For more than 100 years, Wheat Ridge Ministries has served and bettered their community. But the beauty of what they did wasn’t being told through their name. So we recommended a new name that spoke to their mission: We Raise, which is the name of their current crowd-funding site. It felt natural; this is a company with a grant focus on Christian non-profits fighting poverty, violence, and inequality, and this name reflects the mission of lifting up those in need. This was the brand idea as well, communicating to prospective grantees and donors alike that this company serves as a solutions-oriented partner, ready to help take on life’s biggest challenges.

Layering a bright, bold new color palette and photography, we were able to bring We Raise’s mission to life. We created a a new logo with strong, aspirational typography and an icon representing growth and the three primary focuses of the organization: Education, Workforce Development, and Criminal Justice. We introduced texture through city imagery, nodding to where We Raise roots are: Chicagoland.