Building strategies for social impact and telling stories that matter.

We support clients working to make their communities better, stronger, and more vibrant places to live.

OUR SERVICE AREAS

  • • Social impact communications strategy

    • Storytelling and narrative development

    • Digital strategy and influencer engagement

    • Search Engine Optimization and Google for Nonprofits

    • Strategic positioning for engagement

  • • Brand/communications assessments

    • Development/fundraising assessments

    • Executive thought leadership evaluations and recommendations/trainings

    • Responsible business, CSR/sustainability, and social impact assessments

    • Peer analysis

    • Infrastructure assessments

  • • Strategic planning

    • Executive advisory, including facilitation and strategic mapping

    • Gap-filling and staffing evaluations

    • Crisis communications 

    • Risk advisory

    • Peer, brand, philanthropic, and influencer partnerships

    • Custom targeting and positioning

  • • Staff gap-filling for executive parental leave cover and/or interim leadership + staff transitions

    • Teaming infrastructure evaluations and support

    • Strategic hiring and onboarding support for key positions

We help social impact organizations and purpose-aligned companies drive engagement and impact.

If you need advice on how to refine or amplify your work, we can help.

KMSG is proud to be an LGBT-owned and operated enterprise led by a first-generation college graduate. We are committed to reflecting the principles and values of equity, inclusion, and belonging espoused by our clients. To date, 90% of KMSG’s client work has been for projects led by women and people of color and we’re proud to work with a team of strategic advisors and partners who reflect that diversity.

We help our clients effectively communicate and lead in a way that aligns with their values and resonates with their target audiences.

KMSG is invested, literally, in helping build engagement for – and investments in – movements for change where funding and support are needed most.

We were founded on the principles of community support and engagement. To date, we’ve donated $120,000 to nonprofit organizations through the KMSG Social Impact Award and The Etolia Fund.

"KMSG is a next-generation firm that is leading innovative and necessary reforms [to the social impact sector]. Its early success and profitability from day one are a successful case study and counter-narrative to the misguided notion that new businesses must choose between profit and social responsibility."

Forbes Magazine

KMSG IN THE NEWS

KMSG IN THE NEWS

Since our founding in 2021, KMSG’s work has been featured in The Associated Press, NPR, Forbes, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Philanthropy News Digest, The Houston Chronicle, The San Francisco Chronicle, POLITICO, The Birmingham News, The Montgomery Advertiser, Reckon, and many other publications.

Our Clients

We count some of the most prominent social impact organizations and purpose-aligned companies among our clients, including:

Our Corporate, Event, and Campaign Partners Include:

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  • “We truly appreciate the effort, creativity, insights, and incredible work KMSG brought to our campaigns [and their] dedication to supporting our mission. We greatly valued the outcomes and learnings [and] deeply appreciate the thoughtfulness shown in tailoring outreach strategies and crafting materials, particularly KMSG’s work to identify foundation partners. It’s been a pleasure collaborating, and we hope to have the opportunity to work together again.”

    Olu Ibrahim, Founding President & CEO, Kids in Tech

  • "Kindred and his experienced team not only honed our policy, advocacy, and social media strategies, but also implemented them. Many consultants deliver MS Word documents with terrific ideas, but we chose KMSG because their deliverables are immediately actionable. Our expectations exceeded, we’re grateful we chose a team of professionals whose delivered reality truly lives up to their promises."

    Mark Fenig, MD MPH

    Executive Director, Medical Justice Alliance

  • "The Tow Foundation is thrilled to have the support of Kindred Motes-Caso and the KMSG team as we work to build on our existing engagement, storytelling, partnerships, and strategic planning efforts. I have been continually impressed by the social impact advisory and engagement campaigns KMSG has spearheaded.”

    Emily Tow, President of The Tow Foundation

  • “KMSG are savvy and committed thought-partners and consultants. Kindred and his team are great at connecting dots, spotting opportunities and amplifying narratives the world needs to hear.”

    Abby Falik, Founder and President of Global Citizen Year

  • “We were so grateful to the KMSG team for their leadership and support in the Foreign Policy for America Leadership Summit. Together, we managed to bring our members together for something they will remember for the rest of the year. We truly could not have done this without the KMSG team.”

    Kristina Biyad, Outreach Director, Foreign Policy for America

  • “Kindred and the KMSG team have been essential advisors to our impact communications, partner engagement, and thought leadership strategies. They get buy-in from internal stakeholders and bridge gaps between philanthropy, corporations, and nonprofits. KMSG led messaging and advocacy for our global campaigns that reached 10M+ people. Their direction over Global Citizen’s policy and advocacy executive thought leadership took us to new levels.”

    Michael Sheldrick, Co-Founder and Chief Policy, Impact, and Government Affairs Officer, Global Citizen

  • "Since I-MAK began working with KMSG we've benefited from their deep understanding of the philanthropic and social impact sector. KMSG built and executed strategies for impact messaging and thought leadership that put I-MAK in front of donors, changemakers, and key target audiences. Their work with us has led to editorial and digital amplification in outlets we'd long hoped to engage. Kindred has a unique ability to see intersections between seemingly-disparate or siloed issues and forge connections between them for exponential impact. I've learned a lot from working with him."

    Priti Krishtel, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director, I-MAK

  • “The communication from KMSG staff is always professional, warm, and helpful. The feedback they provided through our communications assessment was personalized and practical, making it easy for us to implement their suggestions.”

    Emily NaPier Singletary, Executive Director, We Are Unchained

  • “KMSG has created a curated experience with our needs, limitations, and goals in mind. We don’t feel like we're getting a one size fits all type of support. It feels personal and intentional. Also, the work they produce is top-tier and is truly helping us elevate the mission of our organization.”

    Aseanté Renee, Director of Communications, Youth Represent

  • “[KMSG] are extremely knowledgable in this space and give constructive feedback that can be implemented. KMSG has been an amazing partner. We are grateful for the opportunity to work with them."

    Donna Pfrommer, Senior Director, Tow Youth Justice Institute

  • "KMSG have been wonderful partners in shaping our executive leadership retreat and facilitating a deep, compassionate, gentle, open, and transparent conversation. This retreat is the first of many projects we anticipate working with Kindred and KMSG as we chart a course for the future, leveraging the amazing talent of our leadership team, staff, and Board."

    Stanley Richards, President & CEO, The Fortune Society

  • "One of the things I loved was the way in which Kindred opened the retreat. It completely set the tone for having an open and honest discussion, making it so much easier to navigate difficult conversations. Each topic brought the team closer together. By the end, I felt everyone was fully invested in the take-aways, which include both long and short-term items. This served as a perfect jumping-off point to begin the undertaking of a longer strategic planning process."

    Leonard Chavis, Vice President of Administration and Compliance, The Fortune Society

  • “Working with Kindred and the KMSG team has truly strengthened our approach to strategic development. I can’t thank them enough for the expertise, insights, and care they’ve brought to our partnership. Not only is Kindred deeply insightful and strategic when it comes to engaging funders and partners in philanthropy; he’s genuinely fun to work with, brings energy to every conversation, and makes tasks seem easier, not harder. We’re grateful to have such wonderful partners in our mission.”

    Lori Stone, Director of Development, Acacia Center for Justice

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