As you expand the tools you use to communicate online and off and staff's roles change, how do you ensure you're all speaking with one voice? Based on Sarah Durham's book "Brandraising: How to Raise Money and Increase Visibility through Smart Communications", (Jossey-Bass, 2010) this session will introduce nonprofits to the concepts of Brandraising that can help you improve your fundraising, outreach and relationship-building communications.
3. • Principal & Founder of Big Duck
• Native New Yorker
• Never been to the Twin Cities before, but…
• Mother of identical twins
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61. Research
• Military families, Board, Staff, Donors, Key advocates
• Online surveys
• Interviews
• Landscape scan
• Media scan
• Best practices
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National Military Family Association
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62. National Military Family Association is the voice
for military families—advocating on their behalf
and responding to meet their needs.
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Associate—Positioning
66. Speaking up
We are the voice for military families during times of war and peace.
Empowering Families
We make sure military families know what resources are available,
and how to get them.
Meeting needs
We listen and react to support the needs of military families swiftly
and thoroughly.
About Military Families
When one member joins the military, the whole family serves, and
does so with pride, honor, and quiet dedication.
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67. Military families serve our country with pride,
honor, and quiet dedication, and the National
Military Family Association serves these families.
We provide them with information, ensure they
get the benefits they deserve, and offer
programs that improve their lives. We have led
the field for 40 years and have earned the
respect of our Nation’s leaders. The work of the
National Military Family Association strengthens
the military families of today and tomorrow.
National Military Family Association—Boilerplate
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68. The National Military Family Association is a
national nonprofit organization that works to
improve the lives of military families.
National Military Family Association—Elevator Pitch
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86. Think about…
• Positioning: what’s the big idea they’re communicating?
• Personality: what does the design/language say?
• Are they consistent?
• Are they audience-centric or organization-centric?
• How are they integrating best practices?
• What could make these organizations communicate
even better?
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National Military Family Association
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102. The Value of Brandraising
• Less time spent creating—more time spent reinforcing
• Donors, clients, and other audiences more likely
to “get it”
• Clear basis to develop materials, strategies and
campaigns upon
• Established way to communicate messages your
organization wants to communicate
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104. Resources
• Brandraising: How Nonprofits Raise Visibility and Money
Through Smart Communications, Sarah Durham
www.amazon.com
• Duck Call Blog
www.bigducknyc.com/blog
• Positioning: A Battle for Your Mind,
Al Ries and Jack Trout
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