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

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