Work

The Impact of SDGs

The beautiful cover of this Annual Impact Report represents the power and reach of the Global Philadelphia Association.

The report features my articles about their Sustainable Development Goals mural project and how GPA programs are vital to Philadelphia’s standing as America’s first World Heritage City.

Can You Build Hope — With Emails?

Yes, email can really make a difference! The collaboration with Hope’s Corner dining room for a Giving Tuesday campaign made a big impact: more than double the donation goal. That’s a lot of hot meals!

Website Copy and Impact Report Helps Students in Ghana

Two brilliant, married professors from Ghana provide life-changing college tuition to poor students in their native country.

I worked closely with JEQ Foundation to develop copy backed by data and testimonials that shows how donors can lift deserving students out of poverty.

UnConferencing for Better Governance

This successful online UnConference served as a lead magnet, bringing many new membership prospects into the membership organization’s orbit.

Since an UnConference is about inclusive discussion, I wrote an email campaign that showed just how valuable good conversations can be.

Getting to Platinum

GuideStar profiles are crucial for fundraising. And the most viewed profiles have the Gold or Platinum level Seal of Transparency.

I worked with the Trippley Foundation to take them from a Silver seal all the way to the top, Platinum. And that can mean more funding for their innovative youth programs.

How Do You Teach Soccer in a Pandemic?

Faced with this question, a small nonprofit in the Philadelphia area suddenly found themselves training kids around the world.

My article also reveals how a film history instructor and a pair of Brazilian musicians on opposite ends of the globe cobbled together effective hybrid distance learning programs.