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We move organizations and important issues forward through strategic messaging, effective media strategies, spokesperson training and public education campaigns.

We are veterans of the non-profit and foundation worlds, and we understand our clients' issues and concerns. By virtue of our experience and by building solid working relationships, we are able to anticipate our clients' needs.

Recent Projects

"Making the Case for Community Colleges: Tools for Communications Advocacy," contains information, strategies and resources necessary to conduct a successful communications advocacy campaign, based on our media and communications expertise and work as The Ford Foundation's Communication Partner for the Bridges to Community College Initiative.

The Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund focuses on increasing access and opportunity by supporting initiatives and programs that fire imagination, illuminate minds and strengthen community. We developed their logo while working with the Fund on branding and message development.

Episcopal Relief & Development (ERD) provides emergency assistance in times of disaster; rebuilds devastated communities and offers long-term program development solutions to fight poverty. We worked with ERD on a branding strategy including the development of a new graphic identity.

We are pleased to announce a new brochure we've developed highlighting the Ford Foundation's Pathways to Higher Education Initiative, which is focused on increasing opportunities and access to indigenous groups and other disadvantaged populations. The brochure is a collection of case studies developed with program officers and freelance writers from around the world. It highlights the work of programs in Latin America and Asia that are working to address issues with access to higher education.

Visit our advocate toolkit to learn how to take effective steps to make sure every child gets the well-rounded, quality education they deserve. Housed in the online community for Ford Foundation's Integrating the Arts and Education Reform initiative at www.keepartsinschools.org, the toolkit was developed as a guide to help advocates:

Arm their community with the messages and tools they need to keep arts in school including:
- Getting schools involved
- Empowering friends and family, and
- Engaging the media.
See what other organizations and advocates are doing around the country.

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Religion and Culture: Meeting the Challenge of Pluralism
Religion and spirituality are increasingly shaping public life and influencing politics. We conducted a 2007 media analysis at the conclusion of a multi-year project with the Ford Foundation entitled "Religion and Culture: Meeting the Challenge of Pluralism,". Read how American media covered religious topics and contributed to shaping public perceptions of religion. Click here to read the analysis.

We Need Arts to Leave No Child Behind
A new toolkit helps parents, teachers and education advocates understand how the era of NCLB affects access to arts education. The toolkit features "5 Things You Can Do to Keep Arts in Schools" as well as countless resources that work to shape NCLB at both the national and local levels.

Medicare advocates ready for anticipated legislation, January 8, 2007
PR Week highlights the efforts of The Center for Medicare Advocacy online and in the media

Working Press, 2006
Media analysis funded by the Ford Foundation highlighting progress made by advocates on how low wage work is presented.

Setting Priorities for Human Rights Communications in the United States 2006
Report addressing communications strategies on human rights in the U.S.

Communications for Change
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