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.
The Great Battlefield Podcast:
Episode 1135 | Strategies for Social Impact with Kindred Motes
Kindred Motes joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in philanthropy and founding KM Strategies, where he and his team help social impact organizations drive engagement and impact.
Fast Company: Nonprofits Must Be Prepared for Political Upheaval. Many Aren’t.
10% of the American workforce who are employed by nearly 2 million nonprofits face political uncertainty that could dramatically alter their job security and reshape their organizations’ operations, advocacy efforts, programs, and funding, writes Kindred Motes.
Forbes: Nonprofits Are Bracing But Unprepared for 2024 Election, Report Finds
A new report from social impact consultancy KM Strategies Group (KMSG) has alarming findings about the state of the nonprofit sector and how it is prepared – or isn’t prepared – for a potential second Trump presidency.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy:
How to Lead Well in Uncertain Times
With the second Trump administration on the horizon, experts share tips on communication, well-being, and financial sustainability.
Fast Company: There’s a bitter fight over Project 2025 hidden in Google’s search results
Nonprofits, think tanks, and news outlets are battling to grab the top spot when people search for the conservative policy blueprint.
NPR’s SouthBound: Kindred Motes helps companies doing well make sure they’re doing good
Kindred Motes runs a communications strategy company in New York City. But he tries to run it in the spirit of the mom-and-pop stores he saw growing up in small-town Alabama.
Social Media and Politics Podcast: Countering Project 2025 with Google Ads, with Kindred Motes
Kindred Motes shares his advocacy work to counter the online reach of Project 2025 and discusses the benefits and trade-offs of social media for advocacy and ends with tips for how to effectively communicate in a fragmented landscape.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy: Prepared for Any Election Outcome
Nonprofits are doing scenario planning to make sure they’re ready no matter who wins in November.
Forbes: The Social Impact Consultancy Holding Itself to a Higher Standard
KM Strategies Group (KMSG) provides an intriguing case study on how to help clients while also holding itself, and others, to a higher social impact standard.
Other Media
Editorials:
Alliance Magazine: Preparing for political upheaval
The Chronicle of Philanthropy: A New Award Puts the Focus on How Philanthropy Can Do More in the South (Kindred Motes)
Reckon: The future of philanthropy: ‘The South isn’t 50 years behind; it’s 50 years ahead.’ (Kindred Motes and Lily Hayward)
Reckon: Meet the South Carolinians connecting queer youth to mental health resources (Kindred Motes and Cory Weaver)
Reckon: These folks are transforming the future of New Orleans, one child at a time (Kindred Motes)
Reckon: Domestic-born hate and extremism has gone global (Kindred Motes)
AL.com/The Birmingham News: Guest Opinion: Remembering where I come from isn’t enough. I’m choosing to fund It. (Kindred Motes)
Reported Features:
Bham Now: Alabama native Kindred Motes named 2024 “Power Player” in New York City (Grace Howard)
Affinity Inc: Prominent LGBTQ+ Entrepreneurs: Kindred Motes (Don McNeely)
Montgomery Advertiser: 'Communities that made them': Alabama-born business owner reinvests in the South (Hadley Hitson)
Podcast Interviews:
Consulting Success Podcast: Driving Social Change Through Your Consulting Business with Kindred Motes
The #1 podcast for entrepreneurial consultants who want to build a profitable, scalable and strategic consulting business. In this episode, Kindred Motes shares his journey in philanthropy and how individuals can drive social change.
Love and Courage with Ruairí McKiernan: Kindred Motes - Social Justice Advocate and Entrepreneur from Alabama
Love and Courage features interviews with inspirational people who are making a real difference. Ruairí McKiernan, an award-winning Irish writer and public speaker, talks to Kindred about his life and background, his company and its vision, burnout and wellbeing, and how we can create healthier and more appealing workplace cultures.
Craft of Consulting: A Consulting Model with Sustainability and Social Impact–with Kindred Motes
The Craft of Consulting podcast helps accomplished professionals become successful, in-demand consultants while creating the lives they want. Deb Zahn speaks with Kindred Motes about how he is baking sustainability and social impact into his business model.