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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 essence
We 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 strategy
How can storytelling advance your
mission?
• Articulate clear goals
• Understand your audience
• Set measurable objectives
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Capacity
What 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