Design for the Work That Can’t Wait
Nonprofits are doing the work the federal government won't, keeping people fed, housed, informed, and alive while donors hesitate and budgets tighten.
While resourcefulness is a superpower, right now is not the time to look scrappy.
Your organization should look like the authority you already are: clear, credible, and worth investing in. We’ve developed two new, quick, high-impact services, both built for nonprofits with annual budgets under $5M.
Brand Boost: A focused month to tighten up your presentation
FLAT FEE: $3,500
One month | Two decision-makers
We take on two of these per month.
In 30 days, we audit your brand and the digital surfaces donors actually see and give you a set of recommendations with priorities, capacity, and budgets attached.
Then we identify 2 or 3 hands-on quick wins we can do right away that will make a big difference and handle them so you’re ready for action.
How it runs:
- Zoom sessions with up to six stakeholders
- A UX, SEO, and accessibility review of your site
- Intake and review of brand assets
- A written report with prioritized recommendations
- Two to three quick-win deliverables, chosen with your decision team (two people, that’s it), that will make a big impact
Quick wins might be: a Canva brand kit, a refreshed website header, a new newsletter template, website accessibility adjustments, a one-pager of brand guidelines for staff, sharper website headlines and intros, an updated tagline, social templates, a redraw of your logo, or hooking your site into MailChimp or Google Search Console.
Comms Co-Pilot: Strategic thinking for nonprofit comms teams.
For less than the cost of hiring a junior-level comms associate, you get a senior strategic partner with 20 years of experience dedicated to your mission’s success every single week.
FLAT FEE: $2,500 monthly
A six-month minimum
We take on four engagements at a time.
Make your biggest strategic decisions with a second set of expert eyes, so you can walk into your board meetings with unshakable confidence.
Stop letting your most critical fundraising and outreach projects sit on the back burner. We’ll carve out the time and the plan to execute them, turning ideas into funding.
This is the senior-level strategic partnership you need, without the cost and commitment of a full-time Director of Comms hire.
It all starts with a 90-minute intake session, followed by weekly collaboration sessions and Slack.
Why six months?
Because that’s the timeline of a real strategic cycle in a non-profit. It allows us to plan, execute, and measure the results of a major event, such as a spring gala or an end-of-year giving campaign, from start to finish.
Design Retainer: Design production for comms teams.
FLAT FEE: $2,500+ monthly (depending on scope)
A six-month minimum
We take on two engagements at a time.
If your comms team has the strategy but not the bandwidth, you don’t need to hire. You need a production partner who knows your brand and gets it done.
Why this is important:
Design Retainer gives your comms and development team a dedicated design resource without the overhead of a full-time hire. We start by scoping your monthly needs together: what you produce, how often, and what your budget can sustain. From there, we establish a monthly workflow and meet every other week to review work in progress, align on deadlines, and plan ahead.
We produce whatever your team needs to move: social graphics, email headers, event materials, reports, decks, donor communications, and more. You stay focused on the message. We handle the execution. No scrambling for freelancers. No explaining your brand from scratch every time.
It starts with a scoping session to map your monthly volume and priorities, and then we move to bi-weekly working sessions.
Not sure which one or what for?
Brand Boost is for orgs that know what’s broken and want it fixed in a month.
Comms Co-Pilot is for orgs that need a senior brain on retainer to help them think through what’s next.
Design Retainer is for teams who need fast, expert production to produce or edit collateral.
Send us your annual budget and the one comms problem keeping you up at night, and we’ll help you determine which service is best aligned.