Build the foundation for a thriving communications practice

Does this sound familiar?

  • Your work is dictated by requests from other teams

  • You’re busy executing LOTS of tactics 

  • You are writing everything from scratch

  • You feel like you’re on a roller coaster and can’t get off

  • You have no real sense of what’s working and what’s not

  • You lack direction and what you’re working toward

  • You rely on a couple key data points to know if you’re on track

  • You need more resources but don’t know how to get them

If you’re nodding along, you’re not alone. And you don’t have to stay stuck.

Nonprofit communications teams are being asked to do a lot with a little

Communications teams are often squeezed between high expectations and low support. You’re expected to (yes, I’m going to say it) wear many hats. You are brand builders, content creators, media managers, event planners, digital experts, and sometimes, fundraisers too. 

With limited resources and shifting priorities, it can feel like you’re constantly reacting instead of leading. That’s where the Communications Foundations Package comes in.

What if things were different?

  • Clear, shared messaging that reflects your values and mission

  • A communications strategy that guides your decisions (not just a to-do list)

  • Tools and processes that make the day-to-day more efficient

  • A way to measure and show your contributions to impact

  • The confidence to say ‘yes’ to the right things (and ‘no’ to distractions)

  • A deeper sense of purpose, direction, and connection to the work

The Communications Foundations Package

This is a 2-3 month strategic engagement that helps nonprofit communications teams build the core tools, messaging, and systems they need to work more efficiently and with greater impact. It’s designed for teams who feel stuck in reactive mode and want to shift toward clarity, direction, and purpose.

Every engagement is tailored to your organization’s context, capacity, and priorities. I’ll start with discovery, work collaboratively with your team, and build solutions right for you.

What we might co-create:

  • Core messaging platform

  • Brand guide

  • Campaign- or issues-specific messaging briefs

  • Audience influence maps

  • Communications strategy aligned to your organization’s goals

  • Communications plan with tactical breakdowns

  • Tools and processes to streamline internal requests, approvals, or planning

Who is this for?

  • Solo or small-but-mighty communications teams who don’t have a strategist to lean on

  • Communications professionals stuck in “order taker” mode, responding to constant requests without a clear plan

  • Communications teams embedded in fundraising departments (a fundraising strategy is not a communications strategy)

  • Busy communicators who want to shift from reactive to strategic but don’t have time to step back and plan

Why this matters

When communications teams have the foundations in place, they stop spinning and start leading. They become trusted partners in advancing the mission and the communications department is viewed as a critical enabler of social impact (spoiler: it is).

The most successful teams embrace strategic focus over trying to do everything.

You’ll walk away from this engagement with:

  • A clear, strategic direction for your team

  • Tools and processes to reduce rework and guesswork

  • Messaging that resonates with the people who matter most to your mission

  • New ways to show and grow your team’s impact

Let’s build your foundation, together

When you invest in the infrastructure your team needs, you increase trust, alignment, and capacity
across your whole organization.

This is important work. Let’s make it easier.

Book a 15-minute call to discuss your greatest communications challenges.