Communications strategy that drives social impact
After leading communications for several nonprofits and working on Canada's Parliament hill, Kathryn LeBlanc established her consulting firm, LeBlanc (& co.) Communications. Now, LeBlanc (& co.) is a sought-after strategic communications firm that helps social purpose organizations build their brands, fulfil their missions, and increase their impact. We've worked with nonprofits, funders, labour, and social purpose organizations on local, national, and international levels.
- Increase your team's capacity.
- Communicate with conviction.
- And win over funders and decision makers.
Communications teams are notoriously busy and underfunded.
In the social impact world, you're always jumping from one grant to another — and struggling to gain attention for your cause.
But it doesn't need to be this way.
Your communications strategy should propel your success — not hold you back. Building an effective communications strategy will help your organization build your brand, fulfil your mission, and increase your impact.
Through working with our team, you will find the clarity your organization needs to excel.
Creating a Communications Strategy with us or hiring us for a training gives the clarity needed to set your team up for long-term success.
With our social enterprise model, LeBlanc (& co.) delivers strategic services through our consulting work — and we also support the social impact sector with free workshops and resources.
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Testimonials
Working with LeBlanc (& co.) Communications has been an exceptional experience for the Canadian Parks and Recreation Association. From a new communications strategy, to impactful advocacy messaging, to effective brand design, Kathryn and her team truly understand the unique needs of small nonprofits striving to make an impact. With their support, we were able to strengthen our voice as champions for healthy, vibrant, and resilient communities. We wholeheartedly recommend LeBlanc (& co.) Communications to any organization seeking strategic brand design and communications expertise.
— Martin Sampson
CEO of the Canadian Parks And Recreation AssociationWorking with Kathryn LeBlanc and her team on this project was such a positive experience — one of the best collaborations our organization has ever had. LeBlanc (& co.) Communications provided us with the tools we needed to get our campaign messages across to the audiences we needed to reach. The campaign captured the attention of policy makers and the media. The communications strategy was brilliantly conceived and executed. We engaged thousands of people who had not previously taken action for child care, and we significantly increased our list of potential donors. I recommend without hesitation this effective communications firm to other groups that want to make a big impact.
— Morna Ballantyne
Executive Director of Child Care NowKathryn's workshop has been instrumental in refining our organizational key message document and guidelines. Her expertise helped us focus on essential wording and core messages, with an eye to enhancing our emotional connection with our audiences. Her insights on the internal rollout of new communication documents were especially helpful. I highly recommend her expertise for organizations looking to strengthen and bring more coherence to their messaging.
— Vita Sgardello
Manager of Communications at Oxfam CanadaIt is a joy to work with Kathryn and the LeBlanc (& co.) team. Kathryn is attentive, knowledgeable, and kind. She was able to immerse herself in the complexities of our work and help us develop strategic messaging that is accessible and engaging. Her messaging workshops are energizing, and we would recommend her to anyone seeking clarity for their cause.
— Ben Losman
National Communications Manager at The Canadian CED NetworkSupport from Kathryn and her team was instrumental in us achieving our campaign goals. The CCGSD worked with LeBlanc (& co.) Communications for our International Women’s Day campaign to reaffirm the importance of trans-inclusive feminism in Canada. This included coordinating campaign messaging with feminist and 2SLGBTQ+ sector colleagues and having our campaign presented during Question Period within the House of Commons.
— Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah
Executive Director of the Canadian Centre for Gender And Sexual DiversityKathryn's media training was focused, practical and highly engaging. It is the perfect introduction for subject experts who may be anxious about interacting with media. The training demystified the process and created a framework to make it easier to prepare for interviews and stay on topic. It was a great way to build understanding and confidence!
– Anne-Marie McElrone
Director of Partnership Development at The North GroveWe have been so incredibly lucky and grateful to have Kathryn deliver a training to our small (but mighty) team at Capital Rainbow Refuge! She took the time to understand the unique context of our work and help us adapt our existing comms materials and strategy to be practical for our team to implement. She supported us to refine key messages that authentically speak to who we are and took the time to walk us through developing and implementing our plan. She is a delight to work with and is incredibly down-to-earth and real — which feels like a tough thing to find in the comms and marketing spinning world.
— Sophia Lowe
Executive Director of Capital Rainbow RefugeThe strategies that Kathryn created with us made an immediate impact on our reach and our voice, while also opening up time for deeper and more meaningful work. Kathryn knows her stuff, knows nonprofits, and knows how to take your organization’s communications to the next level.
— Curran Stikuts
Director of Advocacy and Strategic Communications at the 519
At LeBlanc (& co.) Communications, our theory of change is that by helping organizations strengthen their communications strategy, we help them fulfill their missions and reach their social impact goals.
Services We Offer
You want to make a difference, and we want to help.
Our services help our clients build their brands, fulfill their missions, and increase their impact. To accomplish this, we offer communications strategy and training services to our clients.
It’s time to invest in building a strong, strategic foundation for your organization, and working with us will get that done.
We start by building a Communications Plan to build a strong, strategic foundation for your organization’s communications.
Our Communications Plans are our signature service because they deliver the biggest impact on improving our client’s communications. Our Communications Plans bring our clients from Point A (where they start) to Point B (their dream brand that propels their social impact success).
With our years of experience, we deliver campaigns focussed on advancing progressive public policy and securing government funding. Our services help further progressive causes within society, government, and the media.
If your nonprofit needs a rebrand, we’ll tell you — and we’ll help you get it done.
Our Visual Brand Guides service was created as an add-on to our signature Communications Plan service. Adding a Brand Guide onto your Communications Plan will overhaul all of your communications at once.
To build cutting-edge Brand Guides, Our Brand Director, Shannon Hawn, leads the design process and our Principal Consultant, Kathryn LeBlanc, leads the strategy.
Communications Training and Coaching:
We offer workshops and one-on-one coaching on social impact communications. We focus on speaking at events and training communications teams and managers.
Media Training:
Our media training sessions are geared towards spokespeople and communications practioners. With our years of experience working with media, we’ll help you tell your story in a compelling way.
Our work sways public opinion
We don't take that responsibility lightly, so before we build your next social impact communications strategy, you need to tell us about your mission.
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