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Winning hearts and minds must start from within charities – brand and culture – Neo

Want to change hearts and minds? Start with your own

A brand story is much stronger if it rings true within the organisation. So, if you want to connect better with your supporters, dare to start with yourselves.

Identity
Neo's Kelly Smith in Kingley Vale woods, South Downs National Park

We need our forests more than ever, and they need us

As we celebrate World Forests Day, we reflect on what forests mean to us, our organisation and the rest of the world – and why it's more important than ever to protect them.  

Environment

How to create purposeful, lasting partnerships

Relationships are a big part of our work. Only with trust, openness and true collaboration can we begin to find what matters – then make it matter more.

Ways of working

Using our values to tackle global challenges

Celebrating almost a decade of working with Compassion in World Farming has inspired us to explore the impact of our everyday choices and commit to tackling global challenges.

Sustainability

The eight principles of successful optimism

Inspired by Meaning 2017, we explore eight ideas on practical positivity – and measure ourselves against them.

Purpose
Cartoon illustration of a horseriding hero leaps from a cliff

Take the Hero's Journey

Want to tell a story of change in the world? Sharpen up your storytelling with the Hero's Journey.

Communications

Learn the art of story

Neo is offering half-day storytelling workshops in London and Brighton, tailored for communications professionals working in the non-profit sector.

Communications
Lightbulbs hanging at Plenty Cafe Brighton

Bring your whole self: March meetups

Come along to our free sessions in Brighton & London and explore what wholeness at work could mean for you.

Ways of working
Someone jumping from a cliff ledge into the sea, as part of a coasteering activity

What insurance should you lose?

A thought on the skills you have and the skills you should use.

Ways of working
Sainsbury's, Live Well For Less

What makes a great 'brand idea'?

Sometimes a simple concept can power a brand story for years. Here's how we define a brand idea, and three of our favourites.

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Worksheet for Designing a Wiser Behaviour Change Campaign

Designing a wiser behaviour change campaign

We think identifying shared purpose among the groups we’re trying to influence is one of the most helpful ways to shape a powerful campaign.

Campaigns
Emma speaking at Charity Comms lunch - rebranding the third sector

The Third Sector: re-branding or re-imagining?

Our brand strategist Emma on the role of connecting with purpose - as individuals, organisations and as a movement.

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