Digital marketing for NGOs
- Overview
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Building a website is only half the battle. The real challenge is to get the right people to see and use it, when tens of millions of websites (and mobile apps!) are competing for their attention. This course will teach you how.
- Topics covered
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- Understand your target audience
- Get listed higher in search engines
- Using social media
- Analysing your visitors' behaviour
- Getting your visitor's attention
- Ensure your website is easy to use
- and more
- Cost
- £400 (including lunch)
- Where
- London, UK
Building a website for your campaign, fundraising appeal or organisation is only half the battle. The real challenge, and the one most underestimated, is to get the right people to see and use it. Will tens of millions of websites and a lot of information available via apps, how do you find people, get their attention and convert that into action?
Only with the right marketing skills will you make the most of the investment in planning and development of your digital initiatives.
What you'll learn
- A key foundation for the success of your project
- How to get inside the minds of your target audience
- The 'secret sauce' that you need to use to find yourself listed higher in search engines
- A little-known and highly effective way of attracting new donors and supporters.
- Social media - worth the time or not?
- How to delve in to Google Analytics and use it to understand your visitors' behaviour
- The way capture your visitors attention, hearts and finally their minds
- A quick, cheap and surprising method that will ensure your website is easy to use (as relied on by the professionals)
- A delicious sit-down lunch and refreshments will be provided throughout the day
- ...and more
Style
The day will be a mix of styles from presentation to workshops. We'll keep your energy up throughout the day with interactive exercises and group activities so that you can learn from your peers as well as the trainers.
At lunch and at the end of the day you're welcome to stay behind to probe us with questions.
Who is it suitable for?
- those who have 1-3 years' experience with digital media and are looking to ramp up their success
- those transitioning to digital media from other roles in the third sector (such as fundraising, campaigning or communications) or want to brush up their digital skills so they can work better with 'the geeks'
- managers wishing to understand the online world better to improve their leadership capabilities
- social entrepreneurs or those starting a new charity
Agenda
| Digital Marketing for NGOs Training | ||
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| 09:00-09:15 | Check in: grab your name tag and say hello! You also might want to grab a cup of coffee or tea | |
| 09:15-09:30 | Welcome and introduction: An overview of the day and identify specific participant interests/questions | |
| 09:30-10:00 | Goals and Priorities: Why are you marketing and what do you want to achieve? | |
| 10:00-10:30 | Understanding your target audience: who are the right people you need to reach? | |
| 10:30-11:15 | Group exercise on target audience: who are the right people you need to reach? | |
| 11:15-11:30 | Break | |
| 11:30-12:00 |
PPC and buying traffic: Pay-Per-Click (PPC) is the dominant advertising model on the web and mobile apps, but it is not the only option. Rhiannan Sullivan will give insights into how Care2 bring their clients thousands of new supporters within days. |
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| 12:00-12:15 | Pub Quiz to check learning (with prizes!) | |
| 12:15-13:00 | SEO, social media and link building: How to be found when people are looking | |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch (included) & table discussions | |
| 14:00-14:30 | Analytics and tracking: How do you know you are getting the right traffic? | |
| 14:30-15:00 | Analysis group exercise | |
| 15:00-15:30 | Content: why it matters | |
| 15:30-15:45 | Break | |
| 15:45-16:30 | Usability testing: How to ensure people can do what you are asking. | |
| 16:30-17:00 | Collaborative Site Review: go through one participants site and provide feedback | |
| 17:00-17:30 | Participant Q&A / Discussion Time for addressing any unanswered questions, discussing the learning, etc. | |
| 17:30 | End of training day | |
- About the trainers
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Rachel Collinson: creative thinker, former Engaging Networks 'innovation' lead, top contributor to the eCampaigning Forum community and events. See her in action with Steal these 10 e-campaigning ideas, Why we should all love forms plus articles like WordPress v Joomla v Drupal: who's your dream date?, How to write a great web brief and 64ForSuu.org: Launching a New Campaign in 6 Days. Rachel was shortlisted for the Care2 Impact Awards presented at ECF 2014.As lead trainer and host, Rachel Collinson, will give you those skills. She has 15 years' experience of planning, designing, building and managing successful digital projects. During that time she has advised or worked for the Burma Campaign, Greenpeace International, the National Consumer Council, Oxfam, Save the Children, Tearfund, Christian Aid, the Museum of London, the Science Museum and many others.
We'll also be hearing from Rhiannan Sullivan of Care2, who has worked with dozens of organisations to send them floods of new supporters who are eager to help.
