Strategic Impact Narrative Consulting

In today’s dynamic political and financial environment, adaptive narratives are essential for organizations committed to inclusive finance and economic justice. The narrative landscape is shifting rapidly, and organizations must navigate complex challenges while staying true to their mission. As the stakes grow higher, traditional messaging may not resonate or drive the impact needed to advance community priorities.

To ensure your organization’s voice is heard, your narrative strategy must evolve beyond communications strategy and in tandem with the changing landscape, all while maintaining alignment with your core values. This requires more than simply pushing out information—it demands a strategic approach to narrative development that reinforces your mission, engages stakeholders, and advances your long-term objectives.

Through a collaborative partnership, I help organizations align their messaging with their strategic vision, ensuring that their message connects with your key audiences and drives actionable outcomes. By developing adaptive narrative strategies, I can work to reshape narratives, helping position your organization as a leader in the opportunity finance sector without diluting the integrity of your mission.

This approach can help break through noise, capture the attention of your key stakeholders, and foster meaningful, long-term engagement. It can ensure your organizational narratives not only keep pace with the shifting financial and political landscape but also produce a measurable and meaningful impact that aligns with your organizational goals.

"Dahna's strategic guidance and expertise were instrumental to BlueHub SUN's impact communications efforts. Her wisdom, deep understanding of our mission and audience, combined with her responsiveness and clear communication, made her an excellent thought partner. Dahna consistently delivered high-quality, insightful content that strongly aligned with our objectives. We are grateful for the substantial value she added to our organization."

—Autumn McLaughlin, SVP of Strategic Communications, Mission & External Relations

Communications strategy focuses on expression—the channels, messages, and timing used to reach defined audiences. It’s about clarity, consistency, and engagement: how to ensure that what you say is understood.

Narrative strategy begins one step earlier. It examines your organization's story itself—the institutional assumptions, inherited frameworks, and cultural signals that shape how people perceive your purpose. It asks whether the story your organization tells about itself still matches the world it operates in, and whether it reflects the full spectrum of communities, stakeholders, and lived realities connected to your work.

In practice, narrative strategy functions as an organizational intelligence tool. It helps leaders verify alignment between mission, identity, and environment before investing in communication, marketing, or policy campaigns.

Skipping this step, especially in times of rapid social and cultural transition, means amplifying messages that may no longer be true, relevant, or trusted.

When paired with a strong communication strategy, a sound narrative strategy ensures that what your organization says publicly is not just well crafted, but well grounded, credible, resonant, and reflective of who you are now, not merely who you have been.

I will guide your organization's leaders through the creation of adaptive narrative strategies that shape your messaging around your organizational goals, helping ensure they resonate with stakeholders and drive measurable impact. I can help with:

• Strategic Positioning and Messaging: Align your organization’s narrative with its mission and long-term objectives to ensure clear, consistent narratives across stakeholders. 
• Reputation and Issue Management: Develop strategies to shape and restore your organization’s reputation, proactively addressing issues to maintain alignment with core values. 
• Narrative Audits and Strategy Optimization: Assess current narrative strategies and refine them to maximize impact and relevance in the evolving political and financial environment.
• Stakeholder-Centric Content Development: Create targeted content that directly addresses the needs and concerns of key stakeholders, reinforcing your organization’s mission and social impact. 
• Content Strategy Integration: Develop a comprehensive content plan, including content calendars, distribution strategies, and visual content, that fit seamlessly into your overall narrative plans.

After our introductory call, I provide a working quote that outlines the specific solutions I can offer and the corresponding fees. This gives you a clear understanding of the services available and sets expectations for our collaboration. 

Many clients choose to start with an initial project, where we focus on a specific, high-priority aspect of their narrative strategy. This approach ensures that I can quickly demonstrate value, while also laying the groundwork for a longer-term strategic partnership that drives measurable impact and aligns with your broader organizational goals.

However, the scope of our collaboration can vary—from several hours of targeted narrative strategy consulting on a specific narrative to a comprehensive discovery project that results in a strategic blueprint. I also offer an extended monthly partnership of  six months or longer. 

Regardless of the engagement model, I operate within a rigorously defined framework to ensure the exceptional delivery of my specialized, high-impact services.

Clients who require exceptional strategic narrative plans and value lasting impact will find significant benefit in partnering with me. My approach combines deep expertise, a strong educational foundation, and extensive experience to craft solutions that align with your long-term goals and can show measurable results.

My work reflects this high level of commitment and professionalism. The investment required is aligned with the quality, originality, and depth of the solutions I provide. We will establish a partnership built on mutual respect, with compensation that reflects the high-caliber service and strategic insight I offer.

I believe in transparency, so we’ll discuss your budget and project scope during our introductory consultation, ensuring that the engagement meets your goals while respecting your financial parameters.

Compensation is also determined by specific project components, originality, depth, and breadth. We can discuss your budget constraints during our introductory call.

If you're committed to amplifying your inclusive impact narrative, I welcome you to schedule a complimentary 30-minute introductory call. Let's explore how we can achieve your narrative objectives together. 

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