3 Examples to Inspire Your Non-Profit's Brand Messaging
By Rachel Henry
Brand messaging is essential to building a lasting relationship with your audience—it fosters credibility, loyalty, and trust so they know your organization is one they can count on.
In this article, we’ll dig into three Bow Valley-based organizations who have nailed their storytelling strategy, and how you can leverage these ideas to improve your own non-profit’s brand messaging.
In this article, we’ll dig into three Bow Valley-based organizations who have nailed their storytelling strategy, and how you can leverage these ideas to improve your own non-profit’s brand messaging.
- Clearly stated mission and vision statements that’s reflected in your values
- Powerful statements that embody your organization
- Statistics that prove your impact
- Language that resonates with your audience
- Consistent use of visual identity
3 great examples of brand messaging for non-profits
1. Spirit North
Spirit North, a national charitable organization, harnesses the potency of land-based outdoor activities to empower Indigenous youth through health and well-being. This non-profit’s brand messaging clearly states what they do, and their mission and vision statements are prominently displayed, verbatim, on their colourfully branded website.
We love Spirit North because they’re an impact-focused organization—no playing small here.
They engage and support youth who are ultimately responsible for creating positive change in their communities as trusted and involved leaders, and they present the number of community members that have taken part in their coaching and leadership training programs. Not only does Spirit North not shy away from powerful statements, they demonstrate their history of success through bold messaging and vivid storytelling that resonates with readers.
2. Bow Valley Immigration Partnership
Bow Valley Immigration Partnership works to create a more inclusive community for immigrants and newcomers to the Bow Valley. Their website describes what they do in no uncertain terms, and they detail the broad spectrum of organizations and individuals they work with—businesses, municipalities, schools, community groups, and more to change systems that may create obstacles or barriers for immigrants to thrive.
Bow Valley Immigration Partnership’s mission reads like a manifesto, and emphasizes their unique collective impact approach—we can inspire action and change when we work together. Their resources reinforce their brand messaging and provide invaluable information for those seeking support within the community.
3. Canmore Folk Music Festival
Canmore Folk Music Festival is the longest running folk music festival in Alberta—and for good reason. Every year, they feature 30 artists over the course of three days, and support even more musicians through their Canmore Folk Artist Development Fund’s workshops and programs.
With a seamless written and visual identity, Canmore Folk Music Festival’s branding and messaging works together in tandem to position their organization. They boldly state their mission and vision, and demonstrate their success by sharing their expansive reach and the substantial impacts of the Artist Development Fund.
Spirit North, a national charitable organization, harnesses the potency of land-based outdoor activities to empower Indigenous youth through health and well-being. This non-profit’s brand messaging clearly states what they do, and their mission and vision statements are prominently displayed, verbatim, on their colourfully branded website.
We love Spirit North because they’re an impact-focused organization—no playing small here.
They engage and support youth who are ultimately responsible for creating positive change in their communities as trusted and involved leaders, and they present the number of community members that have taken part in their coaching and leadership training programs. Not only does Spirit North not shy away from powerful statements, they demonstrate their history of success through bold messaging and vivid storytelling that resonates with readers.
2. Bow Valley Immigration Partnership
Bow Valley Immigration Partnership works to create a more inclusive community for immigrants and newcomers to the Bow Valley. Their website describes what they do in no uncertain terms, and they detail the broad spectrum of organizations and individuals they work with—businesses, municipalities, schools, community groups, and more to change systems that may create obstacles or barriers for immigrants to thrive.
Bow Valley Immigration Partnership’s mission reads like a manifesto, and emphasizes their unique collective impact approach—we can inspire action and change when we work together. Their resources reinforce their brand messaging and provide invaluable information for those seeking support within the community.
3. Canmore Folk Music Festival
Canmore Folk Music Festival is the longest running folk music festival in Alberta—and for good reason. Every year, they feature 30 artists over the course of three days, and support even more musicians through their Canmore Folk Artist Development Fund’s workshops and programs.
With a seamless written and visual identity, Canmore Folk Music Festival’s branding and messaging works together in tandem to position their organization. They boldly state their mission and vision, and demonstrate their success by sharing their expansive reach and the substantial impacts of the Artist Development Fund.
Be the next great storyteller
Your messaging isn’t just words thrown together on a page. Your non-profit’s brand messaging is how you share your goals and impacts with the world, and convince your audience to help you to achieve your mission.
With Perch’s RISE Storytelling Package, we teach you the secrets to articulating your message in bold and concise ways to deliver a brand story that will wow your audience and drive them to action. Get the RISE Storytelling Package now to learn the secrets to impeccable brand messaging for non-profits.
With Perch’s RISE Storytelling Package, we teach you the secrets to articulating your message in bold and concise ways to deliver a brand story that will wow your audience and drive them to action. Get the RISE Storytelling Package now to learn the secrets to impeccable brand messaging for non-profits.