Case Study: Copywriting for Vinnies CEO Sleepout
Copy that reaches out to readers

Overview
At Avion, we love working on projects that make the community a better place. So we were excited when our friends at digital agency Inlight Media asked us to collaborate on a web transformation project for the Vinnies CEO Sleepout.
The Vinnies CEO Sleepout is a fundraising experience where business and community leaders across Australia spend of one of the coldest nights of the year outside to raise money for homeless services.
In the last twelve months, Vinnies has embarked on a digital transformation project. Our aim was to refresh the content from the old website Sleepout website in order to make it punchier and more effective.
Process
We audited the old website’s content to look at what could be used and transformed, and we got to work writing the copy. Ben attended a two-day workshop exploring the direction the Sleepout will be taking.
Client feedback is always different. In the case of Vinnies – an established community charity with deep roots across Australia – there were many stakeholders with different perspectives who were passionate about project. That meant lots of comments to absorb, synthesise and respond to when it came to revisions
The tone had to strike some delicate balances:
- writing about suffering is without being dehumanising or condescending to people experiencing homelessness
- appealing to potential donors without lauding them as saviours
- sharing real stories while protecting individual’s privacy
- talking about the severity of the problem while staying upbeat
- emphasising that individuals can make a difference without suggesting that things can change over night.
Results
The copy on the CEO Sleepout website is punchier and more concise.
“The dedication and flexibility of the Avion team impressed us during the process. Their ability to condense the extensive copy from our existing CEO Sleepout website and to refresh the language resulted in a user friendly site with a contemporary feel. ”
We helped with

Content Strategy

Auditing

Copywriting

Editing
Great causes need great content
With rich experience in the non-profit sector, we love doing good by writing well.


