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We build reputation, influence, and support for organizations advancing sustainability and social impact.

We work with global institutions, nonprofits, foundations, universities, businesses, and individuals — strengthening brand and reputation, shaping narrative and thought leadership, and turning complex work into communications that engage and inspire.

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What we do

Communications strategy & content

  • Brand, reputation & positioning. Defining how organizations, ideas, and initiatives are understood, and building awareness accordingly.
  • Content and media relations. Blogs, articles, web copy, and major media coverage — shaping the stories that carry a mission forward.
  • Executive & board communications. Briefings, talking points, presentations, and leadership messaging.

Donor & impact communications

  • Annual & impact reports. Turning raw material — program and financial inputs — into a funder-ready report that tells the story behind the numbers.
  • Donor & investor communications. Progress reports, stewardship materials, and reporting against commitments.
  • Case-for-support & proposal narratives. The story and evidence that move funders to give and stakeholders to act.

How we work

Engagements built to fit the task.

Projects

Scoped and priced as packages — a brand or messaging engagement, an annual or impact report.

Retainers

Ongoing communications and donor reporting on a standing cadence.

Advisory

Strategy, positioning, and editorial counsel.

About

The Acuity Project is a communications consultancy for global institutions, nonprofits, foundations, universities, and sustainability-minded businesses. Acuity teams have made impact across all of these fields, from overhauling positioning and marketing communications in the management education space to building high-profile media relations and social media campaigns in the sustainability space.

Our Lead Partner, Keith Decie, has spent twenty years building brand and reputation, shaping narrative, and turning complex work into communications that move audiences, partners, and funders. His current work includes a long-running engagement with the World Bank. Earlier leadership roles included a global coalition of businesses advancing public health, the Brookings Institution, and leading business schools. His experience spans global development, corporate sustainability, and social impact.

We lead every engagement hands-on, and bring in a trusted network of specialists for larger projects. Based in Brooklyn, working worldwide.

Selected experience

The World Bank
Created business- and donor-facing communications across global programs, including the annual report for a $110 million Bank initiative.
Global coalition on public health
Led global communications to businesses and partners, building the case for corporate action on global health.
Brookings Institution
Framed public-policy issues and led media relations for the Metropolitan Policy Program.
Business schools
Built brands and reputations with employers, donors, and prospective students.

Get in touch

Let’s talk about your next report, campaign, or story.

Email
kdecie@theacuityproject.com
Based in Brooklyn, New York