Better listening Charity Comms Audience Strategy Conference Thursday 26 May 2016 Viki Cooke Founder director, BritainThinks @viki_cooke
Feb 12, 2017
Better listeningCharity Comms Audience Strategy ConferenceThursday 26 May 2016
Viki Cooke
Founder director, BritainThinks
@viki_cooke
The public have serious concerns about
how charities operate
“People are always coming
up to me in the street, saying
donate to this. I’ll give to
who I want to give to.”
Charity supporter
“Red Cross sends me coasters
which does my head in
because that’s the biggest
waste of money.”
Non Charity supporter
“My mum and dad are being
bombarded at the moment.
They’ve hit a certain age.
They get worried about the
sad stories. I just tell them
no”
Non Charity supporter
Their concerns are not driven by media
coverage but rather confirmed by it
“The media are quick to expose. But
if charities are doing something they
shouldn’t then that should be
exposed. It’s got to lie at the door of
the people who are responsible for
what’s going on.”
Non Charity supporter
Charities need to reconnect with their
supporters before its too late
“You want to have confidence in
them, being transparent – that’s
the goal – that’s what we want to
see, where the money does go.”
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How to build stronger relationships with
your supporters
Go beyond the data – hear from your
supporters directly
Start where they are, not where you
are
Put supporters at the heart of your
decision-making and keep them there
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coming up and to check out
what else we do:
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