NGO WRITER, EDITOR, TRAINER
Let’s get to the human heart of your work
No matter what your organization wants to communicate, I'll help you do it better. That might mean:
Training your team how to write great stories, clear prose or winning grant proposals.
Building a communications training program.
Creating a communications strategy to power up your work.
Writing or editing anything from punchy marketing copy to long reports.
Facilitating conference sessions on shared purpose.
Drop me a line, let's talk.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
MY MISSION: I help arts and justice organizations communicate better, so they build more public support and have more impact. I value the work of my clients and colleagues, and I bring creativity and team spirit to help them do even better.
MY BACKGROUND: I have 25 years of experience with organizations big and small, including many offices and agencies of the United Nations, as well as Active Voice Lab, Anna Deavere Smith, Columbia University, Echoing Green, the Ford Foundation, GrantCraft, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, and others. I hold master’s degrees from the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Divinity School.
MY OFFERING: No matter what your organization does, communications is—or should be—an essential part of it. Below is some of what I can do for and with you.
Writing and Editing
We’ll get to the heart of your work, and that means you’ll build more support and create more change. Read some of my reports, web stories, strategy guides, and more. Clients have included the United Nations, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, Active Voice Lab, Philanthropy New York, and others.
Training and Coaching
In person or online, in groups or one-on-one, I offer customized communications training to bring out the best in your team. Check out the menu of communications workshops I offer, from storytelling to public speaking to proposal-writing and more. I’ve worked with United Nations staff from around the world, and I wrote a guide on “Storytelling and Social Change.”
Strategy and Research
I work with foundations and nonprofits to create action plans for maximum impact. Clients have included Echoing Green, the Ford Foundation, and the Stupski Foundation. I researched and wrote grantmaker strategy guides for GrantCraft and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (see the “Writing” page). I was a researcher for the renowned playwright and actor Anna Deavere Smith.
What They’re Saying
Here’s what my clients and colleagues from around the world have to say about me, in recommendations on my LinkedIn profile.
AS A COLLEAGUE: “A pleasure to work with” “team spirited” “professional” “excellent colleague” “easy to work with” “well-organized”
WRITER-EDITOR: “Superb” “fantastic ” “tremendously talented” “brilliant” “fast and flexible” “outstanding” “works with both his left and right brain”
TRAINER-COACH: “Gifted coach” “resourceful mentor” “great teacher” “easy rapport with participants” “workshops were perfectly tailored” “educational and fun” “practical” “engaging” “very effective” “participants loved the workshop” “went away enthusiastic [and] full of ideas”
Creative Work
I make collages, photo series, short videos, and other creative work.
Check out some of my projects.
See also my project “50 Ways to Look at the Met”—perspectives on art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
Previously, I’ve worked in storytelling forms such as radio, theater, documentary film, and oral history.