What We Offer + How We Work

Depending on the work, we partner with legal experts, cultural strategists, researchers, and creatives. But the throughline is always the same: thoughtful strategy, narrative depth, and a bias toward building the future.

We help organizations find their voice, tell their story, and navigate complex communications challenges through narrative strategy, values-based framing, and community-informed messaging. 

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Narrative Strategy & Positioning

  • When your language no longer matches your work — or when you’re stepping into something new — it’s a chance to go deeper.

    We don’t just wordsmith; we look at the roots. What values and cultural patterns shape how you’re understood? What worldview are you inviting others into? From there, we design a narrative spine that holds your work together and points toward the future you want to grow.

    This can look like:

    • A full narrative strategy for a new initiative or public shift

    • A values-to-voice alignment process

    • Clarifying the throughline across teams, audiences, or moments of change

    • Helping people inside your org speak with clarity about what you’re really about

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Comms Audits & Message Calibration

  • For when the words are technically fine but still not landing.

    We’ll take a close look at your public-facing materials—website, pitch decks, donor language, talking points—and surface where things feel off, where you're undercutting your own values, or where clarity wants to emerge. You’ll get feedback that’s both strategic and specific, plus support refining it all into something that actually resonates.

    This can include:

    • Detailed narrative review of communications materials

    • Messaging clean-up with a focus on values, tone, and coherence

    • Building internal language guidance so everyone’s not reinventing the wheel

    • Giving your comms lead something besides vibes and urgency to work from

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Risk & Resilience Strategy

  • When you're communicating in a climate that feels… a little radioactive.

    We help organizations spot the places where their message could be co-opted, distorted, or quietly diluted, and then design responses that hold firm without fueling the fire. This is values-driven narrative design for organizations under pressure, for teams walking a tightrope, and for people who want to stay aligned without going silent. We’ve honed this approach in places like Central Asia, South Caucasus, Haiti, Guatemala, and Guinea. It works in nearly any volatile context, including the United States.

    This work might involve:

    • Mapping narrative vulnerabilities and opposition tactics

    • Developing values-aligned responses to anticipated risks

    • Scenario planning for public pushback or politicized attention

    • Staying clear and steady when the stakes are high

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Workshops & Learning Spaces

  • Because sometimes the message isn’t the problem, the team just needs shared language.

    We design custom workshops and learning experiences to help teams build fluency in narrative strategy, values-based communication, and long-view messaging. These are context-rich, collaborative, and designed to leave your team smarter, calmer, and more aligned.

    Possible topics include:

    • Hope-Based Communications

    • Narrative mapping and deep frame development

    • Messaging across coalitions

    • Co-creating language with community stakeholders

    • “We know what we mean, but we don’t know how to say it” sessions

    Available virtually or in person, always with room for nuance and snacks.