ENGAGEMENT
Building Bridges Through Engagement
That Moves People To Action
Whether you’re mobilizing communities, engaging partners, or building public trust, Findlay House Global can helps you move from awareness to participation. We design engagement strategies that invite people in, center lived experience, and turn communication into collective momentum built for lasting impact.
Awareness without engagement limits impact.
Strong programs and powerful intentions can stall when people are informed but not meaningfully involved. Messages may circulate, but if trust remains fragile and participation stays shallow—sometimes even the most promising initiatives are derailed.
Authentic engagement changes that.
At FHG, we help governments, funders, NGOs, and companies design engagement that people recognize as genuine, relevant, and worth joining. Our work creates space for dialogue, participation, and shared ownership—so voices are not just heard, but shape what comes next.
How We Design Engagement That Build Bridges
Our engagement work is rooted in our Re-Power Development® approach. Every strategy is part of a larger, broader process to build trust, mobilize participation, and drive lasting impact.
Engagement That Builds Trust and Sparks Action
We design people-centered engagement strategies that invite participation, elevate community voice, and move initiatives forward.
(Click the + signs below to read a detailed description of each service.)
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We design and implement engagement strategies that bring the right partners—governments, funders, NGOs, and communities—into the process. Our approach builds trust, surfaces priorities, and ensures that multiple perspectives inform strategies and decisions.
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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 surface strengths and unlock dormant potential by offering customizable training that re-power communities by boosting community participation and reducing barriers to involvement—helping to promote community ownership in development and social change processes.
We offer two customizable civic engagement programs - O.U.R. Development™ and Y.O.U.R. Development™
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We design and deliver high-impact events (e.g. community meetings, charettes, focus groups, etc.) that mobilize people and build momentum for change. From mental health summits to grassroots campaign events, we combine facilitation, logistics, and communications to turn ideas into collective action.
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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.
Using Engagement to Create Connections
We’ve helped governments, nonprofits, and initiatives move from one-way messaging and limited participation to engagement that resonates, mobilizes, and delivers 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
Developing public information tools (surveys, digital kits, and city-specific communications) to support access and clear, consistent messaging
Providing strategic guidance so 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 true measure of engagement is the critical connections and momentum that last over time. Our work ensures engagement doesn’t end with campaign reach and visibility. We focus on the entire engagement process to ensure that messages will resonate, inspire, and endure.
Trust that lasts – Culturally grounded engagement strengthens credibility.
Voices amplified – Diverse perspectives and lived experience inform decisions, not just narratives.
Participation deepens – People move from awareness to ownership, sparking collective action.
Momentum sustained – Engagement designed with communities fuels lasting impact.
Partners Who Use Engagement To Drive Change
We partner with organizations committed to creating meaningful impact. We partner with:
Public agencies seeking inclusive engagement and trusted public processes.
NGOs and nonprofits mobilizing communities around advocacy or behavior change.
Funders strengthening grantee participation and community-rooted storytelling.
Purpose-driven companies aligning CSR with authentic engagement and shared value.
Build Engagement That Lasts
With the right engagement strategy, messages become conversations, audiences become partners, and impact becomes something people carry forward together.
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