Our Mission

To deliver impactful fundraising stories into the hands of every nonprofit we meet.

This opens doors for nonprofits to create more impact, with a re-energized grant strategy, strong case statements and mission-aligned funding opportunities.

We work with many small and medium nonprofits to implement grant strategies,
so you can get back to implementing your mission.

We are a development agency that helps your nonprofit establish its PRESENCE in the way your organization represents its work and shares that with the world. What follows is a high tide … an abundance of COMPANY in the volunteers, donors and supporters that enable your cause to thrive.

Our Character …

   Amiable      Sincere       Diligent      Generous      Gentle      Reliable   

Frozen. On a mattress, on a hospital room floor, I sat staring at my then just days old daughter, born 4 weeks early. I hoped desperately that this premature life would be perfectly healthy, while worrying about trouble looming elsewhere in my family. Two days later, my 3-year-old nephew was diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma. Cancer.

In that moment, the fragility of life grew so obvious. I felt something was out of alignment, but struggled to find the courage to understand why. I remember as a little girl spending hours creating novels, etching adventures page after page into piles of notebooks. As I grew up, this passion led me to pursue a degree in journalism. Then, I worked at a variety of newspapers – freelance and full-time, traditional and online.

At the time, I owner a digital marketing firm, but I wasn’t creating any of the copy for our clients. I had stopped writing.

After my daughter was born and my nephew diagnosed, I created a regular routine of writing again. I connected with a pediatric cancer nonprofit and volunteered to help the organization better write its story. I started freelance gigs, with one nonprofit after another. Story after inspiring story came to the surface.

I went on like that for a few years, by day feeling stuck as the owner of a digital marketing firm not aligned with my dreams, and by night pursuing my passion to tell impactful stories. In 2018, I launched Presence&Company Development Agency and soon after I sold my marketing firm.

Now, I embrace my own purpose: to make a difference for organizations through my storytelling and writing talents. I truly want to make a difference for your organization, and compelling writing is my way to do that. I would love to learn more about your story, and look forward to sharing your purpose.

Meet the Team

A purposeful presence is of utmost importance to creating good, in a variety of ways:

Present: in the way we must strategize and create to present a story.

Presence: in the way that we are purposefully present and active in the impact we create and the story we tell about it.

Presents: in the way we use our altruistic values through philanthropy & positive impact.

& Company isn’t just an add-on. This piece is important in the way we nurture meaningful relationships – to keep us company and drive our impact.