Center for Cooperative Media

Brand + CreativeMessage Development
Written By Kristine Neil

The power of visualizing the success of an initiative through an impact report.

In 2022, the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University and a group of dedicated volunteers launched an annual nationwide reporting initiative on September 15: Democracy Day. To encourage more news organizations and partners to participate in future Democracy Days, the Center for Cooperative Media wanted to showcase the success of the initiative with an impact report.  

Mission Partners developed a 16-page impact report that tells the story of Democracy Day’s purpose, provides information about pro-democracy journalism, and spotlights the impactful stories that news organizations have published as a result of the initiative. Throughout the project, Mission Partners supported the client team of part-time volunteers who run Democracy Day in addition to their separate full-time positions.  

The report was published in early 2024, providing the Center of Cooperative Media with a resource to recruit participants and partners for the year ahead.  

Kristine Neil

Fractional Web Partner

I'm Kristine Neil - a communications strategist who has spent 20+ years designing websites, first running a full-scale design and marketing agency, and now leading my own studio. I've been the creative director managing the work, the coder quietly fixing what others couldn't, and the strategist in the room asking why before how. Somewhere between the MBA and the other degrees, I decided web design was just one tool in a much bigger toolbox - the real work is figuring out what you're trying to say, who needs to hear it, and what's getting in the way. A website is just where all of that comes to life.

I mostly build on Squarespace, and after years deep in the platform I know how far it can go and when to push past its limits. These days, I'm especially drawn to working as a fractional partner - getting to know an organization over time and helping with whatever moves them forward, whether that's a full redesign, an ongoing hand with content and strategy, or just being the person who knows their site best. I write here about AI, UX, eCommerce, web strategy, and making the complex feel a little more human.

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