MSU Extension Organizational Development

Marketing materials and MSU Extension templates are available to assist with basic marketing needs. They provide a standardized MSU Extension branded look using commonly available fonts and office software. Workflows for meeting web accessibility standards for Adobe Acrobat PDF format documents are included in the tips and tutorials.

The following templates are available on SharePoint (login required) in the MSU Extension Communications & Marketing Documents section. Contact your institute or department communicator if additional resources are needed.

General MSU Extension

• MSU Extension Social Media Templates
• MSU Extension Printable News Article/Fact Sheet Template (April 2025 Update)
• MSU Extension E-Letterhead Template (April 2025 Update)
• MSU Extension Envelope Template
• MSU Extension PowerPoint Templates
• CANR Photo/Audio/Video Release Form (PDF)

General MSU Extension Flyers - Promotional, Fact Sheets and Bulletins

These templates do not include the accommodations language that is required on all event and program marketing materials. If you are working on materials that require this language, please use the General MSU Extension Flyers – Event/Programs templates below.

Each of the following templates includes three different color options, in addition to a 4-H branded option. 

• Flyer Option 1
• Flyer Option 2
• Flyer Option 3
• Flyer Option 4 
• Flyer Option 5

General MSU Extension Flyers - Event/Programs,

Fact Sheets and Bulletins

These templates include the accommodations language that is required on all event and program marketing materials. If you are working on materials that do not require this language, please use the General MSU Extension Flyers – Promotional templates above.

Each of the following templates includes three different color options, in addition to a 4-H branded option.

• Flyer Option 1
• Flyer Option 2
• Flyer Option 3
• Flyer Option 4
• Flyer Option 5

General MSU Extension Brochures

Each of the following templates includes three different color options, in addition to a 4-H branded option. 

• Brochure Template 1
• Brochure Template 2
• Brochure Template 3
• Brochure Template 4
• Brochure Template 5

Looking for the old institute specific templates? They are located on SharePoint.

MSU Extension Postcard Templates

Photo-heavy 4-H branded postcard templates:

• 4-H Green in 4x6 and 5x7
• Excellence Green in 4x6 and 5x7
• Lime Green in 4x6 and 5x7
• MSU Green in 4x6 and 5x7
• Purple in in 4x6 and 5x7

Text-heavy 4-H branded postcard templates:

• 4-H Green in 4x6 and 5x7
• Excellence Green in 4x6 and 5x7
• Lime Green in 4x6 and 5x7
• MSU Green in 4x6 and 5x7
• Purple in in 4x6 and 5x7

Photo-heavy MSU Extension postcard templates

• Excellence Green in 4x6 and 5x7
• Lime Green in in 4x6 and 5x7
• MSU Green in in 4x6 and 5x7
• Purple in in 4x6 and 5x7

Text-heavy MSU Extension postcard templates

• Excellence Green in in 4x6 and 5x7
• Lime Green in in 4x6 and 5x7
• MSU Green in 4x6 and 5x7
• Purple in in 4x6 and 5x7

Tip Sheets and Tutorials

• The MSU Extension Templates: Professional Tips and Tools 2-page handout provides some basic points to consider when developing materials using the MSU Extension templates.
• The MSU Accessibility Basics website provides a number of resources and tools that you can use to make your documents more accessible.
• The MSU web site tutorial for PowerPoint accessibility provides a number of tools that you can use to make your documents more accessible.
• The WC3 Web Accessibility Initiative “How to Make Presentations Accessible to All” goes beyond the PowerPoint file and discusses presentation setup and methods.