Strategic Planning, Branding,
International Awareness & New Membership

Peace X Peace (pronounced “peace by peace”) is an Internet-based, international women’s peace organization that empowers women to establish sustainable peace—locally and globally—through connection, dialogue, recognition, and education. The mission of Peace X Peace is to improve the status of women and build sustainable peace.

The Challenge
Peace X Peace commissioned Advocacy Communications International (ACII) to launch an international awareness campaign.

The Challenge:

• Affirm and expand awareness among the news media, partner organizations and major financial donors that Peace X Peace is a successful and strongly supported new, nonprofit, international women’s peace organization
• Increase membership
• Increase subscribers to Peace X Peace online publications
• Raise awareness among target audiences about the unique tool Peace X Peace offers for direct communication, connectivity and action for the global proliferation of sustainable peace
• Ensure the overall language and key messages in all Peace X Peace communications are readily understood and appealing to women from diverse religions and ethnicities, in particular, non-native English speakers
• Increase the efficiency and user/member experience of Peace X Peace online activities including
• Ensure Peace X Peace is attractive to women of all ethnicities and income levels around the world

Strategies:

• Upgrade Communications Function – Create a strong foundation that can support a robust communications function by creating a detailed strategic communications plan and by establishing new communications tools and processes
• Messaging – Enhance the organization’s external image and messaging so it better connects with target audiences and motivates them to take desired actions, such as membership, volunteering and financial donations
• Planning – Outline a steady “drumbeat” of ongoing, activities designed to connect with all target audiences
• Outreach – Subsequently, focus upon implementing strategic outreach activities utilizing all the new communications tools and processes
• Evaluation – Regularly evaluate all activities to ascertain lessons-learned and make any necessary adjustments to better guarantee success

Key Tactics

• Communications Audit – Interviewed selected staff, board members, individual members and major donors. Reviewed all existing plans, activities, materials (print and electronic) and lessons-learned about past communications activities
• Branding – Re-branded the organization
• Planning – Created a detailed strategic communications outreach plan
• New Core Materials – Rewrote and redesigned all electronic and print communications materials, (for example, the website) to improve functionality, reflect the new brand, key messages and attract and retain new members and donors
• Publicity – Increased news media attention in the U.S. and abroad
• Speakers Bureau – Identified staff and member spokespersons and launched a regular schedule of presentations by Peace X Peace representatives before target audiences