SERVICES
From strategy to implementation, we're your mission partners.
Mission Partners is a full-service social impact communications firm working with nonprofits, foundations, and mission-driven organizations. We're selective about the projects we choose — because we're not just after results. We're after meaningful change.
Our founder's signature More Than Words approach to communications is grounded in 30+ years of person-first, inclusive, and accessible communications strategies designed to move audiences to action. We know how to communicate even the most complex issues in simple and approachable terms, and in ways that measurably move missions forward.
Strategic Planning
We guide organizations through pivotal moments of transition, serving as trusted partners to advance their missions. Whether you're in need of a formal strategic planning process, a reset on your mission, vision, or values, or a nimble approach to navigate changes ahead, our signature 'More Than Words' approach ensures your organization stays aligned with its goals, adapts to evolving challenges, and maximizes its impact.
Visioneering Sessions
Strategic Plan Development and North Star Articulation
Executive Counsel and Coaching
Communications Strategy
Board/Staff Facilitation and Retreat Facilitation
Crisis and Risk Mitigation Strategy
AI Governance Strategy
Message Development + Positioning
The message matters. And if you don't deliver it in a compelling way, you can't expect your audience to remember or repeat it. We help our clients distill complicated missions and messages into crisp, clear, and action-oriented communication that persuades with both fact and emotion. We then take those messages and help build them into the fabric of an organization, through message training sessions, materials refresh and broader branding exercises. Most importantly, Mission Partners brings an intentional, inclusive, and asset-based lens to message development and organizational branding.
Mission, Vision, and Values Development
Message Frameworks
Positioning Language
Key Message Development
Issue Mapping, Crisis Strategy, and Response
Message and Perception Testing
Community-Informed Research
Message Development and Positioning
The message matters. And if you don't deliver it in a compelling way, you can't expect your audience to remember or repeat it. We help our clients distill complicated missions and messages into crisp, clear, and action-oriented communication that persuades with both fact and emotion. We then take those messages and help build them into the fabric of an organization, through message training sessions, materials refresh and broader branding exercises. Most importantly, Mission Partners brings an intentional, inclusive, and asset-based lens to message development and organizational branding.
Mission, Vision, and Values Development
Message Frameworks
Positioning Language
Key Message Development
Issue Mapping, Crisis Strategy, and Response
Message and Perception Testing
Community-Informed Research
Message, Media, and Presentation Training
Brand + Creative
The way information is presented visually has an immediate impact. And when done well, design can build credibility, increase accessibility, and create a positive, emotional response. As a result, we bring intention and care to color, typography, illustration, photography, graphics, and layout, which can all be used in service of communicating messages and moving our clients' missions forward.
Visual Brand Development
Logo and Identity Design
Brand Guide Design
Campaign Concepts and Collateral
Publication Design
Marketing Collateral
Presentation Design
Event Graphics
Integrated Marketing + Communications
We recognize that some teams have big ideas and ambitions but may not have the resources to bring that vision to life. So, we come in as your embedded marketing and communications partner to help drive mission-moving results through integrated and measurable communications strategies. We work together to set the goals, clarify the audience, and articulate the desired impact — then we develop the strategy and help you implement it as a natural extension of your team.
Communications Strategy
Development/Implementation
Content Development and Platform Management
Reputation Management and Crisis/Contingency Planning
Executive Positioning, Writing, and Thought Leadership
Campaign Development and Management
Coalition Management
Research + Insights
Original research builds credibility, shapes policy conversations, and positions your organization as the authoritative voice in your field. Mission Partners' fully-managed research service takes you from concept through survey design, analysis, report production, and public launch — your own in-house research team, without the overhead.
Qualitative Research (In-Depth Interviews and Focus Groups)
Custom Survey Design, Programming, and Fielding
Quantitative Analysis, Data Insights, and Longitudinal Tracking
Expert Report Writing and Narrative Development
Data Visualization and Infographic Design
Coordinated Public Release Strategy
