Word Out
Looking for a way to tell folks in your community about your nonprofit and the services it provides? Patch can help you with that.

Are you connected to a non-profit and trying to get the word out about events and fundraising? Even if you already have an online presence or blog, Patch can help you amplify your message and increase your reach. Patch is a great platform for nonprofit groups like yours to get their message out, market themselves and more.
Not only does Patch help you get your message out, but Patch also values our non-profit contributors for the pulse they have on the community and for the message they have to share, which serves our readership.
The first step to being able to use Patch is signing up to do so. Here is a brief tutorial on all you need to know: Want To Post On Patch? It's Easy As 1-2-3
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Once you have signed up to post to Patch, you will have the ability to post articles and calendar events. Calendar events are a great way to get people to come out to your church garage sale, school bake sale and the like.
Here’s an example of a calendar item post: LHS Academic Wing Open House
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Some of the features available in both articles and calendar items include the ability to add photos, embed video, add social media such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram posts and more.
Here’s an example of adding video and social media to an article: WATCH: Lakewood's Emerson Elementary 2nd Graders Take the Mannequin Challenge
Signing up and registering is easy, just visit this link: http://my.patch.com/register
Patch looks forward to reading all about what your organization is doing and to share it with all our readers.
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