Undriving is a nonprofit organization in Seattle that has issued over 3600 “undrivers licenses” to people in exchange for pledges to drive less often. Program Director Julia Field discussed ideas for the Undriving brand and mission statement with us, stressing the values of playfulness, creativity, self-expression, optimism, self-determination, community, resourcefulness, and curiosity. Her objectives are to motivate people to reduce car usage, activate undrivers to influence others and spread awareness, and spread the concept of undriving to a national and international level now that Undriving has experienced some regional success.
client wants to spread Undriving movement to a national/international level
staff time and finances are limited (just Julia)
need for volunteers
need more talented volunteers (web developer, event coordinators, grantwriter)
regionally successful, need to spread to other cities
license is a big part of awareness
hard to get a license without attending an event in Seattle area, licenses are expensive to produce
non-greens are not being reached
community exists but there is no way to connect after the act of getting a license
podcasts too much of a barrier, hard to download, expensive/time-consuming to produce
too many choices, limited time, using all can become unmanageable
podcasts too much of a barrier, hard to download, expensive/time-consuming to produce
too many choices, limited time, using all can become unmanageable
current usage: links to relevant news and events in status updates
creative prompts/asking for stories, photos, video
event invitations
use discussion tab to keep people engaged
reach out to community evangelists -- currently on blog, or are active volunteers -- ask them to join FB and contribute content/start discussions/coordinate events
break content into pieces, schedule out
scheduled content to drive repeat traffic
newsletter can be collection of content Undriving has posted on FB, on blog, on Twitter
put blog entries on FB page (should be comment-enabled on website)
campaign to change your profile pic to your Undrivers license
80/20 rule for successful communication, conversation with audience rather than broadcasting
campaigns -- “what does undriving look like for you, mean to you,” pictures
encourage #undriving hashtag use
use other green/enviro hashtags
Earth Day pledge
tools are free, Facebook and Twitter have been set up
only requires Julia’s time
daily postings -- schedule content out across the week/month
amount of time is less as awareness grows and community fills in the gap by providing content
making Undriving brand/logo clear
comment-enabled blog
Twitter feed on website
link to Facebook fan page
contact info
reorganize so that content is easy to find
online licensing
create-a-badge FB app
FB quiz or game
Causes app
localize FB pages as undriving spreads to coordinate offline interaction better: events, etc.