Branding and communications strategy rooted in social justice.
Dearborn Strategies is a communications consultancy and branding agency committed to building narrative power for equity and social justice. We partner with nonprofits, foundations, and mission-driven companies to find their truth, get clear on their message, and engage their communities in equitable ways.
OUR SERVICES
We solve sticky challenges and build meaningful brands.
BRAND STRATEGY & BRAND IDENTITY
Your brand is so much more than your logo. We help you answer the big questions – who are you, really, and how can you break through the noise? After defining your positioning, we build a strong messaging framework that your staff can actually use. Our fantastically talented designers bring those ideas to life.
STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS
What makes our communications strategic? It’s that ability to find the magic point where your audience, your issue, your message, your goal, and your resources align. We write communications plans, do stakeholder research, manage media relations, develop print materials, manage email programs, run campaigns, and so much more.
WEBSITES
Your website is more than an online brochure. It’s often the first and the most important touchpoint for people to get to know you and understand your story. With your brand strategy as our roadmap and user research as our copilot, we build websites that lead people through a journey and help them take action.
CONTENT strategy
The planning and structuring of written and visual content are too often divorced from brand strategy and communications strategy. We help you tie them together so that your cross-platform communications are organized in user-centered ways and content flows are built to facilitate audience actions. Reach out to us about website information architecture (IA), digital content planning, brand copywriting, and more.
copy WRITING
From blog posts to op-eds to research reports, we’ve got you covered. We’re at home when we’re writing for the web, but we can tap into our inner academics when the time is right. We can also help you build a content strategy that brings your brand to life across all mediums. Let us help you tell your story.
NETWORK-BUILDING
We are experts at building the infrastructure, systems, and trust that expand and sustain networks. In fact, we take a networked approach to nearly everything. Interested in facilitating better collaboration and greater trust across teams, organizations, or communities? Let’s talk.
“Rachel’s gifts are many, but she has enormous capacity to get up to speed and embeds herself to really understand the dynamics of her clients’ teams and priorities in an authentic, methodical way. She is especially adept at translating nuanced ideas for greater accessibility and impact, and with every challenge, brings a collaborative spirit and deep commitment to the work.”
— Catherine Nguyen, Director of Marketing & Communications, CAST
OUR CLIENTS
We partner with risk-takers.
We work with nonprofits, foundations, and small businesses in the U.S. and globally.
