Community Literacy of Ontario - Our Voice newsletter - March 2008 issue

March 2008

OUR VOICE


Responses to question two: Please list the three most effective ways that you market your literacy agency to your community

Media 24%

Includes items such as:

  • Guest spots on radio for events
  • “We’re in the media all the time!”
  • Press releases
  • Letters to the editor
  • Newspaper advertising
  • News articles
  • Announcements in newspapers, local radio and community television channel
  • TV coverage of events
  • Public Service Announcements

Networking with other agencies 17%

Includes items such as:

  • Individual meetings with other agencies
  • Networking with other community agencies
  • Involvement on various committees
  • Community networking groups
  • Partnerships with other agencies
  • Education of other agencies
  • Personal visits with all referral agencies
  • Ontario Works information fair
  • Job fair
  • Combined marketing material

Newsletters, Brochures, Flyers,
Posters, Signage 19%

Includes items such as:

  • Newsletters, brochures and posters
  • Signage
  • Posters in library branches
  • Distributing Employment Ontario posters to businesses and social service agencies
  • Banner across a main city street
  • Providing board members with brochures to share in the community

a newspaper

Volunteer related events and activities 4%

    Includes items such as:

  • Recruiting volunteers via advertising, flyers,
    posters, community postings and websites
  • Holding volunteer fairs

Literacy Only Events and Word of Mouth 4%

    Includes items such as:

  • Literacy events
  • Family literacy events
  • Participate in any literacy functions
  • Promotion through learners and tutors
  • Word of mouth promotion

Literacy Events, Open Houses 4%

    Includes items such as:

  • Family Literacy Day
  • Student Appreciation Day
  • Need to Read Festival
  • Literacy events
  • Open Houses

    Fund-raising Events 4%

    Includes items such as:

  • Annual appeal to our community
  • Fund-raising events, e.g. golf event, tag days
  • Co-hosting large scale fund-raiser (drag racing)
  • Open house
  • Christmas literacy book basket raffle
  • Annual community book sale

    Other 4%

  • Mail outs to target groups
  • Email promotion
  • Branding – ensuring community awareness
    of your logo and your message
  • Offer sampler classes to prospective learners
  • Location, location, location
  • Charity village
  • Free childcare