Change Consulting
@changeconsulting.bsky.social
We are a Black-led, women-operated communications agency for racial justice leaders and changemakers #Strategy #Branding #Implementation #Training
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Through communications strategy/messaging, media relations, & digital/content work, we help leaders, advocates, & organizers expand their reach, shape narratives, shift policies & systems, & build durable organizations & movements. Check out change-llc.com to learn more about our services!
Thinking back to an incredible evening at the Akonadi Foundation’s End-of-Year Party! 🎉 Our team loved celebrating and connecting with such passionate changemakers.A special highlight: Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee presenting the Akonadi team with a proclamation. Truly inspiring!
December 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Thinking back to an incredible evening at the Akonadi Foundation’s End-of-Year Party! 🎉 Our team loved celebrating and connecting with such passionate changemakers.A special highlight: Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee presenting the Akonadi team with a proclamation. Truly inspiring!
Flashing back to the Public Relations Society of America San Francisco Bay Area 7th Annual Foggies Awards Holiday Mixer celebrating the best PR pros, agencies, and campaigns in the Bay Area. Change Consulting was honored to be named Small Agency of the Year! 🏆
December 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Flashing back to the Public Relations Society of America San Francisco Bay Area 7th Annual Foggies Awards Holiday Mixer celebrating the best PR pros, agencies, and campaigns in the Bay Area. Change Consulting was honored to be named Small Agency of the Year! 🏆
Excited to share MORE impactful projects we’ve worked on w/ our amazing partners English Learners Workforce Investment Initiative (EL-WIN), California Alliance for Youth and Community Justice, Youth Organize! California, and WA LEAD for Racial Justice Initiative. Take a moment - explore their work!
December 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Excited to share MORE impactful projects we’ve worked on w/ our amazing partners English Learners Workforce Investment Initiative (EL-WIN), California Alliance for Youth and Community Justice, Youth Organize! California, and WA LEAD for Racial Justice Initiative. Take a moment - explore their work!
Flashing back to our very first webinar - Storytelling for Social Change - an incredible experience sharing how to use stories to advance your work and connect more deeply with the people you need to move into action.
Missed it? You can watch the full webinar here: youtu.be/-b2AdMu2yQo?...
Missed it? You can watch the full webinar here: youtu.be/-b2AdMu2yQo?...
December 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Flashing back to our very first webinar - Storytelling for Social Change - an incredible experience sharing how to use stories to advance your work and connect more deeply with the people you need to move into action.
Missed it? You can watch the full webinar here: youtu.be/-b2AdMu2yQo?...
Missed it? You can watch the full webinar here: youtu.be/-b2AdMu2yQo?...
What a year 2025 has been! We’re thrilled to celebrate the incredible projects we’ve tackled with our amazing clients.
Dive in, celebrate their impact, and join us in supporting their inspiring work!
Dive in, celebrate their impact, and join us in supporting their inspiring work!
December 9, 2025 at 12:33 AM
What a year 2025 has been! We’re thrilled to celebrate the incredible projects we’ve tackled with our amazing clients.
Dive in, celebrate their impact, and join us in supporting their inspiring work!
Dive in, celebrate their impact, and join us in supporting their inspiring work!
🏆 We’ve snagged more awards!
📝 Dive into the latest on navigating rapid response & crisis in our blog.
🎨 Plus, hear more from our clients.
Tap into all these powerful stories and more in this week’s #ThisWeekWithChange #TWWC!
change-llc.com/this-week-wi...
📝 Dive into the latest on navigating rapid response & crisis in our blog.
🎨 Plus, hear more from our clients.
Tap into all these powerful stories and more in this week’s #ThisWeekWithChange #TWWC!
change-llc.com/this-week-wi...
This Week With Change - Friday, December 5, 2025 - Change Consulting
Our weekly digest of client, movement, and cultural news and events.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
🏆 We’ve snagged more awards!
📝 Dive into the latest on navigating rapid response & crisis in our blog.
🎨 Plus, hear more from our clients.
Tap into all these powerful stories and more in this week’s #ThisWeekWithChange #TWWC!
change-llc.com/this-week-wi...
📝 Dive into the latest on navigating rapid response & crisis in our blog.
🎨 Plus, hear more from our clients.
