COMMUNICATING FOR GOOD
STRATEGY
I advise the nation's leading foundations and nonprofits to develop tailored strategies and actionable communications plans. The outcome? Focused communications' resources on how to do more good.
TRAINING & SUPPORT
I'm a top-rated trainer on all things communications -- and provide one-on-one support to grantees and member organizations to build their capacity to communicate more effectively.
INTERIM MANAGEMENT
When organizations are in transition, I jump in to act as an interim director so the work gets done and communications' teams have direction and support to move forward.
FACILITATION
Trying to make your meetings more productive and engaging? I've facilitated countless conversations, both online and in person, to bring in multiple voices and develop consensus on how to move forward together.
WRITING & PRODUCTION
Op-eds, annual reports, web stories, fact sheets, social media copy, video scripts, speeches -- I've done it all. I can quickly learn your institution's voice and deliver copy tailored to your audience and platform.
IMPLEMENTATION
I provide roll-up-my sleeves support, from overseeing website development, to developing winning messages, to managing virtual and in-person events. As a long-term communications professional, I have a vast network of trusted vendors to call on.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
Ketayoun is very good at hearing what her clients are saying and distilling what she's heard into actionable steps.
PUBLIC RELATIONS LEADER
She managed to develop a trust and openness among the (grantee) group that I’ve never seen in a retreat like this.
FOUNDATION GRANTEE
(GUATEMALA)
Her ability to organize thinking in chaotic situations or around charged topics is commendable.
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ADVOCATE (US)
ABOUT KETAYOUN
Ketayoun Darvich-Kodjouri (she/her/hers) is an Iranian-American communicator with a 20-year track record advancing foundation and non-profit communications everywhere from Albuquerque to Abuja.
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Ketayoun’s clients tackle issues related to advancing equality and building equitable communities that create opportunity for all. Prior to launching her independent practice, she was a vice president at the public interest PR firm Spitfire Strategies, where she was one of their top-rated trainers and led accounts on children’s healthcare, food insecurity, housing justice, women’s equality, and global health.
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She honed her skills leading communications efforts at several non-profits and was a founding faculty member for the NOVO Foundation's 10-year Move to End Violence training initiative. While at the global women's development organization CEDPA, she led communications and advocacy efforts focused on girls' education, maternal health and women's leadership across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
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She has served on several non-profit boards, including the leading reproductive health research organization, the Guttmacher Institute, and is a frequent speaker, trainer, and writer. She lives in the Washington, D.C. suburbs with her husband, teen daughter and a growing collection of papier-mâché chickens.
CLIENT PARTNERS
I provide strategic counsel, training, and roll-up-my-sleeves support to leading foundations and non-profits advancing the public good. Here's a partial list of my favorite clients: