Thinkinc.

our clients into thought leaders. Among the areas in which we specialize:

• Building Political Will: Utilizing strategic communications and partnerships to build the external political will necessary to gain public awareness and high-level attention for your key issues;

• Issue Framing/Public Education Campaigns: Developing highly strategic messaging platforms and integrated communications strategies to build awareness, influence public opinion, impact legislation, and engage and move important constituencies into action;

• Strategic Planning & Positioning: Managing and stewarding your organization through a strategic planning and positioning process to strengthen your organizational infrastructure, identify hidden resources, and unify around an overall vision;

• Board Development: Ensuring your board of directors is aligned with your overall vision and mission and able to provide effective political and financial leadership by assessment and strategic improvement of your cultivation, recruitment, orientation, and training methods;

• Resource Development: Strengthening philanthropic resources through strategic improvements to development efforts and forging partnerships with key funders;

• Government & Community Relations: Engaging neighbors, community organizations, and government at all levels to enhance your potential to expand into new markets, provide new services, or successfully navigate controversy;

• Strategic Partnerships: Forging partnerships with key individuals, organizations, officials, and funders that support and enhance your ability to turn your goals and objectives into a reality;

• Coalition Management: Building and stewarding coalitions of individual and organizational allies in support of a common aim;

• Event Planning: Staging convenings, white paper issue forums, press conferences, and other special events that allow you to bring your message directly to public officials, community leaders, key partners, and major media outlets; and

• Media Relations: Utilizing our longstanding relationships with influential journalists and media outlets across the Chicago region and nationally to place your story in leading newspapers, news broadcasts, and online news channels. Glenn, over the past two decades we have successfully worked with numerous nonprofit organizations, community groups, businesses, and individuals. We invite you to visit our website at www.thinkincstrategy.com to review our broad and regularly growing client list for additional information including work samples and media placements, and to browse the qualifications of Ms. Glenn and our staff on our team page.