Areas of Practice

Melissa Torres-Montoya, JD/MPH and Jenni Kotting, PhD provide rapid response support in policy, communications, and design for nonprofits, government agencies, and other institutions. They are as devoted to building strong relationships as they are to shaping political change and can bring your vision into reality with efficiency and care.


Communications

 

Your messaging can go beyond raising awareness into making taking action irresistible. We can provide rapid response media and Communications support like talking points, social media content, ghostwriting, and trainings. We can support you in celebrations, crises, or transition periods. For longer term needs, we can assist with Strategic Communications planning, campaign development, and setting up Communications capacity at your organization.


Policy

 

We provide rapid turnaround for accessible explainers and policy briefs, fact sheets and one pagers, position statements and agendas, sign on letters, legislative leave behinds, and much more in dedicated policy analysis and support.


Branding + Design

 

We have dozens of projects under our belts and years of efficient and iterative experiences to create your partial or complete brand package, and easily modifiable graphic design collateral that will serve you for years to come.


Facilitation

 

We are experienced facilitators with more than a decade of combined experience in planning and facilitating meetings. If you have a meeting coming up quick and you’ve realized you need some help planning and facilitating the agenda, we can work with you virtually or in person to make sure your vision becomes reality, whether in an hour or through multiple days.


Organizational Support

 

Years of working for and with nonprofits allow us to provide you with external advice, insight, and guidance as you plan ahead for your organization’s transformation and success. We are particularly adept at shaping Communications and Policy departments, hiring strategies, RFPs, and management strategies for your best work.


Narrative Change

 

Policy wins often have a basis in culture shift, and we’re no stranger to narrative change strategy, whether related directly to policy or for its own sake. Through conversations, games, media strategies, and so much more, we’ve seen what works for a broad range of organizations and can assist in your culture shift and narrative change strategies to meet people where they are right now (not 30 years ago).


Topical Work

 

We have in-depth experience in the following areas:

  • Reproductive health, rights, and justice

  • Racial justice and equity

  • Comprehensive sexuality education

  • Public education

  • Youth organizing and justice

  • Public health

  • Framing and narrative shift


Experience with Entities

 
  • Nonprofits

  • Legislatures

  • Networks and coalitions

  • Government agencies

  • Departments of education

  • Foundations

  • Universities and institutes

  • Business owners