Promo kit
Everything you need to share the link, in one place.
Approved wording, the marks, and sample posts for each kind of person you talk to. Copy what fits, change the words to sound like you, and keep the three rules.
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In one line
Say what Revel Sphere is.
Four ways to say it, each true on its own. Pick one, or write yours in the same spirit.
Revel Sphere is a shared space where a small group plans, signs people up, checks them in and follows up together.
Free, accessible tools so communities can organize committees and launch projects together.
Find your people. Plant something together.
Local first, but not alone.
Who you are talking to
Five audiences, each with its own words.
The same link lands differently with a volunteer than with a fiscal sponsor. Each section names who belongs in it, what becomes possible for them, and three messages to start from: a direct message to one person, a short post for a feed, and a longer one for an email or a newsletter. Every one says the link is yours.
Reposting and direct messages
The routine that works on Instagram, and anywhere else people show up in comments and stories.
Repost the Revel Sphere posts from your area, with a line of your own on top. Your link goes in your bio, or in the first comment.
When someone from one of the groups below shows up, in a comment, a share or a story, send that group's direct message. One person at a time, by name, with the detail that made you notice them.
Say it is your link in the message itself, not only in your bio. No follow-up nudges: if they want it, the link is there.
The hashtag #revelvolunteers finds the people in the first group. The hashtags your county already uses find the rest.
Volunteers and community members
People who show up.
Who belongs here
- Volunteers
- Community activators
- The #revelvolunteers crowd
- Regulars at a weekly thing
- Parents coordinating pickups
- Students looking for hours
- The person who always brings the clipboard
What becomes possible
They find the openings near them, sign up in a tap, check in when they arrive, and keep a record of their hours that follows them from group to group.
A direct message, for Instagram or a text to one person
Hi [name], I saw you at [the event or group] and wanted to say thanks for showing up. If you are looking for more places to plug in nearby, Revel Sphere lists volunteer openings around here and keeps your hours in one place. I am a Revel Sphere affiliate, so this is my link: [your link]. No rush, and no need to reply.
Short, for a feed or a text
Looking for somewhere to show up this month? Revel Sphere lists volunteer openings near you and keeps your hours in one place. I am a Revel Sphere affiliate, and this is my link: [your link] #revelvolunteers
Longer, for an email or a newsletter
A few of you have asked how to find volunteer openings near you. Revel Sphere puts them in one place: sign up in a tap, check in when you arrive, and your hours follow you from group to group. If you have a shift you love, share it there too so others can find it. I am a Revel Sphere affiliate, so this is my link: [your link]
Small groups and unofficial organizations
Five friends and a shared plan.
Who belongs here
- A garden crew
- A reading circle
- Friends tracking the trees on their block
- A tenants' coalition
- A church group running a food sort
- A mutual aid pod
- A club with no EIN and no plans to get one
What becomes possible
A free shared space to plan, sign people up, check them in and follow up together, with no board, no paperwork and no one appointed in charge.
A direct message, for Instagram or a text to one person
Hi [name], I love what your group is doing with [the thing]. A few groups like yours around here plan, sign people up and follow up in one shared space on Revel Sphere, and it is free to start. I am an affiliate, so this is my link if you want to take a look: [your link]
Short, for a feed or a text
If your group plans things together, Revel Sphere gives five people one shared space to plan, sign up and follow up, free to start. I am an affiliate, so this is my link: [your link]
Longer, for an email or a newsletter
You do not need to be an organization to use this. A garden crew, a reading circle, a few people tracking trees on their block: Revel Sphere gives a small group one shared space to plan, sign people up, check them in and follow up together, and it is free to begin. Nobody has to be in charge, and nobody needs a title. I am a Revel Sphere affiliate, so this is my link if you want to see how it works: [your link]
Community workshops, gatherings and third spaces
A room, a teacher, a reason to come back.
Who belongs here
- Libraries and community centers
- Cafés and bookstores that host
- Churches and halls with a room to lend
- Maker spaces and coworking spaces
- Workshop facilitators and class teachers
- The garden with a shed and a Saturday
- Anyone who runs a recurring gathering
What becomes possible
Workshops and classes listed where people in the county look, with RSVPs, check-in and a ticket when there is a price, and a record of who came back.
A direct message, for Instagram or a text to one person
Hi [name], your [workshop or gathering] looks great. If you want it listed where people nearby look, with RSVPs and check-in built in, Revel Sphere does that. I am a Revel Sphere affiliate, so this is my link: [your link]. Glad to help with the first listing.
Short, for a feed or a text
If you host a workshop, a class or a monthly gathering, Revel Sphere lists it where people nearby look, takes the RSVPs and the tickets, and remembers who came. I am a Revel Sphere affiliate, and this is my link: [your link]
Longer, for an email or a newsletter
For the people who open a room: libraries, cafés, halls, maker spaces, and the teachers who fill them. Revel Sphere lists your workshops and gatherings where people in the county already look, takes the RSVPs, sells the ticket when there is one, and checks people in at the door. Your regulars see the next date before they leave. I am a Revel Sphere affiliate, so this is my link, and I am glad to help set up the first listing: [your link]
Nonprofits, grantees and mission-driven collaborators
A program with people to count.
