COMMUNITIES

“What Can I do? I’m just one person!” (Said Eight Billion People) Choose Black-Owned Campaign Planning Resources – 2025 Some quick details: Choose Black-Owned Month is February Ideas for: Independent business alliances, chambers, and other associations Black-owned businesses Locally owned […]

Resources – 2025   Some quick details: Choose Indie Sustainable Month is March. Find a downloadable logo here.  View and download our press release template.  View social media examples.  Add these hashtags to your posts: #chooseindiesustainable #chooseindielocal. Anyone anywhere can […]

Move Your Money:  2025 Campaign Planning Resources    Move Your Money partners. About the Move Your Money Campaign From April 1 to April 30, our Move Your Money campaign works to increase investment in locally owned businesses and deposits at […]

Making Ripples From May 1 to May 31, our Bicycling Means Business Month campaign promotes the connections between bicycling and healthy local economies.  Together, we urge our communities to take positive action and boost the ripple effects our neighborhoods, towns, […]

  From June 1 to June 30, our Choose Indie Pride Month campaign celebrates LGBTQ+-owned businesses, diversity, and equity.  Together, we urge our communities to take positive action and boost the ripple effects our neighborhoods, towns, and cities receive when […]

Some quick details: Independents Month is July. Find downloadable logos and images here.  Use Canva?  Check out our Proud Indie Local template, Indie Challenge template, and Independents Month Quote template. View and download our press release and proclamation templates. Adapt […]

Making Ripples From August 1 to August 31, our Eat Indie Local campaign works to inspire all of us to eat more locally grown, raised, and made foods, meet the farmers, growers, and chefs behind our food, and learn new […]

  From October 1 to October 31, our Choose Indie Art Month campaign celebrates artists, artisans, musicians, and creativity.  Together, we urge our communities to take positive action and boost the ripple effects our neighborhoods, towns, and cities receive when […]

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