novel communications

Writing

Novel Communications can generate clear, effective documents aligned with your strategy, consistent with your organization’s voice, and tailored to your target audience. I write just about anything, but I have particular experience in nonprofit communications (especially fundraising documents), and scientific and medical writing for lay audiences. Reach out and we’ll get started.

  • Articles and blog posts
  • Fundraising proposals
  • Case statements and white papers
  • Stewardship pieces and annual reports

Editing and proofreading

With Novel Communications’ editing services, you will know that your audience is receiving the best version of you. From quick proofreads to intensive developmental reviews, I can make sure your documents are well-tuned, efficient, and error-free. If you need something edited, get in touch.

Matched to any major style guide (like Chicago or AP) or to your own.

Next-day or even same-day services available.

Extra attention paid to hyphens, because I really like hyphens.

Fundraising strategy

Novel Communications can help you close more and bigger gifts to advance your organization’s top priorities. Together, we can develop powerful core messaging, create transformative gift opportunities, design long-term engagement strategies, deliver compelling proposals, and provide meaningful stewardship to grow donor relationships.

Strategy consultations are longer and more involved than individual projects. They may involve multiple documents, including items like case statements, proposal templates, and style guides that your team will draw from for future pieces.

I have extensive experience at the major- and principal-gifts levels, and a strong track record of successful seven- and eight-figure proposals. Let’s discuss your situation and ambitions, and take your fundraising to the next level.

Training

Novel Communications can design and deliver a writing training program to achieve:

  • consistent voice and quality in writing across your organization.
  • smoother collaboration between your communications team and interdepartmental partners.
  • more effective new-employee onboarding to sustain improvements through hiring cycles.

Built around actionable steps and straightforward decision-making frameworks, my curriculum has helped professionals focus on the most important information, structure documents optimally, and get better results.

I will work with you to develop a custom program for your team, matched to your work and aligned with your goals. Depending on your situation, it could range from a few whole-team sessions to small-group or one-on-one workshops with key employees. Contact me to get the process started.