Who belongs here
- Registered nonprofits
- Grantees and grant-funded programs
- Social enterprises
- Mission-driven businesses
- Civic groups and coalitions
- Libraries and community centers
- The consultants and bookkeepers who serve them
What becomes possible
Volunteer signups, shifts and check-in on real events, hours tracked by the person, grant-ready reports, and a public site, all in one place the whole team shares.
A direct message, for Instagram or a text to one person
Hi [name], I follow the work [organization] does and wanted to pass along one thing: Revel Sphere handles volunteer signups, shift check-in and the hours report in one shared space. I am a Revel Sphere affiliate, so this is my link: [your link]. If a short walkthrough would help, say the word.
Short, for a feed or a text
For the organizations I work with: Revel Sphere handles volunteer signups, shift check-in and the hours report your funder asks for, in one shared space your whole team can see. I am a Revel Sphere affiliate, and this is my link: [your link]
Longer, for an email or a newsletter
If you run a program with volunteers, Revel Sphere is the shared space I would point you to: post the shifts, let people sign up and check in, and pull the hours report when the grant report is due. A public page for your organization comes with it, and your co-leads see the same thing you do. I am a Revel Sphere affiliate, so this is my link, and I am glad to walk through it with you: [your link]
Fiscal sponsors and umbrella organizations
Many groups, one roof.
Who belongs here
- Fiscal sponsors
- Umbrella organizations with projects under them
- Networks with local chapters
- Foundations with a grantee cohort
- County or regional backbone organizations
- Coalitions with member organizations
What becomes possible
One plan that covers every group under your roof, each with its own space, and a view across all of them for the reports you owe.
A direct message, for Instagram or a text to one person
Hi [name], I know [organization] holds a roof over several projects. Revel Sphere can give each one its own volunteer space under one plan, with a view across all of them. I am a Revel Sphere affiliate, so this is my link: [your link]. The team is glad to talk through an umbrella setup.
Short, for a feed or a text
If you hold a roof over several groups, Revel Sphere can give each one its own space under one plan, with a view across all of them. I am a Revel Sphere affiliate, and this is my link: [your link]
Longer, for an email or a newsletter
For the fiscal sponsors and networks I know: Revel Sphere lets every project under your umbrella run its own volunteer space, while you keep one plan and one view across all of them for the reports you owe. Each group gets its own page and its own signups; you get the whole picture. I am a Revel Sphere affiliate, so this is my link, and the team is glad to talk through an umbrella setup with you: [your link]
The marks
Use the mark as it is.
Download the files below. The wordmark is lowercase, with sphere in italic; the mark comes with its gold ring. Give it room, keep its colors, and never stretch or recolor it.
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Primary mark with the gold ring
PNG, 295 by 265 px. The canonical mark. Use this one first.
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Mark as SVG
SVG, scales to any size. The sphere alone, for small sizes and print.
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Stacked mark with wordmark, SVG
SVG, scales to any size. Mark above the wordmark, for a cover or a poster.
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Mark without the ring
PNG, 172 by 181 px. The earlier mark. Fine where the ring is already on the page.
Keep clear space around the mark at least the height of the sphere.
Keep the colors. No recoloring, no gradients of your own, no outlines.
Write Revel Sphere as two capitalized words in a sentence, singular. The lowercase wordmark is for the mark only.
Do not place the mark on a busy photo or next to another organization's logo as if they were one.
Words
The words we use, and the ones we skip.
Use
Community members, organizers, volunteers.
People first. Say who they are, not what they are to a product.
Together, alongside, shared, ours.
The work is co-created. The language should sound like it.
Build, plant, gather, show up, weave.
Warm, specific verbs that describe doing something with other people.
What becomes possible.
Describe the outcome on its own terms: by the end of the week I knew three community members by name.
Skip
Users.
Say community members, organizers or volunteers.
Comparisons with other tools.
Describe what Revel Sphere makes possible. It stands on its own, so let it.
Numbers about money.
Public posts never carry what a referral pays or what a plan costs. That is rule three.
Pressure.
No countdowns, no fear of missing out. Share it on a Tuesday, in plain words.
The three rules
They travel with every post.
You accepted these when you applied. Every sample above keeps them, and so should anything you write yourself.
Say it is your link.
Wherever you share it, say so in plain words: a line in the newsletter, a note in the post. People deserve to know.
No ads on our name.
No paid search or paid social that bids on the Revel Sphere name. Share the link where you already have a voice.
No numbers about money in public.
What a referral pays is between you and your partner page. Public posts talk about what Revel Sphere makes possible, never about what you make.
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