Learn how to assemble a team and develop a plan to help you transition from doing multiple tasks to managing multiple projects. The presentation was made during the Community Service Public Relations Council's (csprc.org) annual Spectrum Conference on May 7, 2013, at the Sheraton in Clayton, Mo. The objectives for the session included developing an understanding why a committee or group is necessary, where to get volunteers with specific skills, how to get organized and execute, and how to evaluate your committee's performance.
Joe Mueller, principal of Mueller Communications, offers consulting services that will help your nonprofit or small businesses improve its performance through enhanced communications and marketing strategies.
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Building A Communications
Committee;
A Plan For Your Organization
Joe Mueller
Mueller Communications
Community Service Public Relations Council
2013 Spectrum Conference
Always ask, ‘Why?’
Simon Sinek’s TED Talk
10.4 million views
“Start With Why” book
published in 2009
Why are you here?
Objectives
Why you need to develop a committee, group or
team?
Where do you get volunteers for committee—
players for the team?
How do you get organized and execute?
How do you evaluate performance?
Takeaway: 2 or 3 action items. Who is going to do
what and by when?
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Why build a committee or group?
Assist with creating, maintaining
content—your organization’s
story
Assist with specific channels—
print, web, social media, etc.
Become an executive producer or
editor—a project manager
Become better at strategy—create
time to survey
landscape/battlefield
Why build a committee or group?
Increase institutional knowledge
of marketing & communications
Increase efficiency—better
results without substantially
increased overhead
You can’t do it all
Free your psychic RAM
Review your organization’s mission
Why do we exist?
What are foundational elements for operating?
Money-fundraising
Membership—clients
Awareness—who needs to know we exist?
People—volunteers, staff
Program—services and activities
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EVERYONE in your organization
plays a role in communications
Establish a clear vision you want to achieve
Use your plan as a map—everyone gets something
from your success
Get buy-in from,
Executive director
Staff
Board
Key volunteers
Key funders, donors
Create benchmarks and reporting mechanisms
Primary functions of your committee
Develop, implement and evaluate the plan
Identify, communicate trends
Communicate to audiences
Support delivery of the organization’s program
Primary functions of your committee
Promote new programs, projects
Create consistent messages
Create content
Conduct, analyze and utilize research
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Identify your needs
Publications
Photography
Video
Website (analytics)
Digital—e-newsletter and social media
Writing and editing
Research
Media relations
Special events support
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John,
CEO of
WOM
P.R.
Cindy, Owner of Web
Solutions
Tim, Production Mgr.
KWMU-TV
Ella, VP of Rather
Marketing
Greg, Freelance Graphic
Design
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Sample Organization Chart
Marketing
Chairman
Social Media
Facebook
Twitter
Video
Fundraising
Program
Promotion
Committee or group structure
Chairman, member of governing board
Get more brains in the game—assemble people
with contacts and influence to brainstorm ideas for
people to serve on committee
Committee or group structure
Where to find committee members
Local college, university marketing and business
departments
Ad agencies, PR firms
Radio, television stations
AMA (American Marketing Assoc.) PRSA (Public
Relations Society of America), IABC (International
Association of Business Communicators)
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Committee or group structure
Where to find committee members
Corporate marketing, advertising, graphic design
companies
Freelance writers, designers, photographers
Newspapers, magazines, other print media
Companies with large marketing presence
University and school district communications, public
relations coordinators
Developing an integrated plan
Conduct a communications audit
SWOT analysis of five fundamental areas of
operations
Determine your organization’s most important
objectives
Determine the tactics you will implement to
accomplish each objective
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Objectives
Increase individual donations
Increase clients
Improve Awareness Of
Prevention Programs
Assist upcoming capital
campaign for new facility
Increase participation in
volunteer training
Establish awareness of
endowment fund
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Increase participation in
volunteer training
Increase individual donations
Increase client services
Blog
Brochure
Video
Media
Campaign
Brochure
Video
Media
Campaign
Direct
Mail
Direct
Mail
Implementing, executing the plan
Build a team that can serve your organization, OR
Assign people to work with program department
and request assistance for services
Establish editorial calendar
Create accountability—meetings, scorecards
More information on planning:
Attend Allison Collinger’s session today at 3:15 p.m.
Visit: slideshare.net/jfmueller
Review—are our initiatives moving the
organization forward?
Review your organizational metrics or scorecards
How do we improve, be more effective?
Celebrate success
Share results with staff, volunteers, board
Earn, maintain a ‘seat at the table’
Stay on top of trends
Do we need more help?
Do we need help in new, specific area?
FEEDBACK IS A GIFT—accept positive or negative
response as precious
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Recognition
Reward your team
Build camaraderie, enthusiasm
Celebrate success
People jump ON bandwagons and OFF sinking ships
Joe Mueller
Blog/Website: muellercommunications-stl.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jfmueller
E-mail: joseph.f.mueller@gmail.com
Twitter: @jfmueller
Cell: (636) 232-7730