There’s no greater testament to our impact than the voices of our clients. Here’s what they have to say about working with Mission Minded.
Denver Art Museum
“Mission Minded knows its business and ours.”
“The Denver Art Museum partners with Mission Minded because of their strategic thinking, outstanding creative work, and effective project management. Mission Minded knows its business and ours. We’re delighted to work with them.”
“Like their name, Mission Minded is strategically focused on successfully achieving a project's goals. They understand the challenges that face nonprofit arts organizations, and have a sophisticated, yet friendly, approach to addressing those challenges. They're pros—it is reflected in the quality of their work, and in the final results.”
Tim Hallman | Director of Marketing & Communications Asian Art Museum
The Sierra Club Foundation
“… one of [our] most acclaimed annual reports ever.”
“Mission Minded’s strategic thinking, creative design, and clear writing helped The Sierra Club Foundation create one of its most acclaimed annual reports ever. Mission Minded helped us better position our work with our donors and partners to build their support for our important work in the years ahead.”
Community Initiatives
“They are smart, creative, strategic, and fun!”
“Working with Mission Minded has been a highlight of my professional career. They are smart, creative, strategic, and fun! And, they deliver—on time and on budget—while keeping you informed for the entire journey. Unique in my experience.”
National Equity Project
“… infectiously passionate about communications and incredibly smart.”
“The Mission Minded team guided us through a very challenging process—a long overdue name change and rebranding—with deep insight, grace, and humor. They are infectiously passionate about communications and incredibly smart. We are delighted with our new brand, and our overall communications moved up several notches. We couldn’t have done it without them.”
Levi Strauss Foundation
“… an excellent partner …”
“The Mission Minded team was an excellent partner in working with us at the Levi Strauss Foundation on our rebranding initiative. They were very effective in working with a diverse group of global stakeholders, they created a compelling and inspiring logo that reflected the essence of our brand, and collaborated to create messaging that would help us more effectively communicate our work.”
Performing Arts Workshop
“Thanks to the Mission Minded team for such a great final product.”
“Thanks to the Mission Minded team for such a great final product. The video Mission Minded produced for Performing Arts Workshop is a strong addition to our homepage and conveys a compelling argument for our work. We've gotten great feedback on it from our stakeholders.”
Crystal Springs Uplands School
“… thank you for making me look good …”
“I have already heard from several parties that they enjoyed the strategic planning session tonight and were impressed with your process. I have been involved with many strategic planning sessions that accomplished a lot less and took much more time. I want to thank you for making me look good with an engaging and productive meeting!”
Los Angeles Unified School District
“… far superior to any other group I've worked with in 20 years …”
“Mission Minded's development of a strategic communications plan for the Los Angeles Unified School District's Ten-Year-Plan was not only professionally planned and executed, but their ability to deeply understand our unique culture and needs is far superior to any other group I've worked with in 20 years.”
Linda Johannesen | Linda Johannesen Wallace Foundation, LAUSD Plan Development Expert; (Retired) President, Galef Institute Los Angeles Unified School District
CASA of San Mateo County
“Mission Minded is very professional, responsive, and available.”
“Mission Minded took the time to get to know our organization from a variety of perspectives and they really listened to us. They truly have a heart for our work with foster children. Jennie and Zach know their business and have been able to gently educate us about public perception and effective marketing. Mission Minded is very professional, responsive, and available. The project timeline is very organized and well thought out and has kept us on track allowing us to see regular progress. We consider Mission Minded a true partner.”
Patricia Miljanich & Beth Nolan | Exectutive Director / Program Director CASA of San Mateo County
University of California Berkeley, Human Rights Center
“… creative solutions, reliable delivery, and clear results.”
“Mission Minded provides creative solutions, reliable delivery, and clear results. Their depth of experience in nonprofit communications and tools has made a great contribution to projects from website design to organizational identity.”