Tap into all these powerful stories and more in this week’s #ThisWeekWithChange #TWWC!
change-llc.com/this-week-wi...
Wishing a very Happy Birthday to our fantastic teammate Dina! Your quiet dedication inspires us all. Hope your day is as wonderful as you are!
December 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Wishing a very Happy Birthday to our fantastic teammate Dina! Your quiet dedication inspires us all. Hope your day is as wonderful as you are!
The first-ever Collective Sum by the Black Collective Foundation MN brought changemakers to Minneapolis for three days of culture, creativity, and strategy. Change Consulting proudly supported the event w/ messaging, media relations, & digital outreach.
More here: www.kare11.com/article/news...
More here: www.kare11.com/article/news...
The Collective Sum attracts hundreds celebrating Black culture and diversity at a challenging time
In a year in which DEI efforts have become a political target, diverse nonprofits, foundations and entrepreneurs gathered to seek solutions in Minneapolis.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The first-ever Collective Sum by the Black Collective Foundation MN brought changemakers to Minneapolis for three days of culture, creativity, and strategy. Change Consulting proudly supported the event w/ messaging, media relations, & digital outreach.
More here: www.kare11.com/article/news...
More here: www.kare11.com/article/news...
Workers are under attack and Tanya Wallace-Gobern of NBWC breaks it down in her latest blog. Our CEO is a finalist for the Anthem Awards 🏆 and don’t miss your chance to register for our FREE Storytelling for Social Change webinar. All that and more in #ThisWeekWithChange
This Week With Change - Friday, October 17, 2025 - Change Consulting
Our weekly digest of client, movement, and cultural news and events.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Workers are under attack and Tanya Wallace-Gobern of NBWC breaks it down in her latest blog. Our CEO is a finalist for the Anthem Awards 🏆 and don’t miss your chance to register for our FREE Storytelling for Social Change webinar. All that and more in #ThisWeekWithChange
📢 We’re celebrating the recent launch of our e-book - Storytelling for Social Change: How to Use Stories to Seed Narratives, Shape Worldviews, and Win Justice - with a FREE webinar you won’t want to miss!
All registrants get a free copy of the e-book!
📅 Save your spot! Register NOW: bit.ly/47371aI
All registrants get a free copy of the e-book!
📅 Save your spot! Register NOW: bit.ly/47371aI
October 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
📢 We’re celebrating the recent launch of our e-book - Storytelling for Social Change: How to Use Stories to Seed Narratives, Shape Worldviews, and Win Justice - with a FREE webinar you won’t want to miss!
All registrants get a free copy of the e-book!
📅 Save your spot! Register NOW: bit.ly/47371aI
All registrants get a free copy of the e-book!
📅 Save your spot! Register NOW: bit.ly/47371aI
BIG NEWS: We just launched a free resource to harness story power for justice! 📘Tap the link below 👇🏿👇🏿👇🏿 to download Storytelling for Social Change today!
New resource: Becoming better storytellers - Change Consulting
What we’ve learned over these 17 years is that effective storytelling is both about crafting compelling narratives and about understanding the ecosystem in which those stories live and breathe. It’s a...
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September 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
BIG NEWS: We just launched a free resource to harness story power for justice! 📘Tap the link below 👇🏿👇🏿👇🏿 to download Storytelling for Social Change today!
Happy Birthday to the one whose smile shines, laugh uplifts, and vibes (plus playlists!) stay unmatched.✨
Here’s to more wins, more joy, more magic! 💛👑🎶 #BlackGirlMagic #BirthdayQueen
Here’s to more wins, more joy, more magic! 💛👑🎶 #BlackGirlMagic #BirthdayQueen
September 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Happy Birthday to the one whose smile shines, laugh uplifts, and vibes (plus playlists!) stay unmatched.✨
Here’s to more wins, more joy, more magic! 💛👑🎶 #BlackGirlMagic #BirthdayQueen
Here’s to more wins, more joy, more magic! 💛👑🎶 #BlackGirlMagic #BirthdayQueen
Big news! 🎉
Change Consulting and our incredible Founder and CEO, Bilen Mesfin Packwood, are FINALISTS for the 2025 Stevie Awards for Women in Business 💼✨
We’re honored to be recognized among so many inspiring leaders. We’ll find out the winners on November 10! Stay tuned! 👀🏆
Change Consulting and our incredible Founder and CEO, Bilen Mesfin Packwood, are FINALISTS for the 2025 Stevie Awards for Women in Business 💼✨
We’re honored to be recognized among so many inspiring leaders. We’ll find out the winners on November 10! Stay tuned! 👀🏆
September 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Big news! 🎉
Change Consulting and our incredible Founder and CEO, Bilen Mesfin Packwood, are FINALISTS for the 2025 Stevie Awards for Women in Business 💼✨
We’re honored to be recognized among so many inspiring leaders. We’ll find out the winners on November 10! Stay tuned! 👀🏆
Change Consulting and our incredible Founder and CEO, Bilen Mesfin Packwood, are FINALISTS for the 2025 Stevie Awards for Women in Business 💼✨
We’re honored to be recognized among so many inspiring leaders. We’ll find out the winners on November 10! Stay tuned! 👀🏆
From Feb through July 2025, we partnered with We Are California on a robust earned media strategy.
