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KEYS Community Healing Village

Client
KEYS Empowers
Year
2024
Industry
Community development nonprofit
Services
Creative direction, Campaign strategy, Documentary production, Social content, Executive visibility
Community groundbreaking on an urban development site at golden hour

Overview

A multi-year community development effort needed the public to understand what was being built, why it mattered, and who it was for — long before the doors opened.

The challenge

A generational capital project was underway with limited public understanding of it. Support depended on trust, and trust depended on people being able to see the vision clearly.

The strategic insight

People do not fund buildings. They fund belief. The story had to be told from the neighborhood outward, not from the organization down.

The RKM approach

  • Defined a single narrative spine for the project across every audience
  • Built a construction-progress storytelling cadence so momentum stayed visible
  • Developed an ambassador recruitment campaign led by residents
  • Positioned leadership as visible, accountable voices for the work

Creative execution

  • Documentary and short-form field production on site through construction
  • Community campaign assets for social, print, and presentation
  • Executive interview series and stakeholder briefing content
  • Ongoing content calendar and creative review with the internal team

Selected visuals

Community members at the healing village construction site
RKM crew lighting an interview set for the campaign film

Results and impact

  • Clearer public understanding of the project's purpose and phasing
  • Consistent visibility across the full construction timeline
  • A repeatable ambassador and community storytelling system
  • Stronger fundraising readiness heading into the next phase
For the first time, everyone in the room was telling the same story about what we are building.
Organizational leadership, KEYS Empowers

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