Improving Maternal Mortality in North Carolina
Maternal mortality is too common in our country and North Carolina is no different. Once you layer the challenges women of color face in the healthcare system, the issue compounds. 4th Trimester came to us with an existing campaign that was designed around listening for the first warning signs that something is wrong with a […]
Standing Up for Rights With SALDEF
Facing a redistricting that would dilute the Sikh voting power in New Jersey, SALDEF partnered with BC/DC Ideas for a fast response. In this fast turn campaign, we worked to activate APA voters to add their voice to the New Jersey redistricting process. With a short timeline, the team achieved big numbers with a limited […]
Waterkeepers Carolina: Building a Consistent Brand
Communications success is mostly about consistency. Communications success is mostly about consistancy. See how consistent communication and smart campaigns helped Waterkeepers Carolina see major gains in engagement and followership across all social media channels in 2021. See how a measured approach to brand building pays big dividends. Building a Voice We started with the voice […]
Vaccine Communication
Frontlines of Vaccine Communication Since our founding in 2010, BC/DC Ideas has been on the frontlines of vaccine communication, helping parents, providers and patients understand the importance of immunization through social media and communications campaigns. Vaccine messages, campaigns and communication are some of our favorite challenges. Our team brings 12 years of experience in deploying […]
Individual Donor Benchmark Report
In collaboration with Third Space Studio, we have worked to bring the Individual Donor Benchmark Report – a survey of individual donor data – to life. Over the course of the project, Report has evolved from simple graphs to a designed storytelling piece that serves a resource to fundraisers of small and medium-sized nonprofits. Coupled with a robust […]
North Carolina Coastal Federation: Awareness Is Key to Victory
How do you close the door on polluters in your community once and for all? After a successful grassroots campaign to Stop Titan, the concrete manufacturing plant that could have polluted the Cape Fear river in Wilmington, NC, NC Coastal Federation approached us to continue the momentum and close the door to polluters. It appeared […]
Supporting Bird Populations With Plants
Did you know having bird-friendly native plants helps support bird populations? Through our work with Audubon North Carolina, we showed people the importance of ecologically friendly landscapes with a video combining powerful still photos and great interviews.
Girls on the Run
How is Girls on the Run of the Triangle empowering young girls to achieve their goals and dreams? We partnered with them to show how they are impacting the lives of young girls and developing them into leaders.
OACareTools – Helping Patients and Providers
Helping Patients Move Forward Without Pain Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a major problem for patients and businesses. It is a drag on quality of life for the patients and results in lost work time for the companies. The OA Action Alliance proposed an approach to partner with HR departments to help people suffering from this […]
Workshops
Kindly Review Workshops Get hands-on with the Kind Review process. Learn the steps to bring more kindness to your workflow and then customize it to fit your specific team. We’re all humans, but we don’t need to be crappy humans. Finding kindness in your creative process will produce better work and better people. Pick a […]
Keynotes
Kindly Review Keynotes With over two decades of communications leadership and hands-on experience, Dawn Crawford knows how to unlock a team’s creative and innovative potential. Hire her for your next event to get a presentation from an entertaining speaker with poignant insight and creative advice. Kind Boss: Build Strength in Collaboration 45 Minutes Employees are […]
Kindly Review Book
Unlock the creative and innovative potential of your team In Kindly Review: The Secret to Giving and Receiving Feedback to Make Your Ideas Great is a transformative new approach to taking the sting out of the review process and unlocking the innovative and creative power of your teams. You’ll learn how to regain control over […]
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What Does Your Digital Graffiti Look Like?
Last night we decided to watch Bomb it on Netflix. It’s about the origins of graffiti as a movement and interviews some of the more infamous sprayers. A few things that stuck out to me. One is people’s insatiable need to comment and create. The second is there are a lot of parallels to social media. If you’re posting […]
To the Doers Come the Spoils
This will be a short and simple post, unlike most of mine. <editor’s note: this is a lie. sorry.> To have the Big Idea is not enough any more. Now you must have the Big Idea + flawless execution. This is the Big Idea 2.0 (ohhh that’s buzzy). To some, this Doer economy may seem […]
Experiences Last Longer Than Words
Campaigns have a shelf life. They are temporary by nature, replaced by the next one to come along. What can’t be changed are experiences that touch on emotions at visceral level. It’s these moments that mark you for life. I recently was lucky enough to be invited to a NASA Tweetup. Here’s my experience Everyone at […]