Together, we elevated community voices & told a new story about what’s possible when everyday Californians unite 📢✨
Check out the full case study here: mailchi.mp/740f52151d77...
Together, we elevated community voices & told a new story about what’s possible when everyday Californians unite 📢✨
Check out the full case study here: mailchi.mp/740f52151d77...
September 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
From Feb through July 2025, we partnered with We Are California on a robust earned media strategy.
Together, we elevated community voices & told a new story about what’s possible when everyday Californians unite 📢✨
Check out the full case study here: mailchi.mp/740f52151d77...
Together, we elevated community voices & told a new story about what’s possible when everyday Californians unite 📢✨
Check out the full case study here: mailchi.mp/740f52151d77...
Over the weekend, our VP of Media Relations - Alexis - celebrated her birthday! 🎉 Your energy is infectious, your bubbly personality brightens every room (and Zoom), and your media savvy is nothing short of outstanding. Wishing you another year of fun!
August 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Over the weekend, our VP of Media Relations - Alexis - celebrated her birthday! 🎉 Your energy is infectious, your bubbly personality brightens every room (and Zoom), and your media savvy is nothing short of outstanding. Wishing you another year of fun!
Happy Birthday Stephanie!!! We hope you have a wonderful day! You have such a thoughtful way of staying in tune with what's going on in the world and how it impacts people from all walks of life. Wishing you a year ahead full of joy, growth, and the same kindness you show others every day.
August 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Happy Birthday Stephanie!!! We hope you have a wonderful day! You have such a thoughtful way of staying in tune with what's going on in the world and how it impacts people from all walks of life. Wishing you a year ahead full of joy, growth, and the same kindness you show others every day.
🚨New Blog Series Alert 🚨
We’re breaking down rapid response, crisis comms, & mis/disinformation clear terms + real steps for leaders in high-stakes moments.
First up: From Reacting to Responding: Navigate Urgent Moments Strategically. Read more: change-llc.com/from-reactin...
We’re breaking down rapid response, crisis comms, & mis/disinformation clear terms + real steps for leaders in high-stakes moments.
First up: From Reacting to Responding: Navigate Urgent Moments Strategically. Read more: change-llc.com/from-reactin...
From Reacting to Responding: Navigate Urgent Moments Strategically - Change Consulting
From executive orders and federal actions to breaking news stories, harmful court decisions, and *gestures broadly* everything else, these moments require us to be prepared for rapid response. But wha...
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August 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
🚨New Blog Series Alert 🚨
We’re breaking down rapid response, crisis comms, & mis/disinformation clear terms + real steps for leaders in high-stakes moments.
First up: From Reacting to Responding: Navigate Urgent Moments Strategically. Read more: change-llc.com/from-reactin...
We’re breaking down rapid response, crisis comms, & mis/disinformation clear terms + real steps for leaders in high-stakes moments.
First up: From Reacting to Responding: Navigate Urgent Moments Strategically. Read more: change-llc.com/from-reactin...
