kali baker // omaha community foundation communications for nonprofits
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Kali Baker // Omaha Community Foundation
COMMUNICATIONS FOR NONPROFITS
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marketing + development
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What are the roles of marketing and development?Marketing gives an organization a voice and an identity, so that development can take the right message to the right person at the right time.
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Where do you start?Brand Charter
The overarching strategy, purpose and objective of the brand.
It is why your organization exists, what it exists to achieve, and how it communicates that to the target audience.
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What’s in a brand charter?• Vision – to be
• Mission – to do
• Brand Essence – to feel
• Brand Positioning – to say
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A well thought-out brand is clear, relevant, consistent,
and engaging across all points of contact.
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Our brand essenceWe can hear the city’s
heartbeat.
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Our brand positioning• Detailed understanding of local charitable
opportunities.
• Collective power of people to facilitate change.
• Financial experts in matters related to charitable giving.
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What is your main
point?
Who should know it?
How will we reach
them?
Did they hear us?
Set your goals and align your strategies.
MESSAGE
AUDIENCE
CHANNEL
MEASUREMENT
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Our goals• Strengthen nonprofits
• Bring the community together around giving
• Grow philanthropic resources
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current donors
prospective donors
community
peers
Who is your audience?
GROWTH
ACQUISITION
AWARENESS
COLLABORATION
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Segment your audiences
DONORS
• Relational
•Transactional
PROSPECTS
• Traditionalists
• New Philanthropists
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Why?
• Saves money• Presents a unified message• Generates a better response
“An integrated multi-channel communications approach enhances donor lifetime
value.”- Research conducted by Convio and Edge Research, 2011
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What channels will you use?• Social media – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram
• Blog
• Website
• E-newsletter
• Direct Mail – postcards, newsletters, annual appeal
• Advertising – online, print, radio
• Public Relations
• Events
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What do you want to say?
• M + D write a creative work plan together.
• Identify key elements so that your message is clear, relevant, consistent, and engaging.
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What’s in a creative work plan?• Introduce your organization & the reason for your communication
• Identify your audience
• Solve a problem for your audience
• Know your competition
• What should be accomplished as a result?
• What is the single takeaway?
• How should this message be distributed? What channels?
• What is your call-to-action?
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Tell a story about your organization Tap a person’s emotions and you have a much greater
probability of influencing his or her decision-making.
Emotions drive decisions. Let emotions be the initial filter for connecting to your organization.
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Make it a priority
• Make everyone in your organization a
believer
• Invest in the identity of your organization
• Be consistent
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Set a strategyHow can storytelling advance your mission?• Articulate clear goals• Understand your audience• Set measurable objectives
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CapacityWhat storytelling resources and skills do individuals in your organization have and what do they need? • People• Budget• Technology• Time
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ContentWhat are the elements of compelling stories?• Create emotional connections.• Preserve dignity and create empathy. • Communicate abstract and complex ideas.• Share your learning and lessons from both successes
and failures.
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Use visuals whenever possible. • Pair your pictures with words for highest impact.• Make sure your images match your message.• Use genuine, not generic pictures.• First impressions matter.• Don’t confuse the most beautiful photo with the most
effective photo.
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We’ll take you from conscious dreaming to focused charitable giving.
http://vimeo.com/omahafoundation/chittenden
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direct mailings vs. online marketingWhich one do you need?
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AVERAGE UNIT COST
ONLINEFUNDRAISING
DIRECTMAILINGS
$0.07
$1.23
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25%
Direct mail response rates have dropped over the last 9 years.
Online fundraising has grown in the last
year.
35%
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Social mediaThe new word-of-mouth marketing
1. Enables transparency.2. Shows all sides of your organization.3. Spreads the word fast. 4. Inspires action.
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1. What do you want to accomplish?
2. What messages will you communicate?
3. Who will maintain your presence?
Are you ready for social media?
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Best practices
• Stay true to your voice• Be consistent and responsive• Use visuals! • Humanize your organization
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• What is it?
• Why participate?
• Core values in social media
• Rules and guidelines
Social Media Policy