Discover your brand personality.

Discover your brand personality.

Donors yawn at boring brands. So it’s not enough to have clear communications. You must also be compelling. Ten million nonprofits are vying for the same attention. The best way to stand out? A bold brand personality. Don’t know yours yet? Here’s a quiz to get you started.

Climb the brand comms ladder.

Climb the brand comms ladder.

Brand communications is like a ladder with 10 steps. The higher rungs help nonprofits (and foundations!) maximize their funding. Understand the 10 steps — from Beginner to Influencer. Then learn how to level up your comms. And boost your fundraising, rung by rung.

Brand first, funding second.

Brand first, funding second.

Nonprofit leaders have countless necessary priorities. But funding isn’t #1. Because brand is strategy; fundraising is execution. And a foundation’s most valuable asset is not its money. Instead, brand is the best investment. A contrarian point of view. So let us try to convince you.

Theory of change: brand ambition.

Theory of change: brand ambition.

Theory of change: brand ambition. The need, the work, and the results of your model — to maximize funding KEVIN L. BROWN A theory of change is any social venture’s most important document. It’s critical to creating sustained impact and raising money alike. But...
Positioning strategy: brand approach.

Positioning strategy: brand approach.

Positioning strategy: brand approach. Landscape, uniques, audiences, promises, and personality — to maximize funding KATHLEEN SOUDER All too often, social ventures fail to clearly determine their positioning strategy. A process that, when nailed, can sharpen...