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Our unwavering mission is to help extraordinary people tell their stories for the good of the world.

Shaping the Narrative on Climate Change

George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication

Elevating Indigenous Peoples’ Voices at COP27

Ford Foundation

Working Toward Food Systems That Work for Everyone

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, American Heart Association, Healthy Eating Research, Voices for Healthy Kids, Vital Village, and Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition

Valuing Care and Caregiving for All

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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Building Communities with Heart: Lessons from Kevin L. Newell

Kevin L. Newell, the CEO and founder of Royal Capital Group, a real estate development firm based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on pivotal strategies for building thriving, inclusive communities.

Cause for Concern: U.S. Women’s Health Care

Giving birth comes with inherent risks, but preventable death shouldn’t be one of them. While I still have hope for meaningful policy and system changes, the current state of women’s health care gives me pause on having children.

The Words We Use: Why Do We Use Them?

Working with our partner at Bellwether Research, we conducted online focus groups to dig into not only how people from across the country feel about certain terms, but why – and to hear perceptions about the pace of change and who’s driving it.

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Whether from our Nairobi or Bethesda offices, we’re committed to supporting the changemakers of the world, and that starts within our own walls. All Burnessers are valued and respected for their particular talents and contributions, welcomed into the process of company decision-making and supported in their personal and professional dreams.

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