Campaign Resources for 2017-2022

Our five-year campaign to raise funding and reach more people is now under way.

• Pillar 1: Sport and Health: Focuses on innovations in sport and health in Special Olympics. This includes the Center for Sport and Health Justice, an online center to create a quality experience for people with ID, to influence policy, and train medical professionals.
• Pillar 2: Youth Engagement: Aims to engage young people and to create a unified generation. This includes the Special Olympics Institute for the Unified Generation, an online institute supporting the creation of 40,000 new Unified schools and universities.
• Pillar 3: Inclusion and Athlete Leadership: Focuses on building inclusive and athlete leadership opportunities as well as leadership and workforce readiness.
• Campaign Pillar Materials (Dropbox) in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish.

• Campaign Sales Kit Folder and Divider Graphics Files: The Campaign Sales Kit provides the folder and dividers that you will need to complete your Campaign Booklet. Here you will find the front and back cover for the folder as well as the dividers for the Campaign Overview, Pillar 1, Pillar 2, Pillar 3, Chicago Celebrations, Leadership, Pledge, Funding and Recognition sections that you will be able to have printed and bound locally.
• Campaign Overview: A summary of our needs, the urgency of this campaign, and the 3 pillars that will help us reach out goals.
• Chicago Celebrations: Outlines the events that will take place in Chicago to celebrate our 50th Anniversary.
• Three Pillars: Download a ZIP file containing editable versions of all three pillars documents.
• Funding Document: Describes the type of gifts a donor can choose from for the Campaign- unrestricted, pillar specific, region specific, endowment, and/or Chicago 50th Anniversary Celebration.
• Leadership Document: Lists our Campaign Co-Chairs, Campaign Committee, Development leadership and our Board Members.
• Pledge Form: Documents donor activity, contact information, and includes instructions for the donor.
• Recognition Document: Dreaks down the different acknowledgement opportunities that will be offered to donors who support the campaign at different levels.

The anniversary kicks off in July 2018.

• Press Kit: Click for 50th Anniversary event info, fact sheets, bios, and multimedia.
• Informational Brochure: This brochure gives some general information about the events happening in Chicago for the 50th Anniversary.
• 50th Anniversary Presentation (PPTX)
• Presentation 1: Presentation that is associated with the 50th Anniversary webinar.

• 50th Anniversary Endorsement Mark Overview
• 50^th Anniversary Core Endorsement Mark: No Date | With Date
• 50^th Anniversary Core Endorsement Mark For Programs: No Date | With Date

• Special Olympics Unified Cup Get Unified Cup Guideline (PDF) | Unified Cup logo (ZIP)

“Celebrating 50 Years” Video. The MP4 will stream from a website; the MOV is best for presentations.
Decades of immense growth, inclusion and empowerment worldwide—all in about 70 seconds (!). From the first Summer and Winter Games to the first Unified team and other 'firsts' around the globe, this video sparkles with sophisticated graphics and inspiration. Let's invite EVERYONE to join us for the next 50 years—and make even more history!!

• ON Screen Text: 70 Seconds in 720p MP4 | 70 Seconds in 1080p MOV
• NO Onscreen Text: 70 Seconds in 720p MP4 | 70 Seconds in 1080p MOV

'Save the Date' Promo Videos. The MP4 will stream from a website; the MOV is best for presentations.
One-Year Out: This version uses beat-heavy electronic dance music. It is a mix of clips that present an "edgy" view of Special Olympics.

• 30-second: 720p MP4 (60 MB) | 1080p MOV (40 MB)
• 60-second: 720p MP4 (117 MB) | 1080p MOV (100 MB)
• 30-second NO on screen text: 720p MP4 (60 MB) | 1080p MOV (406 MB)
• 60-second NO on screen text: 720p MP4 (66 MB) | 1080p MOV (396 MB)

Soft 30 & 60 second: This version of the video uses lighthearted music. It is a mix of clips that present traditional view of Special Olympics.

• 30-second: 720p MP4 (66 MB) | 1080p MOV (45 MB)
• 60-second: 720p MP4 (125 MB) | 1080p MOV (85 MB)

Photos: 50 years of historic Special Olympics “Best of…” photos

• 1960s (Zip) | 1970s (Zip) | 1980s (Zip) | 1990s (Zip) | 2000s (Zip) | 2010s (Zip)
• Historic Photo Collection
• Plus Eunice Kennedy Shriver photos through the decades (Zip)
• Eunice Kennedy Shriver Photo Collection

Videos

• "Welcome to Chicago" message from Mayor Rahm Emmanuel of Chicago, host of the July 2018 50th anniversary events.
• 50 years of historic Special Olympics video (Opening Ceremonies b-roll) from (ZIP): 1968-1987; 1991-1999; 2001-2009; 2011-2013; 2015-2017
• "A Dream to Grow On Excerpt (ZIP)": Documentary on the first 1968 Special Olympics Games, titled
• Eunice Kennedy Shriver speeches and b-roll (ZIP)
• “This Week in Special Olympics” history feature—a weekly look back at Special Olympics milestones. This link will take you to 52+ highlights in Special Olympics history—at least one for each week of 2018. Highlights will feature photo or video components, including regular updates as the ongoing Special Olympics-Catholic University 50th Anniversary Archiving Project continues to work through decades of SOI multimedia holdings.

For those who want to showcase even more about the Special Olympics movement, below are more multimedia resources.

• Introduction to Special Olympics (ZIP): These seven short videos will introduce you to the Special Olympics global movement, our vision and major programs, including our fast-growing Unified Sports and inclusive health initiatives.
• Promotional Video B-Roll: This folder features new summer and winter sports b-roll, plus Unified Sports footage.
• Promotional Photos (ZIP): This folder features photographs that may be used to promote Special Olympics and our wide-ranging programs.
• Historic Milestones (PDF): This vivid PDF timeline showcases historic milestones before, during and after the founding of Special Olympics.

Questions? Suggestions? Contact Kate McKenna