John Burton Advocates for Youth improves the quality of life for youth in California who have been in foster care or homeless. They had an outdated logo and a website that they couldn’t edit. JBAY hired Brave to bring their brand and their most important marketing tool into the 21st century.

SCOPE

Branding Strategy, Logo Design, Digital Strategy, Web + UX Design, Custom Web Development, Impact Report Designs, Email Design, Print Collateral

INDUSTRY

Non-profit for foster and homeless youth

LOCATION

California

YEAR

2020 – 2021

John Burton Advocates for Youth nonprofit
john burton advocates for youth logo
Brave Factor JBAY showcase
THE CHALLENGE

JBAY was founded in 2005 by John Burton, a California State Senator. Their website was a spider web of content, creating confusion for the average user. The team could articulate what they did, but that wasn’t communicated on their marketing materials.

"A lot of our visitors had no idea what we actually did because the site was so messy."

Suzil Sciancalepore, Office Manager
INSIGHTS

We started the partnership with JBAY by digging deep into our brand discovery process and creating a road map. We wanted to discover who they are, what makes them tick, and who they want to become. We learned who their target audience is, figured out what they wanted to accomplish, and planned paths to action for each type.

"The branding exercises they organized illuminated our identity for our staff. Furthermore, the site helped clear up any confusion about what we do, which helps us better connect with donors."

Suzil Sciancalepore, Office Manager
Brave Factor JBAY brand guide
THE RESULT

Our goal was to focus on clarity and simplicity. We rebranded their organization to a simple JBAY icon and modern, sans-serif text. We tried many icon styles, but at the end of the day, settled on a simple block with JBAY in it. We wanted to allow the brand to stand alone as the known abbreviation, sitting in a strong block that represents them being a foundational brick in the foster care field.

Brave Factor JBAY logo breakdown
THE BRAND

Using duo-tone images, we created a new, bold brand that displays their confidence and maturity. All duo-tone images stayed within their color palette to reinforce the brand.

Brave Factor JBAY Stylescape

"The team was very communicative. I never had to hunt them down to answer our questions."

Suzil Sciancalepore, Office Manager

Most importantly, we built a site to organize and house over 300 publications and webinars, making the user journey easier for their partners to find what they need. Partners can now filter by field, need, or search their extensive library.

Brave Factor John Burton Advocates for Youth website showcase

After the site was built, JBAY needed help with their other project, California College Pathways. The website was not updated since 2015 and desperately needed an overhaul (security reasons aside). We matched CCP to JBAY’s style, gave the logo a quick makeover, and created a more functional, more beautiful site.

Brave Factor JBAY mock up tablet
Brave Factor JBAY screenshot

"When we worked with other vendors, sometimes I felt that they didn’t want to deal with us when I came to them with questions. Either I had to wait a very long time, or their attitude was lacking. However, Lauren was always so helpful and accommodating. They had a quick turnaround time with requests, but even if she couldn't fix it right away, she’d let me know that she was working on it. She never left me wondering if she saw my email, which was great. They exceeded my expectations. Brave Factor was just incredible."

Suzil Sciancalepore, Office Manager

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