Every Partner is required to sign a LEAVE A LEGACY™ Iowa logo authorization agreement. The purpose of this agreement is to provide clear and consistent requirements for the use of the LEAVE A LEGACY™ logo by the National Committee on Planned Giving (NCPG), community and statewide programs, profit and not-for-profit affiliates, Partners and sponsors. Following are the requirements that will promote a consistent image and message across North America. LEAVE A LEGACY™ Iowa Partners agree to the following:

It is understood that the LEAVE A LEGACY™ name and logo are trademark protected by the National Committee on Planned Giving (NCPG). The LEAVE A LEGACY™ name and logo cannot be adapted for use by a single organization or by multiple chapters or affiliates of a single organization. Only programs registered with NCPG may use the logo. LEAVE A LEGACY™ Iowa is a registered program with the NCPG and has been approved to authorize the appropriate use of the logo to our affiliated local collaborators and constituencies, which we call Partners.

As a Partner of LEAVE A LEGACY™ Iowa you are authorized to use the logo. Organizations or professional advisors who discontinue their Partner status with LEAVE A LEGACY™ Iowa are no longer authorized to use the LEAVE A LEGACY™ logo and will be in violation of the logo trademark.

Description of LEAVE A LEGACY™ Logo
The LEAVE A LEGACY™ logo consists of the words LEAVE A LEGACY™ (all capitals) with the trademark symbol and the graphic sunrise/sunset.

Use of LEAVE A LEGACY™ Graphic
The whole logo must be used together – words and sun with the trademark symbol. The sun and the words must be in the same relationship as the NCPG’s LEAVE A LEGACY™ model.

The words are in all capital letters in Times New Roman font.

The NCPG LEAVE A LEGACY™ colors are green (PMS 342C), cranberry (PMS 215C), and yellow (PMS 130). All items produced by NCPG will be in one or more of those colors.

Permission must be granted by LEAVE A LEGACY™ Iowa in order for other colors to be used for the logo provided that both the words and the sun are the same color. The only exception is that the sun graphic may be yellow even when another color is used for the words.

Any alteration of these standards must be submitted for approval to NCPG.

The logo may be sized to fit letterhead. However, the logo cannot be modified in any other way, including cropping.

The logo may be used in fliers, newsletters or meeting announcements to promote the program or disseminate information about the program.

Use of Name
When the name LEAVE A LEGACY™ is used in text, it should be capitalized. The trademark symbol (™) should always appear after the text.

Use of the LEAVE A LEGACY™ Name Within the Name of a Local Program
When a program adopts a local name such as LEAVE A LEGACY™ Iowa, the trademark symbol should be included after the word LEGACY as follows: LEAVE A LEGACY™ Iowa. Graphical tags may be added to the formal LEAVE A LEGACY™ logo. The geographical part of the name should appear below the LEAVE A LEGACY™ name when the logo appears as a stand-alone graphic such as the sample below.

Use of the LEAVE A LEGACY™ Logo by Program Affiliates
Authorized affiliates of local programs must agree to and adhere to the requirements stated within this agreement. It is the responsibility of the State and Regional LAL programs to monitor appropriate usage.

Any local program that uses the words and/or the sunrise/sunset graphic of the LEAVE A LEGACY™ mark shall use the mark only in connection with the LEAVE A LEGACY™ program. The local program must maintain the standards of quality established by NCPG through its use of the mark. NCPG shall have the sole right to determine whether the services being offered by the local program are of satisfactory quality. NCPG shall have the right to require from time to time that the local program submit samples of advertising and promotional materials to NCPG for inspection and to permit NCPG to review the local program’s services.

LEAVE A LEGACY™ Iowa requires all professional advisor Partners to secure prior approval for use of the logo on printed brochures, business cards, newsletters and other promotional materials.