| Join the [US] Team
How can I promote the message of Universal
Signs to people in my world?
Click on the possibilities to reveal detailed information about
how you can get involved.
Person-to-Person Campaign
View and Invite
- Go to a screening of Universal Signs near you and
encourage friends, family, neighbors, co-workers, and associates to come
with you.
- Make arrangements for a group outing to see the
movie and possibly an after-party
to discuss the film.
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Wear and Gift
| Spread the message of Universal Signs by
pre-ordering the Universal Signs DVD.
Its the perfect gift for yourself and everyone
you know.
You can also raise awareness by sporting a Universal Signs t-shirt or
enjoying your favorite
beverage in a Universal Signs, mug!
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Share
- Tell a friend to spread the message of Universal Signs.
- Post flyers in
high traffic areas.
- Hand out postcards to
friends, family, co-workers, and associates.
- Hand out information to your
school, clubs, spiritual group, community
meeting, church, camp and support groups.
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Media Spread
We need to get the word out about Universal
Signs to the mainstream
media. If you or anyone you know has access to a media outlet, contact
us. The filmmakers and stars of Universal Signs are
open to all interviews both locally and nationally.
- Newspaper
- Magazine
- Television
- Web
- Organization publications including: schools,
clubs, community meetings, churches, spiritual groups, and support
groups
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On-line Campaign
Email
- E-mail your entire address book of friends, family,
and associates with simple message and a link to www.universalsignsmovie.com:
Please
support Universal Signs, a groundbreaking “silent” film,
presented in mesmerizing American Sign Language (ASL) with
English subtitles, touches the hearts and minds of hearing
and Deaf audiences
alike. Sense
the Life Around You! www.universalsignsmovie.com
- Send
Universal Signs e-postcards to everyone you
know!
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Post
In your personal e-newsletters, in the links area of your Web site,
Facebook, MySpace, Blogs, or Vlogs to encourage people to see the film
and pass it along to others.
•
Links – www.universalsignsmovie.com
• Banners
• Videos
• Photos -
the wallpaper in our resources section has great high res images
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Discuss
Talk about the film on-line and in print materials.
- Blogs
- Message boards
- Facebook – via
groups and events. Encourage everyone to see the film, request
a screening, pre-order the DVD and buy Universal Signs merchandise.
Tell people to fan Universal Signs on Facebook.
- Newsletters
Don’t forget a link to www.universalsignsmovie.com!
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Vote
| Give Universal Signs high scores and great reviews
on online film Web sites: |
Request
Ask for the film through your on-line or local
movie rental store.
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Signature
Send the message of Universal Signs as part of your e-mail signature:
Please
support Universal Signs, a groundbreaking “silent” film,
presented in mesmerizing American Sign Language (ASL) with English
subtitles, touches the hearts and minds of hearing and Deaf audiences
alike. Sense
the Life Around You! www.universalsignsmovie.com
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Embrace
| Begin a “Fresh Start, Forgiveness Campaign” with
friends and loved ones telling them how much they mean to you and encouraging
forgiveness, love, and connection throughout the year. Encourage them to
pass the good feelings along and send a message back to you. Don’t
forget to link to www.universalsignsmovie.com.
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Raise
Funds and Consciousness with [US]
How can I raise funds
and consciousness with Universal Signs for my non-profit
organization?
Help Universal Signs while helping your non-profit
organization. It’s A Win-Win situation for everyone!
Help those around you embrace the powerful, perspective-changing
message of Universal Signs by bringing the film
to your area. Encourage everyone you know to take a moment
to step inside
someone else’s shoes and at the same time, sense the
life around them by creating and organizing your own “premiere” event. Contact Universal Signs if you are interested
in bringing the film to your town.
Universal Signs will
supply you with the following:
- Template of a sample
press release to alert media
about your event or program
- PDF templates
of Universal Signs flyers,
e-mail blasts, postcards,
etc.
- Banner ads for use on your web site
- Special educational
materials are available for classroom use (coming soon)
- Deaf
Educators
- Interpreting Instructors
- American Sign Language
Classes in High School and College
- Religious Education
Classes
- Promotion of your event on the Universal
Signs Web site
- Because you are part of the
[US] team, we will provide your organization’s
name and a link to your Web
site on our Gratitude
Wall.
Organize DVD Pre-Orders
If you are part of a non-profit organization and
you wish to buy the film in bulk at 50 copies or more, contact
Universal Signs Productions.
You will be given special pricing for the film. You may sell the film
at retail price to your organizations’ members and give the remaining
money for your non-profit organization.
