Communication shapes how we see the world and our place in it.

Public interest communication develops and activates strategies to make progress on issues that are bigger than any one organization or person. Scientific insights and best practices from the broader communication sector guide us as we research, plan and implement approaches. Hope, pragmatism and partnership help us believe in, and take meaningful steps toward, a more just world.

Partners

Break Fake Rules

Stupski Foundation Breaks Fake Rules to make it possible to reset systems. We collaboration on approaches that make fake-rule breaking feel possible and engage more people in meaningful changemaking. Learn more here.
Celebrate Innovative Individuals

Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation believes in the innovative power of individuals. Together, we amplify the work of scientists, teachers, conservationists and creators whose diverse perspectives enable us to discover new things about ourselves and our world.
Clear the path between education and work

We partner with Strada Education Foundation to help clear the path between education and work, especially for people with the most standing in their way.
Focus Efforts on Meaningful Outcomes

The Center for Public Interest Communications is our partner in field-building, learning and strategic support. Together, we cooked up the frank gathering and a community of social changemakers.

Our Services

Communication
Strategy

Strategic communication and campaign plans, brand development, narrative-shift strategies, message guides, story banks and related research guide mission-driven organizations and boost their effectiveness at reaching goals for social change.

Learning
experiences

Thoughtfully crafted trainings and special events, from online sessions to multi-day experiences, forge stronger bonds, help learning stick and engage people in becoming more effective changemakers. University classes help grow and diversify the field of public interest communication.

Fractional
roles

We serve in fractional roles, chief communication officer or strategy leader, to support organizations that need to augment their teams as they strive to achieve meaningful, positive social change.

About us

Erin is a strategist, storyteller, professor and producer putting strategic communications to work in service of a more just world.

She’s helped launch and build social movements, safeguard fragile habitats, grow and diversify California’s healthcare workforce, reduce the number of U.S. smokers, and get more philanthropic dollars into communities to spend on what they know matters most. She’s built learning experiences that resulted in more effective science communicators, stronger LGBTQIA+ storytelling, and teams committed to improved education and health policy. She’s part of the team that cooked up frank, and she frequently partners with the Center for Public Interest Communications. Her teams include strategists, designers, videographers and other partners committed to meaningful, lasting change.

She’s received honors including the PRSA Silver Anvil, Women in Social Responsibility, and University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Hall of Fame.