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BRANDING, MESSAGING & TELLING NONPROFIT STORIES 501 COMMONS| LEARN TO SERVE AUGUST 21, 2012

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Presentation for 501 Commons 'Learn to Serve' series. August 21, 2012.

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BRANDING, MESSAGING & TELLING NONPROFIT STORIES501 COMMONS| LEARN TO SERVEAUGUST 21, 2012

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GiveBIG to Organization Z

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What do sea monkeys, dollars, and kids have in common?

What is brand?

Non profit

Non progress

For progress

”Perfection is reached not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

WHY

WHAT

WHO

HOW

WHY

Why do we exist?

What would be different in our community if we didn’t exist?

We believe…

We believe hunger is unacceptable.

We believe technology can play a pivotal role in creating the greater

good.

We believe every child deserves to be a great reader.

WHAT does success look like?

WHO do we need to reach to be successful?

HOW can we most effectively reach them?

WHAT

Why do you exist?What do you do?

Why you?Why now?

Hunger—Families

Technology—Nonprofits

Children—Reading

WHO

Tell me a story…

HOW: Messaging

Messaging Sweet Spot

4-3-1

Why should I engage?What do you do?

Why you?Why now?

Hunger—Families—Fresh Food

Technology—Nonprofits—Savvy

Children—Reading—Kid-to-Kid

Technology—Nonprofits—Savvy

NPower NW is where savvy nonprofits turn for technology.

Hunger—Families—Fresh Food

Bellingham Food Bank is Whatcom county’s largest emergency food

provider. Hungry families find fresh food and nutritious groceries.

Children—Reading—Kid-to-Kid

Team Read trains teens how to take elementary school readers from struggling to successful.

Benefits Benefits BenefitsBenefits Benefits Benefits BenefitsBenefitsBenefits

Feature Benefit

Housing Dignity

Museum exhibit Passport to the world

Education A brighter future

Environment Wide, open spaces for future generations

SAID vs READ

HOW: Mechanisms

WHY

WHAT

WHO

HOW

THANK YOU!

Erica Mills | [email protected]: @ericamills206.351.8504