Your organization is at a turning point.
Is your communications keeping pace?
I help nonprofits build the communications foundation that lets them navigate change and realize what they're reaching for.
Change is no longer the exception. It's how nonprofits survive. New leadership, new strategic directions, new funding relationships, new program models — this is the norm now.
But communications is too often the thing that hasn't kept pace. And the gap between what an organization is trying to build and what it can actually express limits everything.
THE COST OF THE GAP
When your organization’s communications foundation hasn’t kept pace with change, the disconnect shows up everywhere:
The pitch to a funder falls flat because the narrative hasn't caught up to the new direction
Job postings don't reflect the culture the new Executive Director is building
The annual report struggles to hold together programs that no longer share an obvious throughline
The grant application sounds like a different organization than the one at last week's partner meeting
Staff all describe the work differently
Board members are using language leadership quietly moved away from months ago
WHAT THIS WORK DOES
When the foundation is right, organizations don't just communicate better. They move further.
Staff
Understand what's shifting and why, feel connected to the work, and can explain it to others
Partners
See where the organization is headed and understand their place in that future
Funders
Grasp the vision and value clearly enough that supporting it becomes an easy decision
Policymakers
Understand what needs to change and what that will make possible for the people who need it most
That coherence starts with sense-making — listening deeply, finding the patterns, and reflecting back a clearer picture than any one person in the room could produce alone.
WHEN TO CALL
There's a recognizable inflection point that brings leaders to this work.
New Executive Director
Rarely just a leadership change. New Executive Directors catalyze strategic reviews, cultural shifts, restructuring, and a renegotiation of how the organization pursues its mission.
New strategic plan
Requires the whole organization to shift how it talks about its work, its priorities, and its impact.
Significant growth
New programs, geographies, or funding that has outpaced the organization's ability to describe what it does and why it matters.
Rebrand or name change
Creates a window to revisit messaging and positioning from the ground up.
New funding relationship
Raises the stakes on how the organization presents itself to audiences it may never have spoken to before.
Restructuring or pivot
Requires careful internal and external communications to hold trust and clarity through the change.
If you’re in one of these moments, now is the time to talk.
HOW I CAN HELP
The Communications Assessment
Over four weeks, I review your communications assets and operations and interview up to three team members. You get a written report on the five foundations of strategic communications and clarity on what's solid, what's fragile, what to focus on first — plus a 60-minute call to walk through it. Act on it immediately, with or without me.
4 weeks ∙ $3, 500
The Foundational Build
Over three months, we create the communications foundation your organization needs to move into its next chapter: core messaging, a communications strategy, and the operational frameworks that make the work sustainable. Everything is documented and handed off for your team to own and build on.
3 months · $9,800
Strategic Advisory
A strategic communications partner for organizations navigating something complex and sustained, like a multi-year transformation, a significant leadership transition, or a period of rapid growth. Closer to embedded leadership than project work.
6-12 months · From $3,500/month
SOMETHING ELSE?If you have a specific challenge in mind that doesn’t fit neatly into one of the above, let’s connect to discuss.
“Anne developed a strong understanding of our organization and needs. In just over a month, she created a clear framework to introduce more equitable and strategic decision-making into our content production process. Her approach was thoughtful and collaborative. Our team could see itself in the final product, and we felt confident in adopting the new procedures.”
- Laila Joud, Communications Manager, Newcomer Info Hub at Refugee 613
WHY WORK WITH ME
Most communications consultants come from the outside.
I spent 15 years on the inside.
I've built communications functions from scratch, led organizations through leadership transitions and digital transformations, and delivered strategic communications during periods of significant change. I know what it looks like when an organization is trying to become something new but can't quite express it to its funders, its partners, its own people.
That experience shapes how I work. I listen before I build. I'm looking for what's not being said as much as what is. And I reflect back what I hear with enough clarity that organizations leave those early conversations knowing things they didn't quite have words for before.
What gets built is designed for the organization you actually are, and where you're trying to go.
WHAT CLIENTS AND COLLABORATORS SAY
“She understood that strong communications is more than visibility and reputation — it's infrastructure that enables impact.”
Esther T. Benjamin, CEO and Executive Director, World Education Services
“She’s a quick study and a great listener, which meant high-quality work without a lot of back-and-forth.”
Ada Wong, Director of Communications, Right To Food
“For communications teams managing a heavy workload, she’s exactly the kind of partner you want — proactive, reliable, and highly effective.”
Julie Hiroz, Director of Marketing and Public Affairs, ACCES Employment
A conversation is always the first step.
Thirty minutes, no agenda beyond understanding where you are and whether I can help.