Camille Crittenden, PhD | Executive Director University of California Berkeley, Human Rights Center
Tides
“… exceptional project managers able get the work done within a very tight time frame.”
“Mission Minded’s expertise of the branding and messaging process, combined with their deep knowledge of the nonprofit sector and our diverse audiences served to give Tides a fabulous foundation on which to base all our communications activities. The Mission Minded team worked well with us and they proved to be exceptional project managers able get the work done within a very tight time frame.”
Christine Coleman | Director of Communications Tides
Pets Unlimited
“Mission Minded was invaluable to our organization …”
“Mission Minded was invaluable to our organization; they helped us craft a focused message with supporting talking points that generated a positive response from our donors.”
Joe O'Hehir | (Former) Executive Director Pets Unlimited
Skoll Foundation, Social Edge
“… meticulous research and innovative recommendations …”
“Over the years, Mission Minded's meticulous research and innovative recommendations have been invaluable in growing what is now the leading online community for social entrepreneurs, one with global reach and proven social impact.”
Victor d’Allant | Executive Director Skoll Foundation, Social Edge
American Conservatory Theater
“… allowed us to laser-focus our work …”
“Working with Mission Minded was a great collaborative process. It was invaluable to me to have a partner to bounce ideas off and to take them to the next level, all the while keeping our strategic thinking in the foreground. Fine-tuning each of our goals allowed us to bring our creativity to a higher level. This process allowed us to laser-focus our work, resulting in meeting and exceeding revenue goals and planning metrics.”
Scott Walton | Executive Director of Communications, KQED; (Former) Marketing Director, A.C.T. American Conservatory Theater
Bread & Roses
“… highly professional, accessible, and fun.”
“Mission Minded did a fabulous job of helping Bread & Roses more clearly articulate the benefits of our work, thus making our marketing much more effective. Jennie Winton and Zach Hochstadt were highly professional, accessible, and fun. The board and staff were exceedingly satisfied with the progress we made. The consultation occurred a year and half ago, and we are still reaping the benefits.”
Cassandra Flipper | Executive Director Bread & Roses
The Leakey Foundation
“The team at Mission Minded simply could not get any better!”
“The team at Mission Minded simply could not get any better! Not only is this team highly intelligent and savvy, but they understand their clients and work in a manner that is relaxed and comfortable—all the while meeting deadlines and exceeding expectations! I highly recommend Mission Minded for any design, marketing, or branding consultation projects.”
Marin Country Day School
“… worked with us as responsive, cheerful, and dynamic partners …”
“Mission Minded focused quickly on the core values of Marin Country Day School and worked with us as responsive, cheerful, and dynamic partners to develop a strategic and functional framework for our school communications.”
Lucinda Katz | Head of School Marin Country Day School
Richmond District Neighborhood Center
“… your presentation made a huge impact on the Board and really brought our staff together …”
“Thank you again for the careful message development work that you and your team did for the Center—your presentation made a huge impact on the Board and really brought our staff together in a most-needed way at this time. We are impressed with your work and would be happy to recommend Mission Minded to our colleagues.”
Dorian Luey | Operations Director Richmond District Neighborhood Center
COLAGE
“… a new, magical place.”
“Many thanks to everyone at Mission Minded for shepherding us through the branding process and landing us in a new, magical place. We are very excited about putting the results further into action.”
Beth Teper | Executive Director COLAGE
BTW informing change
“The work you do is superlative.”
“I'm thrilled with our Mission Minded experience. The work you do is superlative. You really understand our work and our purpose.”
Hebrew Free Loan
“It was a joy to work with you …”
“It was a joy to work with you and we are all so appreciative of your talent, your creativity, and your dedication.”
Cindy Rogoway | Associate Director Hebrew Free Loan
The Coalition for Children Affected by AIDS
“… most importantly, people who read (our website) are now clear who we are and what we do.”
“The website has been so helpful to me--very easy to update and use, and it looks extremely professional. Plus, most importantly, people who read it are now clear who we are and what we do.”
