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Giving Guide Spec Sheet

SPACE RESERVATION DEADLINE: September 26, 2018
MATERIALS DUE: October 10, 2018
PUBLICATION DATE: November 23, 2018

Welcome to the 2019 Giving Guide! Please enter your profile copy and submit your art materials using the form below.

Be sure to complete all fields marked with *, as they are *Required fields. You will know the form has been successfully submitted when you see the thank you screen.

We also recommend you type your answers into a Word Document first that you can proof carefully to ensure that all details are accurate and complete.

Your information must be submitted no later than October 11, 2017.

Giving Guide .pdf

Profile Copy















Top Funding Sources

Please list your top funding sources (maximum of 8) and indicate their percent of your total budget for the most recent fiscal year. The sum of your sources must add up to 100%

Example of how the Top Funding Sources will be represented in your profile.









NOTE: If you require more characters in a section below you will need to reduce the number of characters in another section below. Total characters for the four sections below is 1,950.





Total Character Count: 0

Board of Directors

It is recommended that you list a maximum of 20 names. If you wish to include more, this section allows for 30 entries. If you have more than 30 click this link to email the full list to Lisa Bradley. Note, by including more names it may reduce available word counts in other areas.

You can include both BOD Executive Leadership & BOD Members at Large or just the Executive Leadership

Information to include:
First name, Last name, Position on Board (ex: President, Treasurer etc.), Company (where this person is employed)
































Art Files

Please follow the instructions below to upload all of your artwork materials. If you have any questions, or are having trouble uploading files, please email your materials to Lisa Bradley




Profile photos

Using the buttons below, upload 3 photos that IBJ can choose from to include your profile. Please use the file names to rank the images in order of preference (ex: “ABC_Nonprofit_1.jpg” would be your first choice).

Suggested photos: events, volunteers, day-to-day operations, or organization headquarters




Full Page Ad

Using the button below, please upload your 4-color, high-resolution full page ad

File Specifications:
8.875
” wide x 11″ tall
300dpi, High Quality PDF (PDF/X-1a)
Indianapolis Business Journal prints in digital format, 150 line screen, in CMYK color (we do not accept PMS colors). All images should be saved to 300dpi. High Quality Print PDF (PDF/X-1a) are the preferred format, but files will be accepted in Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. (Please make sure all images and fonts are included with InDesign and Illustrator files). No crop marks, info slugs or other non-ad material is to be included.


Should we have questions about your submission – please enter your name & contact information.



A copy of your submission will be emailed to you for your records.


Please click “submit” at the bottom of the page.
You will be directed to a thank you page once your submission is complete.