Follow these simple steps:
- First, get approval from your
organization to take pre-orders for the Universal Signs DVD
for your non-profit school, club, spiritual group, community
meeting, church, camp or support group.
- Download
a flyer about
the film announcing the DVD pre-order fundraising
opportunity.
- Collect payment at retail pricing.
- Purchase
Universal Signs DVDs in bulk at discount pricing.
- Distribute copies
of the film to those who purchased it.
- Give remaining funds to
your organization.
- Because you are part
of the [US] team, we will provide your organization’s
name and a link to your Web site on our
Gratitude Wall.
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Host a Premiere
Organize your own premiere event for Universal
Signs with your non-profit organization. Bring a bit of “Hollywood” to
your town with your own red-carpet premiere! By special request and if
available, the
film’s filmmakers and stars can make an appearance at your premiere
for autograph signing and a Question and Answer session.
- Get a one night
movie license by contacting Universal Signs.
- Promote the Movie
Premiere event
- Make announcements - email and in person at your meetings
- Distribute flyers
- Distribute postcards
- E-mail or send invitations
- Tell the press with our press release
template
- Collect tickets fees
- Sell concessions
- Screen the film
- Sell pre-orders of the DVD (see box above)
- Sell Universal Signs merchandise (you
can purchase in advance at bulk pricing).
- Encourage audience
to purchase a copy of the film for themselves along with copies for
friends, family, neighbors,
co-workers and other associates. It’s the perfect gift and souvenier
of the event!
- Because you are part of the [US] team, we will provide you organization’s
name and a link to your Web site
on our Gratitude
Wall.
Please note: You must pay travel,
lodging,
per diem and an appearance fee
to have special guests
at your
event.
Prices
vary based on
actor or filmmakers.
However, these special guests
will most likely guarantee increased
ticket sales.
Contact
Universal Signs with
questions or to request
pricing and availability.
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Adopt a Theater or Adopt a Screening
Pick the nearest theater in your town/community
that’s playing Universal Signs.
Be our partner by helping get the word out:
- Send an E-mail blast
to your organization’s members as well as friends,
family and associates
- Put up banners on
your Web site
- Send announcements through
your newsletter
- Post information on Web sites, Blogs, Vlogs,
and Message boards
- Post on your Myspace page
- Post an event on
Facebook – Let them know pre-orders of the DVD and/or merchandise
will be available (See “Organize
DVD Pre-Orders”)
- Distribute flyers and postcards
- Put up posters and flyers at your
office or local community centers and community boards.
- Ask merchants
to post flyers in their establishments.
- Because you are part of the [US] team,
we will provide you organization’s name and a link to your Web
site on our Gratitude
Wall.
The earlier you get started,
the better job you will be able to do, and the more money you can
earn for your organization.
If you adopt a theater, your organization will be able to pre-order
sales of the
DVD and
sell
Universal Signs' Merchandise purchased at
bulk pricing.
Please Note:
If there is not a theater in your town playing Universal Signs and
you believe that there is an audience
(300 or more) who
would come to see the film, contact
Universal Signs to
request a screening in a theater near you.
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Buy-Out a Screening
Special discounted tickets are available for groups
of over 25 people at most theaters. You may buy tickets in advance
for your group at the
discounted rates and either pass the savings along to your membership,
or sell the tickets at a higher price to raise money for your organization.
For even more of a special event, you may buy out an entire screening
and turn it into a movie event that you can promote to the community
and raise
money for your organization. Because you are part of the [US] team,
we will provide you organization’s name and a link to your Web
site on our Gratitude Wall.
Check out our Screenings
page to see what dates
might be available in your area, then contact that local theater to
find out the charge for group tickets.
Please Note:
If there is not a theater in your town playing Universal Signs
and you believe that there is an audience
(300 or more) who
would come to see the film, contact
Universal Signs to request
a screening in a theater near you.
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Other Ideas
- Have a local speaker lead a discussion after the show to Universal
Signs related topics including: Sign Language, Deaf culture, Grief
Counseling, Spirituality, or Christianity. This can be done at the theater
(extra charges
may apply), at a local restaurant (restaurant may be interested in
giving you a special deal in return for the guaranteed business) or other
public
venues such as your local library.
- Host an “After Party” at
an organization member’s
home or at a local restaurant. Social events after the movie can
sometimes justify
a higher ticket price, and thus increase your fundraising capability.
People can make donations to your organization and this is the perfect
time to sell pre-orders of the DVD to raise additional money.
