A new partnership of environmental
and health-related groups needed to establish a framework for
working together on the issue of antibiotic resistance.
Facilitated opening conference of the coalition; wrote and
design-directed a brochure on antibiotic resistance for use
by coalition partner, Environmental Defense.
Citizen Schools is a Boston-based
nonprofit that is setting a new standard for after-school and
summer programs for children 9-14 across the U.S. Citizen Schools
sought a low-cost but effective way to tell its story to potential
partners and supporters.
A PowerPoint presentation that can be emailed to prospects
and updated as Citizen Schools expands to new cities.
Create a brochure to help explain
and promote a complicated solution to the equally complicated
problem of agricultural non-point source pollution.
"She could. They did. You can." Wrote and design-directed
a brochure that packaged the explanation in a first-person
story that is told in a simple, compelling way.
Develop a brochure that stylistically
breaks the conventions of environmental publications to help
demonstrate that Environmental Defense is committed to finding
unconventional solutions to the Earth's ecological problems.
Develop campaign to help the
Austin-based office of this national environmental group draw
public attention to fishery management problems in the Gulf
of Mexico.
"Don't Turn Your Back on Texas" Created campaign name,
wrote and design-directed brochure.
Friends of the Children is a
Portland, OR nonprofit that provides mentors for at-risk youth.
FOTC sought help marketing its unique approach to potential
supporters.
A PowerPoint presentation that tells FOTC's story in words
and pictures and can be easily emailed to prospects for viewing
on their office computer.
JFN's annual conference was held
in March 2002, but their registration brochure had to be written
in October 2001 (to be read in December) while potential readers
were still reeling from the events of September 11th.
"An Ethic of Plenty in a Time of Uncertainty," a conference
brochure that specifically addressed the exceptionally uncertain
feelings that potential attendees were experiencing as the
piece arrived in their mailboxes.
Create a website that would build
an "online community of forgiveness," and help attract donations
to fund the foundation's $10-million research study into the
science of forgiveness.
Develop new organizational tagline
for LightHawk, a nonprofit that uses private planes to fly decision-makers
over environmentally-degraded areas to change their attitudes
about the scope of the problems and the urgency for action.
Help a coalition comprised of
energy companies, manufacturing companies and an environmental
nonprofit that needed to explain how they are collectively working
to reduce the causes of climate change.
A modular communications folder that presents the science
behind climate change, the international response to the problem,
the role PCA will play, and the accomplishments already achieved
by the partnership.
Provide name and slogan for a
division that would help public interest groups use the web
more effectively (also: leverage the drawing power of the parent
company's name)
Roca is a multicultural human
development and community building organization based in Chelsea
and serving the communities of Chelsea, Revere, East Boston
and Lynn, Massachusetts. Roca sought a low-cost but effective
way to tell its story to potential partners and supporters.
A PowerPoint presentation that can be emailed to potential
donors and partners and revised as Roca adds new programs
and community initiatives.
UT is the training arm of Toyota
Motor Corp. It's a very progressive division that promotes "lifelong
learning" as part of its educational process. Unfortunately,
this term has negative connotations (e.g., adult education classes)
which have impeded the University's mission. Dean Morrison sought
a way to make "lifelong learning" a more attractive concept
for prospective students.
"The Need to Know," a unique monthly newsletter which
the University began distributing to 2,000 managers within
Toyota in September 2000. (Conceived newsletter, design-directed,
wrote first 6 monthly issues.)
