At Mission Partners, we believe communications is one of the most powerful tools to advance social justice. We acknowledge our privilege and advantage as a white, cis-gender woman-owned company and B Corporation™, and believe our highest responsibility is to use our influence and capital to shift and disrupt white dominant norms and false, toxic narratives.
At the start of the COVID-19 crisis, and in service of justice, Mission Partners made a commitment to deliver an initial $50,000 in resources towards Black- and women*-led organizations, acknowledging the broken and harmful systems that contributed to Black and women-led organizations being among the most negatively impacted during the ongoing pandemic. We far exceeded that number in the first few months of 2020, and realized there was more we could do in service of our mission.
*We belong to, support and celebrate a broad community spanning a spectrum of gender identities, including cis-gender,transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people.
Our Commitment to Skills Based Pro Bono
Approximately 30% of our investment will be made via skills-based pro bono to our client base, leveraging our expertise to help nonprofits grow and thrive.
Below, you’ll find the organizations we’ve supported to date through pro bono resources. We invite you to join us by investing in these nonprofits and by amplifying their work.
American Press Institute, California Youth Connection, Clinical Scholars, CommonHealth ACTION, East Boston Social Centers, Inc., Gaithersburg Beloved Community Initiative, Greater Washington Community Foundation, Hearken, Initiative for Strategic Volunteer Engagement, JustFund, Manna Food Center, Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless, New Leaders, The Pivot Fund, Prism, REDF, SAHF, SOME (So Others Might Eat), The Theatre Lab, UpTogether, if: A Foundation for Radical Possibility, Welcoming America, Youth Represent
Shifting Capital and Leveraging our Purchasing Power
For lasting change, the way we spend our money will always align with our values. Approximately 60% of our commitment will come in the form of financial capital. Through direct investments, grants, sponsorships, vendor investments, and purchases, we will honor our commitment to supporting Black- and women-led organizations. We don’t invest even a single dollar in Facebook ads, and instead prioritize investments in Black-owned media. We require our vendors to take annual surveys to ensure alignment with our values. There’s a reason we are proud of our role in the B Corp™ community, and we take seriously our role to contribute to a radically inclusive and richly regenerative environment.
As a part of Mission Partners’ investment in our community, we recently announced our commitment to supporting Generation Hope through a three-year investment. Learn more.
A Commitment to the Future of our Sector
Among the top U.S. firms, as ranked by revenue in PRWeek’s Agency Business Report, there is an abysmally small number of Black PR professionals in their top leadership echelons. Only 8% of agency leadership identifies as Black, while 89.8% identify as white. Mission Partners’ Social Entrepreneur in Residence is a breakthrough program that combines a no-strings attached financial investment in a Black agency owner, with nine months of intensive executive coaching, management, and support to help high-impact leaders scale their business models, while helping to shape the future of our industry.
Mission Partners’ Social Entrepreneur in Residence program was recently featured in Inc. Magazine. Read more.
We belong to, support, and celebrate a broad community spanning a spectrum of gender identities, including cis-gender, transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people.
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