🌟 Big news! Our very own Kiah Albritton has been named a RISING STAR HONOREE in Ragan’s inaugural Communications Week Zenith Awards! 💫
This incredible honor celebrates emerging leaders who are shaping the future of communications and we couldn’t be prouder! #RaganZenithAwards #RisingStar
This incredible honor celebrates emerging leaders who are shaping the future of communications and we couldn’t be prouder! #RaganZenithAwards #RisingStar
August 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
🌟 Big news! Our very own Kiah Albritton has been named a RISING STAR HONOREE in Ragan’s inaugural Communications Week Zenith Awards! 💫
This incredible honor celebrates emerging leaders who are shaping the future of communications and we couldn’t be prouder! #RaganZenithAwards #RisingStar
This incredible honor celebrates emerging leaders who are shaping the future of communications and we couldn’t be prouder! #RaganZenithAwards #RisingStar
Celebrating someone who makes Mondays more manageable and deadlines less dreadful. Happy Birthday Rebecca! Here’s to another year of success and smiles!
August 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Celebrating someone who makes Mondays more manageable and deadlines less dreadful. Happy Birthday Rebecca! Here’s to another year of success and smiles!
REPOST from our amazing partners at Black Futures Lab
It’s Black August ✊🏽 A time to reflect, remember, and resist. This month, we honor the powerful legacy of Black freedom fighters and revolutionaries who’ve paved, and continue to pave, the way toward liberation. #BlackAugust #BeaChangeMakers
It’s Black August ✊🏽 A time to reflect, remember, and resist. This month, we honor the powerful legacy of Black freedom fighters and revolutionaries who’ve paved, and continue to pave, the way toward liberation. #BlackAugust #BeaChangeMakers
August 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
REPOST from our amazing partners at Black Futures Lab
It’s Black August ✊🏽 A time to reflect, remember, and resist. This month, we honor the powerful legacy of Black freedom fighters and revolutionaries who’ve paved, and continue to pave, the way toward liberation. #BlackAugust #BeaChangeMakers
It’s Black August ✊🏽 A time to reflect, remember, and resist. This month, we honor the powerful legacy of Black freedom fighters and revolutionaries who’ve paved, and continue to pave, the way toward liberation. #BlackAugust #BeaChangeMakers
PANA and community partners have launched Global Village, a community-owned development creating affordable housing, business hubs, and cultural spaces for refugees and immigrants. Full the story here: blog.candid.org/post/nonprof...
July 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
PANA and community partners have launched Global Village, a community-owned development creating affordable housing, business hubs, and cultural spaces for refugees and immigrants. Full the story here: blog.candid.org/post/nonprof...
Congratulations to our longtime partners California Black Freedom Fund now officially @blackfreedomfund.bsky.social - California’s first Black community foundation and the largest pooled fund in the U.S. for Black-serving organizations. Learn more: www.fundblackfreedom.org.
July 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Congratulations to our longtime partners California Black Freedom Fund now officially @blackfreedomfund.bsky.social - California’s first Black community foundation and the largest pooled fund in the U.S. for Black-serving organizations. Learn more: www.fundblackfreedom.org.
@essie4justice.bsky.social spent 96 hours bailing out 4 Black moms from California’s Lynwood Jail in May. With $231K ready, they faced hours of system delays. Tanasia Newman shared their experience in this @prismreports.org op-ed. Read more: prismreports.org/2025/06/02/b...
June 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
@essie4justice.bsky.social spent 96 hours bailing out 4 Black moms from California’s Lynwood Jail in May. With $231K ready, they faced hours of system delays. Tanasia Newman shared their experience in this @prismreports.org op-ed. Read more: prismreports.org/2025/06/02/b...
“What is the price of life in Texas? Abortion bans in Texas have ignited a public health crisis. Kamyon Conner, ED of the Texas Equal Access Fund and partner of the Trust Respect Access Coalition, wrote a powerful op-ed for the Austin American-Statesman - check it out here: shorturl.at/jKXUI
June 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
“What is the price of life in Texas? Abortion bans in Texas have ignited a public health crisis. Kamyon Conner, ED of the Texas Equal Access Fund and partner of the Trust Respect Access Coalition, wrote a powerful op-ed for the Austin American-Statesman - check it out here: shorturl.at/jKXUI
“Know Your Rights” to protect your community and know what to do! 💪🏽🔥 📢💜 Thank you We are California for producing a social media toolkit we can use to spread the word.
Check it out here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Check it out here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
June 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“Know Your Rights” to protect your community and know what to do! 💪🏽🔥 📢💜 Thank you We are California for producing a social media toolkit we can use to spread the word.
Check it out here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Check it out here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...