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Revitalizing a Brand that Advocates for People
As the nation’s first and largest organization focused on supporting and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them, PFLAG has their fingerprints all over our nation’s progress toward LGBTQ+ rights. PFLAG today is an inspiring alliance of LGBTQ+ people, parents, families, and allies committed to creating a caring, just, and affirming world for their community.
When it became clear that PFLAG’s brand and website did not keep up with the people-powered progress of its hundreds of chapters and more than 325,000 members, they reached out to Teal for support. And we got to work—together.
A Deep History of Leading with Love
Founded by mother, Jeanne Manford, and her gay son, Morty, PFLAG has a 50-year story rooted in family, community, and a commitment to leading with love. They were the first national LGBTQ+ organization to mandate the full inclusion of transgender people as part of its expressed mission statement.
They fight for equality, for justice, for health, for kids and families—and they’re in it for the long haul. That rich history of powerful advocacy paired with love—fierce love, compassionate love—drives the new PFLAG brand.
Discovery & Brand
Building an Iconic, Flexible Brand
Our work began with a deep discovery process that led us to a full reimagining of PFLAG’s messaging, mission and vision, and tagline. Keeping the equity of this storied brand, we brought out their core values of accountability, bravery, community and collaboration, inclusivity and belonging, and growth, and paired them with a powerfully simple new tagline:
Leading with Love.
In the words of the PFLAG team, “Love is what brings people to PFLAG. It urges and inspires us, empowers us, and rouses our courage. In every sense, PFLAG is always leading with love.”
The visual identity flowed naturally from that insight: an iconic heart in the megaphone-like “A,” a distinctive sans serif type, and a memorably strong mark that pairs with myriad backgrounds, photos, and color treatments.
Brand Materials
Launching a Brand “Sandbox” for PFLAG Chapters
PFLAG’s hundreds of local chapters span size and geography. But the experience that LGBTQ+ people and their families had with that first chapter touchpoint was often too fragmented and inconsistent with the national brand.
Our charge was clear: Give these chapters lots of love and attention through a “sandbox” of brand materials—from a logo builder and unique color palette to Canva templates and custom regional icons. The team also invested in training, showing chapter leaders how to find resources in a private section of the site, and how to create compelling content using the templates, free brand fonts, and more.
Paired with new chapter-specific landing pages, the result is a bold new way for local chapters to run with the new brand and personalize it to match the spirit and identity of their local community. What’s more, it all adds to a brand that feels cohesive and joyful—from the smallest local chapter all the way to the unified national organization.
Website
Creating a Website That’s Alive with Personality
Our website process started with the question: “How do you make updates to the site? And how is it working for your federated organization?” The previous site lived on Drupal and had become messy and unorganized with time and many authors. Teal started from scratch on WordPress to build one site, with a common atomic design system and feature set, to power the next phase of PFLAG’s growth. Key features:
- Resource focus: From the “I want to…” drop-down front and center to the plain language prompts (I’m New, I’m in Crisis, etc.), the new site is oriented around approachable resources customized for different audiences and needs.
- Chapter leader section: These tools are specifically designed to help start, lead, and grow local PFLAG chapters.
- Chapter websites: Coming soon, these customizable chapter websites help current and prospective members find their people.
- Straight for Equality: This separate-but-connected website for PFLAG’s key program supports training and education for allies committed to creating diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible workplaces and communities.
Digital Marketing
#PFLAGProud on Social
With the brand and new website launched and a 50th anniversary ahead, Teal partnered with PFLAG to showcase the new brand message through organic social and a focused digital marketing plan. Our work includes:
- Editorial strategy for 50th anniversary
- Organic social content development
- Email strategy and design
- Ongoing chapter support
Follow @pflag to see this work in action!
