Your vision is bigger than your reach. We exist to change that.

The world needs the change you’re ready to deliver — in health, education, energy, human rights, the environment. But you need to reach more people to make it happen. More leaders, communities, movements. We are your guides to that growth.

“We just need to get our messaging right.”

— every visionary leader we’ve ever met

Throughout our two decades in social impact communications, we’ve heard this. A lot. 

It’s not wrong. New language and channels are critically important in attracting new audiences. But that won’t be enough for what you’re up to.

In our world of information overload, even the right words in the right places are immediately buried in a never-ending avalanche of content — or, worse, misinterpreted with disastrous results.

To truly extend your reach, you need to build new, trusting relationships alongside your messaging. 

Here’s why: When people know and trust you, your messages stand out to them. They hear and see what you’re saying. They are more willing to amplify your story and help it to spread.

The alternative to trust and connection? Leave your messaging and growth in the hands of profit-driven algorithms. Your mission is too vital for that.

When you build both new relationships and new messages, you will see the growth you seek. Helping you do both — that’s our work

Our work in action:

We support leaders and their organizations who want, and need, their message to land with new audiences and communities. Our approach is two-fold:

  • Crafting versions of your message that speak to new audiences while staying true to your core

  • Establishing trust and connection with these new audiences, so your message is heard, understood, and acted on

No matter the sector or issue, these two priorities — message and relationships — are the foundation for your growth and impact.

MISSION, COMMS STRATEGY, STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

Mind & Life Institute

Bringing contemplative science to a changing world

 
 
 
 

Strategic planning, stakeholder engagement

Portland General Electric

Engaging front-line communities and youth in the clean energy transition

 

CROSS-SECTOR ENGAGEMENT, COMMS STRATEGY, MESSAGING

World Forestry Center

Launching an all-hands vision for society, community and resilient forests

 
 

CROSS-SECTOR ENGAGEMENT, COMMS STRATEGY, MESSAGING

The Life Story Initiative

Co-creating solutions and stories with survivors, to speak across systems

 

Strategic planning, Brand, ESG

Gap Inc.

Connecting a brand’s promise to women across all communities

 

  • “Highest praise to the Perennial team for their skillful guidance in leading our organization through an engaging, creative and productive process! Every member of the Perennial team is incredibly warm, patient, knowledgeable and enthusiastic.”

    Susan Bauer-Wu
    Former President, Mind & Life Institute

  • “Perennial brought unparalleled skill, care, intention, grace, and a deep commitment to women's rights to their work with us, and consistently helped us to translate our visions (no matter how large or seemingly impossible) into concrete strategic action.”

    Maheen Kaleem
    Deputy Director, Grantmakers for Girls of Color (formerly of NoVo Foundation)

  • “Perennial’s broad-based expertise in communications, branding, strategic planning, and social change helped our organization imagine the possible, grow, and improve. I look forward to our next project together.”

    Joe Furia
    Executive Director, World Forestry Center

  • “Working with Perennial has been transformational for us, particularly in our communication and external bridge-building strategies. Deliverables are always of the highest quality and they create tools we use regularly. They are an essential extension of our team that helps us be more impactful.”

    Erin Ganju
    Former Managing Director, Echidna Giving

  • “Only with Perennial and Studio DAD did we find partners who shared our conviction that strength and power lie in connecting people and complex ideas. They are unparalleled in their capacity to partner and to design tools that seed and nourish dynamic partnership among all of our diverse audiences.”

    Sona Dimidjian, PhD
    Director, Renée Crown Wellness Institute

 
 
 

Our view on the future of business

Wiring purpose into a sector defined by profit

“Consumers, employees and other business-critical stakeholders demand more than ever from business. Inspired INC. provides clear guidance on how to navigate this abrupt shift in marketplace power.”

Gavin Patterson, President and Chief Revenue Officer
Salesforce

The payoff for building trust

Building real connections in a profit-driven world

We wrote the book on companies that use trust as a strength for one reason:

To inspire more businesses — B2B and B2C — to do the same.

Now, we help leaders see how trust grows from bold ideas and, in turn, fuels growth, innovation, and resilience.

Our clients, across sectors and issues: