Advancing Social Change, Health, Education, Climate Solutions, Research, Agriculture & Science Worldwide

Advancing Worldwide

Burness is a global team of communications experts supporting nonprofits and the people they serve.

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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.

Our Clients

University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Physical Activity Research Center
Josiah Macy Foundation
Rights and Resources Initiative
Project ECHO
Childhood Obesity Intervention Cost-Effectiveness Study (CHOICES)
Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation
Supporters of Agricultural Research (SoAR)
African Agriculture Technology Foundation (AATF)
Cadasta Foundation
The Women In Military Service For America Memorial
Vital Strategies
Afterschool Alliance
International Women's Health Coalition
WorldFish
George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication
National Opinion Research Center (NORC)
ChangeLab Solutions
Community Catalyst
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mayday Fund
Christiana Care Health System
American Association for Clinical Chemistry
Commonwealth Fund
Aspen Institute College Excellence Program
International Partnership for Microbicides
Institute for Clinical and Economic Review
Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC)
GHIT Fund
Access To Nutrition Index
Women's Fund of East Tennessee
Aspen Institute's New Voices Fellowship
University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health
Vital Healthcare Capital
PATH
International Association for the Study of Pain
Wilder Research
University of Global Health Equity (UGHE)
European Forest Institute
Crop Trust
American Cancer Society
International Livestock Research Institute
American Heart Association
Adult Vaccine Access Coalition
Lieber Institute for Brain Development
Alexander Soros Foundation
NYU School of Medicine
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Aurum Institute
Vivli
Missouri AfterSchool Network
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH)
Segal Family Foundation
Center for Sharing Public Health Services
NAACHO
Northern Virginia Health Foundation
Greater Washington Community Foundation
Milbank Memorial Fund
Duke University
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Village Enterprise
Institute for Transportation & Development Policy
Clinical Research Forum
Kansas Reading Roadmap
Climate and Land Use Alliance
Greenwall Foundation
Partners in Health
Ford Foundation
American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR)
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Gene Editing Institute
Helmsley Charitable Trust