Client News:
Mayor Lee announced her reelection campaign for four more years. “I am running for reelection because our work together for a vibrant Oakland is far from finished,” Mayor Lee said.
“In the next four years, my commitment to you is this: I will keep fighting for a city where our children can dream boldly, our seniors can age with dignity, our working families can afford to live, our small businesses, artists, entrepreneurs, and young people can thrive, and every neighborhood is safe and clean,” said Mayor Lee. Read more in these pieces from ABC News 7, KRON4, Local News Matters, and NBC Bay Area.
Alameda County Housing and Community Development held their Housing Outreach Summit this week, focusing on narrative-based strategic communications. Change Consulting had the opportunity to present the message guide we created for Alameda HCD and officially launch Home is Here, an outreach and education storytelling project dedicated to uplifting proven housing solutions that keep Alameda County’s 1.6 million residents rooted in the neighborhoods they love. Check out the website here.
“California’s pro-voter protections were fought for and won by generations of Californians who understood that the vote is the most direct way we have to make decisions about our lives.” We Are California issued an open Letter to California voters, condemning the persistent criticisms from Trump and others regarding the outcomes of the state’s primary elections and explaining that the state’s universal vote-by-mail process was voter-approved. “We are not going to let anyone – including the President of the United States – take that from us. Read more in USA Today
ICYMI: Check out We Are California coverage from a Joy to the Polls voter mobilization, an event meant to encourage community members of Tulare County to vote. Read more in the Sun Gazette, Radio Bilingue, and Telemundo Fresno.
Black to the Future Action Fund joined the GOST Network and Climate Power to host forum in Albany, GA, addressing ongoing housing insecurity and rising energy costs in South Georgia, against the backdrop of redistricting and voter suppression efforts by the state. Attendees heard from community leaders, elected officials, and Georgia organizers about the significance of the upcoming June elections and special legislative session on redistricting in Georgia. The aimed to help South Georgians understand ways to address the affordability crisis together through local organizing and advocacy. Read more in WALB.
Change Consulting News:
If you asked five people across your organization – such as staff and board – to describe the organization and what it stands for in a few sentences, how close would their answers be?
When organizations feel like they’re constantly scrambling on communications, messaging is almost always part of the problem.
This month, we continue our monthly webinars with Part 2 of our proactive communications for nonprofits series: From Scramble to Strategy: Messaging that Moves People.
Join us as members of our strategy team offer perspectives on communicating with purpose and intent.
📅 Date & Time: June 25, 2026 @ 2pm PT / 5pm ET
💻 Where: Zoom (link provided upon registration)
Register here!