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Smart communications strategies for organizations that love kids.

Smart communication strategies for organizations that love kids.

We help child and family-focused organizations create thoughtful outreach strategies that deliver a clear message straight to the audiences who need to hear it.

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IF YOU'RE THERE FOR THE KIDS, WE'RE HERE FOR YOU.

 

Turns out, spreading difference-making ideas isn’t about chasing the newest social media platform, designing the perfect logo or shouting your story the loudest.

Secret #1? Research. Data. All the facts. Because when it comes to nonprofit marketing and school district communication, you can’t afford to waste your precious time and resources on guesswork.
Secret #2 is empathy. And our team has it in spades — because we’ve stood where you’re standing. We’ve worked in-house at kid-focused nonprofits and school district central offices. Combined, our team has more than 115 years of experience formed exclusively on issues of children and families.

We’re here to help your child or family-focused organization — through branding and materials creation, campaigns, digital and social media marketing, training, capacity building, crisis communications and research — improve the lives of more kids and families than ever before.

 
 
Our power combo of in-depth research with hard-won experience, particularly with strategic communications planning and public relations, means we’re poised to tell even the trickiest of stories — stories that move us all closer to the future we know is possible.

 
 
 

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It has been such a joy working with you. Your help, advice, and expertise has been invaluable to our little communications team and to our whole organization. You've made me better at my job. 

— MEGHAN FORDER || Communications Director || UCLA Center for the Developing Adolescent

 
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We asked Forthright to complete a communications audit so we could then make strategic decisions about where to focus our valuable time and effort. They made specific recommendations about every piece of our communications strategy, from how to optimize our email marketing program to what social media outlets we should focus on. We are now confident about how we can best reach our target audience, giving us more time to focus on what’s more important to us: helping our students thrive.

— VICTOR RIVAS UMANA || CEO || The Golden State Academy

 
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NRPA is committed to ensuring all youth have equitable access to youth sports opportunities that are safe, fun, and affordable. Based on our shared commitment to equity and passion for serving youth, Forthright Advising was the perfect partner for this project. The team produces high quality work and is always responsive, flexible, and FUN! Truly a joy working together on this project.

— Teresa Morrissey || Senior Program Manager || National Recreation and Park Association

 
 
 
 
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Our audiences are dealing with a lot – so it’s more important than ever to clearly describe your work and your vision for the world. 

You shouldn't wait until a press release or web redesign to sharpen the language you use everyday to describe your work. 

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I’ve also been a parent for nearly 13 years.

And over time, I’ve noticed a growing trend. Parents and caregivers are overworked, overstressed and overwhelmed – and it’s impacting their health. 

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