Recent Project successes
PR and Media Relations
- PR Campaign for national organization and its foundation to garner support for various fundraising initiatives. Most recently, successfully designed and launched communications and media plan to raise awareness and funds for their antiracist curriculum initiative. Significant media response and subsequent coverage of a variety of events. MPR is working with leadership and board on harnessing social, print and broadcast media opportunities.
- Created comprehensive crisis communications plan for an international nonprofit with a complicated constituent base. Trained leadership and board on effective crisis communications.
Strategic Communications
- Substantial communications and marketing content creation for a global corporation in the energy industry, including writing press releases, white papers, online content, and social media posts. Created communications strategy and calendar that are repeatable and expandable to facilitate and implement that strategy.
- Comprehensive Messaging Campaign for a national organization with multiple subsidiaries committed to improving the lives of a diverse population with complex social and functional needs. Plan incorporates funding opportunities; leverages existing relationships with public and private foundations, as well as individuals and corporations; and amplifies messaging relative to a capital campaign on the horizon.
- Comprehensive audit for college, interviewing more than 50 key constituents to facilitate an assessment of their strengths and challenges relative to advancement. Compiled a detailed, specialized report on findings and recommendations to guide their next steps relative to organizational structure. MPR is advising school leadership and institution’s board of directors on implementation.
Fundraising strategy and coaching
- Cumulative campaign fundraising experience over the past two decades has helped raise hundreds of millions of dollars for several organizations of varying budget sizes.
- Facilitated campaign readiness assessments, including feasibility studies, for multiple universities, human services organizations, and arts organizations.
Nonprofit Management, strategic planning & board Development
- Coordinated launch of several nonprofit organizations, including creation of boards, mission and vision statements, bylaws, obtaining 501(c)3 status, and creating a comprehensive strategic plan that incorporates capacity building, prospect identification, and implementation of successful donor-centric fundraising techniques.
- Facilitated process of exploring organizational name change with an international nonprofit. Exercised addressed concerns, explored benefits, reviewed challenges with process, and clarified process to effectively rebrand and amplify messaging around change.
- Facilitated dozens of successful strategic planning initiatives covering a variety of foundations and nonprofit organizations. Each provided clear direction and deliverables and created a concrete path forward.