Conference Call Opportunities

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Conference Call Opportunities

• Affiliate Presidents Conference Call first
  Wednesday, monthly, 7-8 PM
• Consumer Council first Thursday, monthly, 6-7
  PM
• NAMI NC Board of Directors third Saturday
  every other month, 930-2PM, Greensboro at the
  AHEC conference building
• Quarterly Affiliate teacher/coordinators
  Conference Call for all programs (IOOV, P2P,
  SG, F2F, eventually to include Connection)
  fourth Thursday, 3-4 PM,

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Website Navigation
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NAMI NC Bulletin Boards

• Each NAMI NC Affiliate has a Bulletin Board
  located on the NAMI NC website
• Get to it through the Affiliates tab on the left
  hand side of the website
• Passwords
• If you do not have your password, contact
  Jennifer Rothman at jrothman_at_naminc.org or
  800-451-9682
• Keep them updated!

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Public Relations 101Kit to help strengthen
relationships with state and local media

• Media Relations 101
• Why work with the media?
• Basic Media Strategies
• Press Releases
• Writing press releases
• Pitching
• Templates
• Press Calls
• Violent Tragedies
• Crisis Management
• Suicide
• Recommendations for Language

• Basics Messages
• What is NAMI and what do we do?
• Tough Questions
• Public Service Announcements (PSAs)
• NAMI Walks
• Education Programs

Find this toolkit under Affiliates on
www.naminc.org
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NAMI on Campus

• NAMI on Campus Clubs
• NC State University
• UNC-Wilmington
• UNC-Chapel Hill
• Appalachian State University

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NAMI on Campus

• What do you need to start a NAMI on Campus?
• A faculty advisor
• AT LEAST 5 dedicated students
• Support from NAMI Local Affiliate
• Support from NAMI State Office
• Support from NAMI National
• If you would like to start a NAMI on Campus at
  your local college, please contact Jennifer
  Rothman at jrothman_at_naminc.org or
• 800-451-9682

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NAMI Membership

• No wrong door for becoming a member
• Affiliate
• Brochure, flier, educational program/training
• NAMI North Carolina
• Brochure, flier, on-line
• NAMI National
• e-join
• When you join NAMI at any level you become a
  member of NAMI at all 3 Levels.

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NAMI Membership

• Membership Types
• Individual/Family (35)
• Professional (50)
• Open Door (3)
• Dues Period
• January 1 December 31
• If join January 1 June 30 (end of that year
  2009)
• If join July 1 December 31 (end of following
  year 2010)

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NAMI Membership

• Membership renewals
• Typically take place at the local affiliate
  level
• Occur in October December of each year
• For more information on NAMI Membership please
  see your Affiliate Resource Manual or contact
  Susan King Cope skingcope_at_naminc.org

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NAMI Membership
As of May 11, 2009
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Guidelines

• Identity Guidelines relates to branding and the
  image of NAMI
• Style Guide relates to language and how we talk
  about mental illness and those who are living
  with mental illness
• Both can be downloaded at www.nami.org sign in
  and search for logo

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Branding

• Branding is the look, feel, sound, and experience
• Identity is the outward expression of the brand,
  including its name and visual appearance.
• The brand's identity is its fundamental means of
  recognition
• To become a household name, people have to
  recognize us, know us, trust us.

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Branding
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Branding
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Identity Guidelines

• NAMI National has made a logo for each Affiliate
  can download a variety of file types at
  www.nami.org
• Important to use properly
• Use primary NAMI Colors Reflex blue and yellow
  or gold
• Use primary fonts Berkley and Franklin Gothic

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Brochures/Marketing Materials

• Two main sources for Brochure/Marketing Materials
• NAMI North Carolina brochures (50 each free from
  NAMI NC)
• NAMI overview/membership We are NAMI
• Disease type brochures Understanding
• Demographic specific Children and Adolescents
• NAMI National brochures and posters (purchase
  from NAMI National www.nami.org)
• Program brochures and posters
• Disease type brochures

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Affiliate Resource Manual
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Standards of Excellence
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Affiliate Voting in NAMI National Elections
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Calendar of Upcoming Events

• Mental Illness Awareness Week 2009
• October 4-9 see www.naminc.org for info
• NAMI North Carolinas Annual Conference
• October 16-17, 2009, McKimmon Conference
  Training Center, Raleigh NC
• 6th Annual NAMI Walks
• May 1, 2010 Dorothea Dix Hospital Campus