In 2019, we partnered with Adam Burk + Co. to collaboratively design and test a new model of communications support for non-profits with the Quimby Family Foundation. What emerged is BOOST, a 4-month program to support strategic storytelling and integrated communications work for lean nonprofit teams across Maine.
Working with one organization at a time, we immerse ourselves in their culture, get to know the team and the role they play in their community. Each organization leaves the BOOST process with prioritized recommendations to level up their communications efforts, as well as support from us to move one recommendation forward.
We are thoughtful listeners, provocateurs, and champions of each organization and the individuals who make it run. We approach this work as true partners, offering an outside perspective and merging our collective experience to support a strategic review of both the stories that are being told and the way communications work gets done.
In some instances our work with Boost grantees continues beyond the scope of BOOST projects where we are able to continue to support their strategic communications needs.
BOOST Grantees
Birth Roots
Hills to Sea Trail
Inland Woods and Trails
Southern Maine Conservation Collaborative
Maine Farmland Trust
Maine Federation of Farmers’ Markets
Maine Food Convergence Project
Maine GearShare
Teens to Trails
Hearty Roots
ReTreeUS
Maine School Garden Network
Mi’kmaq Nation
Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust
University of Maine 4-H Camps and Learning Centers
Cultivating Community
“My greatest asset when starting as the Executive Director of Teens to Trails was our BOOST report and strategic messaging statements. I could not have asked for a better tool to get me started.
The BOOST report became our backbone; the recommendations launched an important rebranding effort, and the messaging wove through my communications to donors, the media and our program participants. We became Teens to Trails 2.0!
Additionally, Leah and Adam remain invested in our success - I know they are watching, listening and reading what we produce. They remain an enduring team of support.”