Whitson Strategies

Helping your advocacy organization go further.

We partner with progressive advocacy organizations to activate their communities and achieve the change they envision.

We believe the details are what make the 50,000 ft view possible. We have even built planes while flying them. Each challenge is different – that’s why we only accept a few projects at a time. This work style allows us to give individualized attention to each client, including research and strategies specifically tailored to your goals, cause, audience, and capacity.

LET’S WORK TOGETHER

Strategy

Tired of throwing tactics out just to see what sticks? We analyze your audience, goals, capacity, and identify missing elements to develop a strong, effective, and efficient strategy for your work.
Trainings & Coaching

You have the capacity, all your staff and board need now is the knowledge and experience. That’s where we come in.
Fundraising

We set up the systems you need to get the money in the door you want. From training staff to auditing your current efforts, we leave no stone unturned.
Content Creation

From producing evergreen marketing materials to campaign-specific multimedia, we create videos, graphics, and copy that move your audience into action.
Research & Analysis

Our strategies, tactics, and advice are only as good as the data behind them. Whether power-mapping or measuring online engagement, we provide you with the data you need to make informed decisions.
Major Donor Development

Having a major donor program means having a relationship program. You need to know what their wants and wishes are for the cause they care so deeply about and they need to know the reality on the ground. We can help.
Campaign, Project, & Coalition Management

We provide the extra capacity you need to efficiently manage the details, people, and partners important to your vision.
Branding

Your branding is your audience’s first impression of your organization. We make sure it’s a good one.
Organizational Transitions

From a change in Executive Director or board, to a complete organizational merger or restart, your development team can’t miss a beat. We can help guide your team to less stress and more success.
Growth Planning

Does 50% of your budget come from one donor? It’s time to plan a path to a more sustainable income.
Funding Research

You have a fundable idea, now all you need is a well-vetted, thoroughly researched list of prospects. We can help you get there.

Who is Whitson Strategies?

We are spouses with a combined 25 years of experience working for progressive advocacy nonprofits. When our child was born, we felt an increased urgency to realize the progress we’d been working toward so that his world could be filled with more opportunities than ours.

That’s when we decided to start our own business – now we get to work closely with organizations to create sustainable systems for effective development, marketing, and community engagement campaigns.

BEKA

(She/Her) Beka is a fund development professional with 16 years of experience in political and environmental advocacy.

She specializes in fostering staff leadership, navigating organizational transitions, as well as engaging donors and funders to give generously to further the mission.

Her experience in directing a team of 60+ staff and board to participate in development efforts for a statewide organization, as well as acting as the founding Executive Director of a 501(c)4 organization has given her the ability to navigate any challenge you may be facing.

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SARAH

(They/Them) Specializing in inclusive conservation campaigns, Sarah develops and produces comprehensive digital strategies, campaigns, and creative content that motivate elected officials and communities into action.

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