- Make it a “Celebrity Event” and have the filmmakers
or stars from the film make a public appearance to sign autographs
or
participate
in a Question and Answer session.
- Please note: You must pay travel, lodging,
per diem and an appearance fee to have special guests at your
event. Prices vary based on actor or filmmakers. However, these
special guests will most likely guarantee increased ticket sales. Contact
Universal Signs with questions or
to request pricing and availability.
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Philanthropy
The
world needs more angels, will you be one?
Be an Angel for a Local School, Club, or Senior Center
Use
the inspirational message of the film for educational purposes by donating
a screening for a local school or club. Tickets may be discounted for
such purposes, especially when screenings are held during normal school
hours. Your donation may be tax-deductible. Because you are part of
the [US] team, we will provide your name or organization’s name on
our Gratitude Wall.
Special educational materials are available
for classroom use (coming soon)
- Deaf Educators
- Interpreting Instructors
- American Sign Language Classes in High School
and College
- Religious Education Classes
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Be an Angel for a Library or Intermediate Unit
There are many groups who would like copies of
this film as part of their educational programs. You may purchase copies
of the DVD on behalf of local
libraries, school libraries, and intermediate units. When you sponsor a
library or an intermediate unit, we
will provide your name or organization’s name on our
Gratitude Wall.
Contact Universal Signs with
questions and to find out how you can support local organizations in need. |
Who
Needs to See This Film?
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Deaf
and Hard of Hearing Persons
- Friends, Loved Ones, and Co-Workers of Deaf and
Hard of Hearing Persons
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Organizations
- Deaf Schools
- Middle Schools
- High Schools
- Colleges and Universities
- Teachers and Teaching Assistants of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons
- Sign Language or Deaf Education Classes
- Middle Schools
- High Schools
- Colleges and Universities
- Intermediate Units
- Sign Language Interpreters
- Sign Language Interpreting Schools and Training
Programs
- American Sign Language Clubs
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Advocacy Groups
- Captioning Advocacy Groups
- CART Providers
- CART Schools and Training Programs
- “Mommy and Me” Sign Language Groups
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing
or Sign Language Camps
- Deaf Ministries
- Disabilities Advocacy or Law Groups
- Organizations Who Want to Celebrate
- Deaf History Month – March 13 to April 15
- Deaf Awareness Week – The
Last Full Week in September
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Churches
-
Catholics and Christians
- Middle School and High School Youth Groups
- Catholic and Christian Schools
and Universities
- Catholic and Christian Camps
- Bible Study Groups – Youth
and Adult
- Especially Those Studying the Prodigal Son Reading.
- People Who
Are Part of a Religious Studies Program
- People Who Are Studying
To Be a Member of the Clergy
- Members of Clergy and Religious Life
- Churches Celebrating
- Advent – Starts the Fourth Sunday Before
December 25th
- Lent – Begins on Ash Wednesday and Concludes
on Holy Saturday
- Easter – Two Days After Good Friday
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You!
- People Who Enjoy Foreign Language Films
- Fans of Independent Film
- Fans of Classical Music
- Fans of Silent Films
- People Who Use Captions on Television at Home
- People Who Are Part
of or Run A Literacy Program
- People Who Use an Assistive Device for
Hearing
- People Who Enjoy Spiritual Cinema
- Nursing Students
- Medical Students
- Medical Professionals Who Care for People Who Are
Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- People Who Are Part of or Run a Support Group for Death of Children
- People Who Participate or Run a Support Group
for People with Depression
- Grief Counselors
- Holistic Practitioners
- Students
of Holistic Practices – Mind, Body, Spirit Connection
- Students
of Inner Peace, Light, and Enlightenment
- Life Coaches
- People Who Are Interested in Raising Awareness for a
Minority Sub-Culture
- Anyone Who Wants To Be Part of Consciousness-Raising
and Community Dialogue
- Groups That are Interested in Promoting the
Key Messages of Universal Signs:
- Forgiveness
- Love
- Connection
- Redemption
- Basic Judeo-Christian Values
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We Need You!
If you have any ideas of how to get involved in
the effort of spreading the message of Universal Signs, we welcome
your input and thoughts. We appreciate your love and support. The best ideas
have come from people just like you.
With you by our side, we know anything is possible. Thank you! Please contact
us today! |
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involved and become part of the Universal Signs [US] Team.
With your support, anything is possible! Your
non-profit organization, school, church, club and YOU will benefit from
seeing and promoting
Universal Signs!
