Clients & Work
At Mountain Strategies, we partner with mission-focused teams to build stronger systems, tell more powerful stories, and create lasting change. Whether you’re shaping policy, delivering critical services, or advocating for justice, we help translate vision into results. We’ve worked alongside nonprofits, foundations, and social enterprises in healthcare, technology, and environmental justice offering communications, operations, and management support.
Programs and Operations
- Led multi-stakeholder strategic planning and 3-5 year program roadmap
- Provided executive and transitional management to leaders
- Designed and implemented organizational systems for planning, budgeting, HR, and governance
- Developed growth strategies for rapid expansion and shifting political landscape
Communications
- Led organizational rebrands and website launches
- Secured over 150 national and regional press placements including Reuters, Associated Press, Jezebel, Ms. Magazine, Montana Free Press, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Daily Montanan, as well as television and radio
- Produced donor communications, earned/paid media, and impact reports that helped raise six- and seven-figure gifts
Fundraising & Development
- Designed fundraising strategy and donor segmentation plan
- Wrote and prospected successful grant proposals with foundations and major donors
- Created case studies and materials to support engagement with donors, policymakers, and partners
Blue Mountain Clinic (Missoula) – Strategy, Communications, Owned Media, Press, Paid Media, Executive Support, Fundraising, Policy Engagement
- Author the first organizational Impact Report, an external document geared towards donors and partners that showcases accomplishments across service delivery and advocacy.
- Lead Blue Mountain Clinic’s strategic communications including owned media (website launch and social media), press, and paid media (radio ads).
- Secure national and state media placements including Reuters, the Associated Press, Ms. Magazine, Axios, Bloomberg, Montana Free Press, Montana Public Radio, Missoulian, Daily Montanan, Helena Independent Record, KTVH, KXLH, and NBC Montana.
- Direct donor communications that achieved record donations.
Save the Children (Global) – Team Management, Communications, Program Management, Fundraising
- Direct operations, communications, and donor engagement for $230 million global humanitarian portfolio spanning health, nutrition, water and sanitation, emergency response, and outbreak preparedness.
- Oversee program implementation and compliance for 100+ global projects spanning 30 countries in Africa and Asia.
- Fundraise and diversify revenue from foundations, major donors, bilaterals, and multilaterals including prospecting, grant writing, stewardship, and reporting.
- Lead financial planning, budget forecasting, and grant administration.
- Oversee program strategy and implementation across multiple countries and sectors with complex compliance.
Gates Foundation, FP2030, Green Peace US, and others (Global) – Strategic Planning, Communications, Advocacy, Thought Leadership, Program Management
- Create strategic plans with data and stakeholder interviews to produce actionable workplans and measurable KPIs.
- Lead strategic communications including press, thought leadership, and donor communications.
Bridgercare / Montana Sexual & Reproductive Health Collective (Statewide) – Communications, Policy Engagement
- Oversee communication with statewide coalition members and share their work across communication platforms.
- Lead development and execution of social media efforts to increase public awareness, highlight statewide programs and policy efforts, and deepen stakeholder engagement.
Fortune 50 Technology Company (Global) – Strategy, Program Management, Team Management
- Oversee multi-phased strategy with subject matters experts across public health industries on generative AI.
Montanans for Choice (Montana) – Strategy, Communications, Owned Media, Press, Paid Media
- Lead Montanans for Choice’s strategic communications including rebrand, owned media (website launch and social media), press, and paid media (billboards, digital and radio ads).
- Launch statewide acquisition resulting in 1,300 new supporters.
- Secure national and state media placements including the Associated Press, Montana Free Press, Montana Public Radio, Boise State Public Radio, Missoulian, Daily Montanan, and Helena Independent Record.
Montanans for Choice (Montana) – Strategy, Communications, Owned Media, Press, Paid Media
- Lead organizational transformation including hiring Executive Director, overseeing strategy and programs, creating HR and governance systems/policies (e.g. employee handbook, performance management procedures, D&O insurance, knowledge management tools, etc.).
- Secure national and state media placements including Jezebel, Montana Public Radio, High Country News, Montana Free Press, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Montana Public Radio, Missoulian, Daily Montanan, Flathead Beacon, Helena Independent Record, KTVH, KXLH, and NBC Montana.