COMMUNICATIONS
Building Bridges By Surfacing Stories and Amplifying Impact
Whether you’re leading a campaign, engaging partners, or building public trust, FHG can help you move from message to momentum—through community engagement, behavior change communication, storytelling, and public information strategies—built for lasting impact.
Communication can make or break impact.
Strong programs and powerful intentions can falter if the message isn’t clear. Missteps in communication risk credibility, trust, and participation—sometimes derailing even the most promising initiatives.
At FHG, we know positive impact is on the line. We’ve walked alongside governments, NGOs, funders, and companies facing the challenge of being heard, understood, and trusted. We help you bridge that gap by designing communications that connect with diverse audiences, amplify voices that matter, and create momentum that carries forward.
How We Use Communications to Build Bridges
Our communications work is rooted in our Re-Power Development® approach, ensuring every strategy is part of a larger process that builds trust, mobilizes participation, and drives lasting impact.
Communications That Build Trust and Drive Change
We design story-driven, people-centered communication strategies that build trust and move people to action.
(Click the + signs below to read a detailed description of each service.)
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We design outreach strategies that break down barriers to participation and create opportunities for meaningful involvement. Whether through listening sessions, forums, or digital dialogues, we ensure people are not just informed, but actively engaged in shaping solutions.
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We develop evidence-based campaigns that raise awareness, shift attitudes, and influence behaviors. By co-creating messages with the people most impacted, we deliver communication efforts that resonate and lead to measurable, lasting change.
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We translate complex issues into clear, accessible information that communities and stakeholders can trust. From brochures and infographics to social media kits and public affairs strategies, our campaigns promote transparency, accountability, and confidence in your work.
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We help translate complex results into people-centered stories that inspire. Whether through ethical and dignified storytelling, impact reports, or multimedia narratives, we highlight voices and experiences that build trust, visibility, and continued investment.
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We design and deliver high-impact events (e.g. community meetings, charettes, focus groups, etc.) and advocacy campaigns that mobilize people and build momentum for change. From mental health summits to grassroots campaigns, we combine facilitation, logistics, and communications to turn ideas into collective action.
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We build communication strategies that align with organizational goals and unify your message across platforms. From narrative frameworks to press and public affairs planning, we help ensure clarity, consistency, and credibility in every communication.
Using Communications to Create Connection
We’ve helped governments, nonprofits, and initiatives move from fragmented messaging and limited reach to campaigns that resonate, mobilize, and deliver results that last.
Mini Case Snapshot
Client
TandemEd - “Own Your Story” National Initiative
Challenge
TandemEd and its partners wanted to support youth-led narratives and community-building in cities across the U.S. Challenges included: aligning national funding with locally defined needs, ensuring authenticity in each city market while maintaining brand consistency with the national initiative, and increasing participation.
FHG’s Role
FHG led the development of a unifying communications strategy that balanced national messaging with city-level authenticity. We supported three youth- and community-led campaigns in Detroit (MI), Newark (NJ), and New Orleans (LA) by:
Designing outreach and engagement strategies to grow local participation
Facilitating youth-driven storytelling that highlighted lived experiences
Creating public information tools (surveys, digital kits, and city-specific communications) to ensure clear, consistent messaging
Providing strategic communication guidance that helped sponsors and partners share one story while respecting local identities
Outcome
The campaign reached over 300,000 people across Detroit, Newark, and New Orleans. Each site received direct community funding, distributed through youth- and resident-led processes. The initiative not only generated high visibility for its corporate and philanthropic sponsors—it also demonstrated the power of youth-led narratives to build collective identity, strengthen trust, and spark lasting engagement.
Outcomes That Resonate
The real measure of communication isn’t a campaign launch or media coverage—it’s the critical connections and momentum that last. We ensure that your communications won’t just circulate—they will resonate, inspire, and endure.
Trust that lasts – Clear, culturally grounded communication builds long-term credibility.
Voices amplified – Diverse perspectives are centered and elevated, not overlooked.
Movements sparked – Campaigns designed with people fuel collective action.
Results that inspire – Story-branded impact attracts partners and investment.
Partners Who Want Their Messages to Matter
We work with organizations committed to creating meaningful impact but needing the right support to ensure their messages matter and spark action. We partner with:
Public agencies seeking inclusive and credible communication strategies
NGOs and nonprofits leading outreach, advocacy, or behavior change efforts
Funders strengthening grantee visibility and impact storytelling
Corporates aligning CSR with authentic engagement and trusted narratives
Make Your Message Matter
With the right strategies, storytelling, and outreach, your message can bridge gaps, strengthen trust, and catalyze lasting change.
Let’s Talk
Let’s Work Together to Make our Global Community a Better Home For All.
Based in Atlanta. Working Across the Globe. Communicating for Social Change.
Phone: +1 (404) 981-2569
Email: letswork@findlayhouseglobal.com
