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FIELD NOTES for outreach that has to work.
Practical thinking on strategy, safe messaging, measurement, and the systems that turn attention into action.
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National Mission, Local Reach: How to Build One Outreach Strategy Across Hundreds of Communities
Read more →: National Mission, Local Reach: How to Build One Outreach Strategy Across Hundreds of CommunitiesA national brand is easy to describe and hard to execute. Say the same thing everywhere, and the message goes flat by the time it reaches the fortieth community. Let every location…
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Beyond Impressions: How Publicly Funded Programs Can Measure Whether Outreach Is Actually Working
Read more →: Beyond Impressions: How Publicly Funded Programs Can Measure Whether Outreach Is Actually WorkingImpressions tell you that something was distributed. What they don’t tell you is whether the right person saw it, whether that person responded, or whether the outreach helped fulfill the mission it…
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From Outreach Activity to Outreach Accountability: What We Learned Building a National Strategy for VA Vet Centers
Read more →: From Outreach Activity to Outreach Accountability: What We Learned Building a National Strategy for VA Vet CentersMost publicly funded programs do not have a shortage of outreach activity. They have newsletters, social posts, flyers, community events, media placements, and often a genuine, well-intentioned team behind all of it.…
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Meeting Veterans Where They Already Are: How STRIVE3 Extended the Vet Center Message Beyond the Ad Buy
Read more →: Meeting Veterans Where They Already Are: How STRIVE3 Extended the Vet Center Message Beyond the Ad BuyA majority of awareness campaigns are built around interruption: catching someone mid-scroll, mid-commute, or before the next commercial break. While that approach certainly has a role, the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Readjustment…
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From Campaign to System: How STRIVE3 Built Momentum for the VA’s Vet Center Network
Read more →: From Campaign to System: How STRIVE3 Built Momentum for the VA’s Vet Center NetworkStrategy that Connects. Story that Moves. Results that Last. Most communications contracts are written around deliverables: A newsletter. A video. A press release. A media buy. The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Readjustment…
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From Assumption to Evidence: How STRIVE3 Helped the VA Reach Veterans in Crisis
Read more →: From Assumption to Evidence: How STRIVE3 Helped the VA Reach Veterans in CrisisA case study in applying the STRIVE3 Mission Acceleration Blueprint™ to a federally funded, evidence-based advertising study for the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical…
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Mission Acceleration at Work: How STRIVE3 Strengthened a Beacon of Hope in Baghdad
Read more →: Mission Acceleration at Work: How STRIVE3 Strengthened a Beacon of Hope in Baghdad“Strategy Connects. Story Moves. Results Last.” Some organizations need better fundraising. Others need better marketing. But the most transformative nonprofits need something much bigger: an integrated strategy that aligns vision, messaging, execution,…
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From Mission Burden to Mission Momentum: How STRIVE3 Helped American FRRME Accelerate a Story Worth Moving
Read more →: From Mission Burden to Mission Momentum: How STRIVE3 Helped American FRRME Accelerate a Story Worth MovingMost mission-driven organizations do not suffer from a lack of purpose. They suffer from the weight of it. The work is urgent. The need is real. The stories are human,…
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Marketing Doesn’t Create Momentum. Systems Do.
Read more →: Marketing Doesn’t Create Momentum. Systems Do.Why every growing organization eventually discovers that campaigns are not enough. Every leader wants momentum. Whether the objective is attracting more donors, increasing enrollment, growing membership, serving more patients, expanding market share,…
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Your Event Shouldn’t End When the Room Clears
Read more →: Your Event Shouldn’t End When the Room ClearsWhy the real impact of an event is determined by what happens next. One of the biggest mistakes organizations make with events is treating them like a finish line instead of a…