Smart Grant Solutions builds purpose-built financial software for the people who do public-good work. We help nonprofits and local governments turn grant complexity into clarity — so every dollar reaches the mission it was meant to fund.
Mission-driven organizations turning grant dollars into measurable community impact.
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Local Governments
Counties, townships, and municipalities managing federal, state, and pass-through funding.
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Audit & Accounting Professionals
Firms and CFOs who need defensible documentation and audit-ready trails.
04 · LOGO SYSTEM
The SGS mark.
Four approved variants. Use the colorway that holds contrast against its host surface.
Variant 01 · Default
Primary mark. Use on light, neutral surfaces.
Variant 02 · Black
Mono ink. Use when print or one-color is required.
Variant 03 · White
Reversed. Use only on dark or magenta surfaces.
Variant 04 · Magenta
Brand-forward variant for editorial moments.
USAGE RULES
Clear space ≥ 0.5× cap-height
Reserve a minimum margin equal to half the height of the wordmark on every side. Never crop, crowd, or overlay copy.
Min 24px height
Below this threshold, switch to the standalone monogram. Never stretch, skew, or recolor outside the four approved variants.
05 · MISSION GRANTED · PRODUCT SUB-BRAND
Mission Granted.
MissionGranted is the SGS product. The wordmark always reads as a sub-brand: it carries its own identity but is proudly developed by Smart Grant Solutions.
Default
Brand color. Use on light surfaces.
Black
Mono ink. For one-color printing.
White
Reversed. Use on dark or magenta.
CO-BRAND ATTRIBUTION LOCKUP
proudly developed by
SMART GRANT SOLUTIONS
06 · COLOR
A purposeful palette.
Five colors carry the brand. Magenta leads. Yellow energizes. Blue grounds. Burgundy and Cerulean extend.
PRIMARY
SGS Magenta
#D81259
RGB 216 · 18 · 89
ACCENT
SGS Yellow
#FFBC41
RGB 255 · 188 · 65
SUPPORT
SGS Blue
#016BA6
RGB 1 · 107 · 166
EDITORIAL
Burgundy
#8F2D56
RGB 143 · 45 · 86
EDITORIAL
Cerulean
#0096FF
RGB 0 · 150 · 255
07 · TYPOGRAPHY
Poppins.
Geometric sans · Open Font License · Google Fonts. Five weights cover everything from posters to fine print.
BODY · POPPINS REGULAR · 24/36Purpose built financial grant management software.
CAPTION · POPPINS MEDIUM · 14/20SGS · 302 MARILYN DRIVE · NEWCASTLE PA · 16105
Smart Grant Solutions builds purpose-built financial software for nonprofits and local governments. Our flagship product, MissionGranted, helps grant managers track every dollar from award through close-out — with audit-ready documentation baked into every workflow.
Use 2 from Tier 1 + 1–2 from Tier 2 + 2–3 from Tier 3. Max 7 hashtags per LinkedIn post, 3 on X. Every post follows the same Hook · Body · Tags · Visual structure.
23 · SOCIAL MEDIA
Feed cohesion.
Nine real posts shown together. The wall is what matters — alternate color, weight, and surface so the feed reads as one bold object.
LIVE LINKEDIN FEED · 3×3 PROFILE GRID
RULES OF COHESION
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Alternate color
No two adjacent tiles share the same brand color.
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Alternate type weight
Pair a Display tile with a quieter caption tile.
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One white-space tile per 9
A near-blank tile lets the eye breathe.
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Photos balance solid blocks
For every 2 solid blocks, include 1 photo with brand wash.
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Repeat the family, not the post
Same 9 templates on rotation; the system gets stronger.
24 · SOCIAL MEDIA
Instagram.
Forty-five posts in production. Twelve shown — the full repertoire of bold-block treatments.
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IG POSTS LIVE · 12 SHOWN · 1200²
Part Four / Blog Covers
Blog Covers.
Eighty-six covers in production. Four families do all the work — magenta wash, dark text-forward, yellow accent, blue photo.
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IN THIS SECTION
26 · Family showcase · 12 covers
27 · Anatomy & rules
26 · BLOG COVERS
Twelve covers, four families.
Eighty-six blog thumbnails reduce to four repeatable visual families. Cell stays consistent; copy and color rotate.
27 · BLOG COVERS
Anatomy of a cover.
Five composition rules. Anyone on the team can produce a new cover from this template in under twenty minutes.
HERO EXAMPLE · MAGENTA WASH FAMILY
COMPOSITION RULES
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Title in Poppins Black, all-caps, ≥56pt
Title is the highest hierarchy element. Always Poppins Black, always uppercase, never below 56pt.
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One brand color overlay per cover
Magenta Wash for editorial. Yellow Accent for explainer. Dark for thought leadership. Blue Photo for partner stories.
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Photo behind the wash, never floating
Photographs sit full-bleed under a 70% magenta multiply overlay. Never let an unprocessed photo show through.
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SGS logo top-left, white on dark
Logo is always anchored top-left at 72px. White variant on dark/colored covers, default on light.
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Episode/category tag at bottom-right
Bold 14pt with 2px letter-spacing. Identifies the editorial column or video series.
Part Five / Printed Matter
Printed Matter.
Prints & publications — where the brand leaves the screen: flyers, checklists, banners, and the 89-page flagship guide, all in one ink-and-magenta system.
IN THIS SECTION
29 · The flagship guide · 89 pages
30 · One-pagers & covers
31 · Events & environments
29 · PRINTS & PUBLICATIONS
The flagship guide.
Guide To The Grant Readiness Maturity™ Model — an 89-page reference, cover to close.
THE COVER
INSIDE THE GUIDE
30 · PRINTS & PUBLICATIONS
One-pagers & covers.
Covers, checklists, posters, and referral kits — the Mission Granted print system, one voice across every format.
THE PRINT LIBRARY
20+
field-ready one-pagers
Guides, checklists, posters, and leave-behinds — each in the Mission Granted voice, ready to print.
31 · PRINTS & PUBLICATIONS
Show up in the room.
Retractable banners, table displays, and step-and-repeat backdrops — the brand at trade-show scale.
PULL-UP BANNERS
STEP-AND-REPEAT BACKDROP
TABLE KIT
Part Six / The Website
The Website.
Where it all comes together: the Mission Granted marketing site — dark, confident, and responsive from 1440 all the way down to mobile.
IN THIS SECTION
33 · Responsive by default · 4 breakpoints
34 · The homepage, top to bottom
33 · WEBSITE
Responsive by default.
One design language, four breakpoints — 1440, 1024, 768, and 390. The layout adapts; the brand never bends.
1440 · DESKTOP
1024 · LAPTOP
…AND SCALES DOWN TO
768
TABLET · portrait
390
MOBILE
Same components. Reflowed grid. One brand.
34 · WEBSITE
The homepage, top to bottom.
Hero to footer — the scroll that turns “grant compliance” into “Mission Granted.”
