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Strategic recommendations
By understanding that marketing for a non-profit involves an exchange where the "product" is your mission and the "customer" is your benefactor, you can design a marketing plan that raises awareness and secures the resources needed to execute your mission effectively. Remember, the key is in storytelling that resonates and compels action. In other words, your marketing program must tell a story that inspires benefactors to provide your organization with the resources it needs to fulfill its mission to serve the beneficiaries.
In conclusion, consider the following strategic recommendations:
- Clarify Definitions: Ensure internal clarity about what constitutes the product, the benefactors and beneficiaries, and how exchange functions within your organization.
- Segment Your Approach: Develop distinct marketing strategies for different audiences, recognizing the various values and motivations.
- Engage in Continuous Exchange: Foster an ongoing dialogue with benefactors and beneficiaries to refine offerings, celebrate successes, and adjust feedback-based strategies.
- Educate and Train: Regular training on marketing basics tailored to the non-profit sector can help staff understand these nuances better.
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BONUS: Recommended resources for non-profit marketers:
- Landreth Grau, Stacy, 'Nonprofit Marketing', Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations: Insights and Innovations, 2nd edn (New York, 2021; online edn, Oxford Academic, 22 July 2021), https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190090807.003.0001
- Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing