Happy almost-New Fiscal Year, NPO dears and darlings!
Don't let this question ruin your good time:
"When will you be issuing a press release about this sponsorship?"
Your well-meaning new sponsors (and heck, even your oft-reminded renewing sponsors) may be asking this right about now. They don't realize what we non-profit PR folks all know - that sponsorships. Are. Not. News.
However, happy sponsors keep the lights on and the mission moving, and as much as those sponsors love your organization's mission, they have strategically selected you to boost their own reputation.
So, sometimes, you've got to turn this snoozefest into something delightful and (more importantly) something an outlet will actually cover. Here's how you do it
✨ It's OK to zoom out and share one key statistic (to tell us the status quo)
✨ But build your story around how your organization actually helps combat the issue
✨ Add the voices real people impacted by the good work of your organization
✨ Include how the new funding supports even more work like this
✨ Finish a vision for the future state
Bottom line: If you've got to do it, tell the story behind the money. And never write a sponsorship announcement release into a funding agreement.
#PublicRelations #SmallAdventuresCommunications #SponsorshipActivation
Founder, Persuasion & Pixels │ Effective Digital Paid Media for Causes and Agencies │ Alum: AL Media, Sen. Jon Tester, GMMB
2moThanks for the share! This is a big shift in media behavior with implications for campaigns and causes. The latest Nielsen gauge data show that YouTube makes up nearly 10% of all TV viewership. It's common to find YouTube campaigns (not just YouTube TV) where 50% or more of impressions run on TV screens. That's a high-impact ad impression that's now accessible to local campaigns that can't afford a broadcast TV ad buy.