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Consulting

Unlock Your Story Co. offers strategic consulting and communications support tailored for nonprofits, grassroots organizations, creative teams, and mission-driven initiatives. We help you shape and share your story — not just as a narrative, but as a powerful tool for engagement, fundraising, advocacy, and community-building.

If your organization struggles with clarity, cohesion, visibility, or impact, consulting with us can transform how you communicate — internally and publicly — so your message resonates, mobilizes, and builds trust.

Organizational Story & Narrative Strategy

What you receive: Mission, vision, and values articulation; Narrative frameworks for campaigns, presentations, and outreach; Unified organizational voice across all communications; Story-driven strategy for internal and external audiences

Communications & Content Strategy

What you receive: Audit of current communications and content; Strategic content planning (calendars, messaging, formats); Guidance on platform-specific storytelling (email, social media, website); Long-term strategy to maintain consistency and audience connection

Fundraising & Donor Communications

What you receive: Donor letters, grant proposals, impact reports, and appeal campaigns; Messaging that connects emotion and data for maximum impact; Strategies to deepen donor engagement and retention; Tools for ongoing fundraising storytelling

Program & Project Storytelling

What you receive: Program or project messaging frameworks; Promotional copy and storytelling materials; Guidance for program launch, outreach, and engagement; Integration of narrative across stakeholder touchpoints

DEIJ Leadership & Staff Training

What you receive: Organizational equity audits and assessment; Inclusive leadership and staff training; Policy and systems design for equitable practices; Community engagement strategies and participatory storytelling; Long-term DEIJ strategy planning with accountability frameworks

Why Consulting With Unlock Your Story Works

  1. Mission‑centered & values‑aligned: We understand nonprofit, arts, and social justice work. Our consulting isn’t about glossy marketing — it’s about authentic, value‑driven storytelling that centers purpose, people, and impact.

  2. Holistic & integrated approach: We don’t just write a report — we help you build systems: content calendars, narrative frameworks, fundraising language, campaign plans, and communications flows. This makes your work sustainable.

  3. Customizable & flexible: Every organization is different. We tailor consulting to your size, needs, capacity, and goals — whether you’re a small grassroots group or a growing arts nonprofit.

  4. Clarity, cohesion, and consistency: We help create a unified voice across all communications — so stakeholders, funders, community members, and supporters all see the same story, vision, and values.

  5. Empowerment not dependency: Our goal is to leave you stronger — with tools, frameworks, and capacities that you own. We build with you, not for you.

““We hired Cierra to develop a Diversity, Inclusion, Equity & Belonging core training for all employees at our company. We shared high-level ideas with Cierra, but she was able to run with it and develop a customized training specific to our company values and strategic vision. Cierra also coached me in learning the content and delivering the training, which she co-facilitated with me. Throughout the entire process - from ideation to creation to training and actually delivering the training - Cierra shined as an educator. She made me feel safe to ask questions, to learn what I did not know, and mostly she empowered me to want to take on a training that a few months ago I was scared to deliver. Cierra leads with her heart and gives 1000% - in every interaction I have with her, I can see Cierra bringing her energy, knowledge, and commitment to the conversation. She is centered and able to lead very hard and at times upsetting conversations gracefully and with a clear intention to hold space and learn from one other. Not only is our company stronger and better equipped to hold conversations around identity, priviledge, racism, and right action (one of our core values), Cierra’s training has made me a better human. She has inspired me to unlearn, to learn, and to keep going with this lifelong work. I plan to hire her to develop more workshops around inclusivity and leadership for our team, and could not recommend her more highly for your organization.””
— Heather N., Director of HR

Next Steps: How to Work With Us

  1. Schedule a free Discovery Call — we’ll talk about your organization’s needs, goals, and vision.

  1. We co‑design a consulting plan — based on scope (audit + strategy, content creation, communications overhaul, campaign support, etc.), timeline, and goals.

  2. We collaborate closely — from audit and strategy to content creation, implementation support, and capacity-building.

  3. You walk away with tools + autonomy — polished materials, strategic frameworks, and the ability to continue telling your story long after our engagement ends.

Ready to amplify your story and strengthen your impact? Contact us to get started ➜