communicating the mission conference presentation
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Communicating the Mission:Volunteers, Branding, and Online Media
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The 24 Spiritual Principles
1. Come Together
2. Proclaim Original Grace
3. Cry With Your Creator
4. Find Your Place in the Circle
5. Think of the Stranger as God
6. Take the Longer Path
7. Make a Small Change and See the Big Difference
8. Let God Sort It Out
9. Stand on New Ground and Believe You Are Not Lost
10. Forgive and Feel Freedom
11. Unite Your Sexuality and Spirituality
12. Show Hospitality to All
13. Laugh at Yourself
14. Consider the Thistle
15. Listen to a New Idea
16. Lose Gracefully
17. Remember You Have Been in the Ditch
18. Walk Behind
19. Live in Gratitude
20. Love Without Judgment
21. Stay on Point
22. Pray for Courage
23. Find Your Way Home
24. Leave Thankfully
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Sharing Best Practices to Help Women Recover & Heal
BRANDING
What does it mean to you?
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How can you protect your brand?
The way you IDENTIFY yourselves
How you
TALK ABOUT yourselves
How you
EXPRESS your own version of this theme:
Welcome to the Circle
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The Thistle Farms Experience
Searching for what is:
TRUE RELEVANT DIFFERENTIATING
By listening to EVERYONE in the Circle.
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The Thistle Farms Experience
Love Heals. Every Body Loved. The Power
of Love.
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The Thistle Farms Experience
A Brand Positioning Template
Brand to business objective?• Increase sales• Increase awareness • Influence conversation and action
Who are we talking to?• Women 30-60• Socially conscious• Care about bodies but not at the expense of others or environment
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What do they currently think and feel?• Not particularly brand loyal • Thistle Farms considered as a gift for others; often occasion-based
What would we like them to think and feel?• The power of AND: you can care about people and yourself simultaneously• To consider the opportunity cost of buying anything else
What market category are we in?• Conscious care (self and others)
Write a single-minded proposition for your brand. • Every Body Loved
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What are the key features of your brand that best demonstrate/ underpin your selling proposition?
Made by women for womenNonprofit – all proceeds go back to Magdalene The belief of everyone involvedTruly independentProactive Real All-naturalDepartment store quality / resultsLip Smoothie voted Best In NashvilleAdjusted pricing that increases our accessibility
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Tone of voice and style
Compassionate and loving Cheeky / bold / spirited / activistStrong and straightforwardAllowed / Aloud – making some noiseInviting / WooingClean, confident (more Dove than earthy)More high end than hippieIntelligentNot sentimental More salt than sugarProgressiveProvocative Aspirational yet real
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Communicating the Mission: Online
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Who are your stakeholders?
Program participants VolunteersEmployees Donors & Customers
What do they need to know about you (and you them)?
Services Offered Volunteer & Job OpportunitiesProducts for Sale Donations & Fundraising
And what will they do with the information?
Sign up for a Program Volunteer Apply for a Job Make a Donation
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Where will your stakeholders find information?• Search Engines – Google, YouTube, Wikipedia, Guidestar• Paid advertising• Social Networks• Email Marketing• Website • Online Interactions with Employees (Customer Service/Support)
http://www.themillennialimpact.com/research-2012
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People – Roles and Responsibilities• Leader• Support staff (Agency?)• Volunteers/ Interns
Map Communications to Goals
Technology – Evaluate, Execute, Expect Change
Set Up Calendar
Measure & Adjust** SET EXPECTATIONS**
How to get it done?
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ResourcesSetting Up Your Business Online
Google Apps for Non-Profits: http://www.google.com/nonprofits/join/
WebsitePopulr.me Squarespace Wordpress.com
Email MarketingMailchimp: http://mailchimp.com/resources/guides/mailchimp-for-nonprofits/
Social NetworksFacebook Twitter YouTube InstagramLinked-In Pinterest Google + Tumblr
Researchhttp://www.themillennialimpact.com/research-2012