The John A. Hartford Foundation Grantee Communications Webinar€¦ · The JAHF Key Messages...
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The John A. Hartford FoundationGrantee Communications WebinarMcCabe Message Partners
October 2, 2018
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Welcome
Rani SnyderProgram Director
The John A. Hartford
Foundation
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Marcus Escobedo Senior Program Officer &
Communications Director
The John A. Hartford
Foundation
Patrick McCabePresident
McCabe Message
Partners
Bethany Hardy
Vice President
McCabe Message
Partners
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Our Shared Work
To Improve the Care of Older Adults
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In Your Communications Toolkit
Resources to help you communicate about your JAHF-funded project:
1. Grantee communications guidelines
2. Key messages and sample talking points formula
3. Elements of a communications plan
4. “Ten Tips for Effective Message Delivery”
5. Customizable social media content
6. “Working Together: May We Help You?”
7. Reframing Aging
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Requests and RemindersOur primary goal is to support you. Remember:
• Share events, resources, and news.
• Sign up for JAHF E-News, follow @johnahartford.
• Coordinate with us on public communications.
• Visit our Guidelines & Resources page on johnahartford.org.
• Please always use our full name: The John A. Hartford Foundation.
• Let us know how we can help! Contact your program officer.
Important: Learn about Reframing Aging!
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Communications Plans 101
What we’ll cover today:
• What every successful communications plan needs (core elements)
• Narrowing down WHO you need to reach (target audiences)
• Determining WHAT you need them to do and WHY (key messages)
• Putting it all together (Q&A for your project-specific questions)
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Core Elements of a Communications Plan
Your communications plan should include/be informed by:
• Mission
• Communications goals
• Strategic advantages
• Messages
• Tactics
And remember… it’s all about TELLING YOUR STORY
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Core Elements of a Communications Plan
Defining your project’s MISSION
• What is your overarching goal?
• What motivates you?
• Think big!
• Try to keep it to five to six words.
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Core Elements of a Communications Plan
Identifying your COMMUNICATIONS GOALS
• What do you hope to achieve by telling your story?
• What “wins” do you need to see while working toward your mission?
• Be realistic.
• Use goals to help you stay focused.
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Core Elements of a Communications Plan
Identifying your COMMUNICATIONS GOALS
• Align with your project’s programmatic goals
• Should reflect the HOW: How will your project change health care?• Building awareness about your issue or your project’s findings
• Recruiting stakeholders or participants in your project
• Disseminating a model of care
• Influencing policymakers
• Look to other JAHF grantees for examples
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Core Elements of a Communications Plan
Leveraging your STRATEGIC ADVANTAGES
• What makes your work unique?
• What’s the best thing about your project?
• Where do you have an edge, in terms of resources or people?
• Use all of these things to make your storytelling stand out.
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Core Elements of a Communications Plan
Narrowing down your AUDIENCE(S)
• Who is best positioned to help you meet your mission?
• The number depends on timing, budget, expectations.
• The more specific the audience, the better.• “The public” is hardly ever a target audience!
• Get to know your target audience(s).
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Core Elements of a Communications Plan
Developing effective MESSAGES
• Messages should:• Provide context around an existing challenge or problem
• Articulate your unique value proposition
• Illustrate the urgency (Why now?)
• Inspire your audience to act
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Core Elements of a Communications Plan
Developing effective MESSAGES
• Where can messages go wrong? • Too complicated
• Too much
• No relevance to me
• No larger context
• MEGO (My Eyes Glaze Over)
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The JAHF Key Messages
• Older Adults are Invaluable Assets to Society
• Older adults are living and working longer, redefining later life, and enriching communities, yet societal bias against aging remains.
• Health Care for Older Adults Needs to Change
• Successful health systems know that health care’s future requires bold approaches that value older adults, address their unique needs, and provide the best care and support.
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JAHF Key Messages
• Leading the Way in Improving Care of Older Adults
• For more than three decades, The John A. Hartford Foundation has built a field of experts in aging and health, and now the Foundation is focused on implementing and replicating their innovative approaches.
• Focused on Achieving Measurable Impact
• Fueled by evidence-based learnings and a proven record of results, The John A. Hartford Foundation is working with its grantees to rapidly make a meaningful difference in the care of older adults.
• Let’s Work Together to Make a Difference for Millions of People
• Our success relies on working with others. We seek partnerships with public and private organizations to spread learnings and transform care.
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Making the Messages Your OwnProblem + Solution + What You/Your Project is Doing + What You Need Your Audience to Do
PROBLEM
[A specific problem that illustrates the JAHF key message: “Health care for older adults needs to change.”]
SOLUTION
[In the broadest terms, what is the solution to the specific problem outlined above?]
WHAT YOU ARE DOING
[How is your project (and, by extension, JAHF) uniquely contributing to the solution?]
WHAT YOUR AUDIENCE NEEDS TO DO
[The call to action to your target audience.]
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Making the Messages Your OwnProblem + Solution + What You/Your Project is Doing + What You Need Your Audience to Do
PROBLEM
[A specific problem that illustrates the JAHF key message: “Health care for older adults needs to change.”]
Example: Poor-quality care harms older patients, causes families to suffer, and wastes money.
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Making the Messages Your OwnProblem + Solution + What You/Your Project is Doing + What You Need Your Audience to Do
SOLUTION
[In the broadest terms, what is the solution to the specific problem outlined above?]
Example: Older adults are invaluable assets and should receive high-value, evidence-based health care that treats them with respect and dignity, and meets their goals and preferences.
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Making the Messages Your OwnProblem + Solution + What You/Your Project is Doing + What You Need Your Audience to Do
WHAT YOU ARE DOING
[How is your project (and, by extension, JAHF) uniquely contributing to the solution?]
Example: [Project X] provides safe, high-quality care to older adults in their own homes—a program that has made a tangible impact by reducing health care costs and hospital readmissions. With support from The John A. Hartford Foundation, we’re now…
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Making the Messages Your OwnProblem + Solution + What You/Your Project is Doing + What You Need Your Audience to Do
WHAT YOUR AUDIENCE NEEDS TO DO
[The call to action to your target audience.]
Example: Health systems looking to build their capacity and improve the care of older adults should contact us to learn how to implement this program. Let’s work together to make a difference for older adults.
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Putting It All Together
Do you:
• Have a question about audiences or messages?
• Want to know about tactics that will be successful for your audiences?
• Wonder how you can ensure the biggest communications return on your investment?
• Feel ready to test out your messages on us?
Now is the time to ask!
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QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION
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CLOSING THOUGHTS
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