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How we understand our work shapes what we do next. Here, we explore narrative strategy in practice, from leadership and organizational change to fundraising, marketing, and communications.
We examine the assumptions behind familiar approaches, the possibilities dialogue can reveal, and the role of human judgment as AI changes how we think and work.
The Space Between Knowing and Telling
The organizations that struggle most to tell their story are often the ones doing the most important work. The problem is not a writing problem or a branding problem — it is a space problem, and space problems have space solutions.
The Host, Not the Hero
The fundraising sector has grown fluent in a single narrative shape. An organization identifies a problem, mobilizes against it, and asks the donor to fund the rescue.
How Narrative Builds Community Trust
Community needs go unmet for many reasons. A shortfall of funds is the reason most often cited, and the reason most easily measured.
The Wild Within
In this dialogue, RPL’s Robert and Rowan sit down with environmental scientist Dr. Kathleen McNary.
Building Reborn Consultants
In this dialogue, RPL’s Rowan Wilson sits down with Kameron Conley, founder of Reborn Consultants, whose journey from an IHOP brainstorm at 18 to running a strategy-driven marketing agency reimagines what it means to build clarity, community, and creativity in business.
Making Space: A Framework for Narrative Coherence
I have spent nearly twenty years working with mission-driven leaders who know their work matters but struggle to explain why it matters in ways that move people.
The Hidden Power of PR
Public relations, when approached with intention, creates pressure to think carefully, sort competing priorities, and hold mission and message together at once.
Targeting Through Insights
Identify high-potential donors through AI-powered wealth screening and data analysis. Align your narrative with the capacity and interests of your audience.
Clarity in the Chaos
Navigate organizational complexity with a framework designed for the real world. Learn to find clarity and alignment when usual systems feel limited.