Defining audiences and messaging for an educational nonprofit

Facing History & Ourselves is a nonprofit dedicated to expanding education about historical injustices across the U.S. and Canada.

  • Crafted and executed in-depth research to understand Facing History’s target audiences including educators and donors.

  • Delivered a nuanced audience segmentation, a detailed brand messaging strategy, and a brand architecture guide to standardize visual and narrative representation of Facing History across the organization.

  • Resulted in Facing History’s deeper understanding of their audiences and pivoting to an audience-first approach to marketing strategy and design of digital experiences.

Company: Echo&Co

Client: Facing History and Ourselves

Role: Researcher and Brand Strategist

Activities: Audience research, messaging strategy, brand architecture