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Consultant Details:

Contact: Ben Kassoy
Name of Firm: Ben Kassoy Writing LLC
Language Spoken: English
Website/LinkedIn URL: https://www.benkassoy.com/portfolio

Consultant Expertise

Communications strategy & rebranding/marketing

Program Areas

Arts and Culture, Community and Economic Development, Education, Environment, Health, Human Rights, Information and Communications, Philanthropy, Religion, Science, Social Sciences, Sports and Recreation

Number of Individuals in Firm:

1

Names and Titles of Individuals in Firm:

Ben Kassoy

Names and Titles of Individuals in Firm:

Ben Kassoy

Firm or Consultant Address:

11937 Darlington Ave #3 Los Angeles, CA 90049

RFQ Contact Name:

Ben Kassoy

RFQ Contact Phone:

614-216-5426

Geographic area currently served by firm (select all that apply):

Los Angeles, California, USA

How would you describe the range of diversity reflected in your firm’s consultants and leadership (or self, if sole practitioner)?

35, white male (Jewish)

Please describe your mission, values, and approach:

Ben Kassoy (he/him) is the award-winning former Editor-in-Chief of DoSomething.org, the largest nonprofit exclusively for young people and social change, where he revamped the org’s branding, messaging, and content strategy, leading DoSomething to 25 award nominations, plus wins from PR Newswire, The Civvys, Digiday, and The Shorty Awards. Now a freelance consultant, content strategist, and copywriter with a focus on BIPOC-, LGBTQ+-, and women-led nonprofits across cause spaces, Ben supports organizations with branding, storytelling, and content during times of transition, realignment, and the launch of new initiatives. He partners with founders, CEOs, and CMOs, along with strategy, business development, marketing, and content teams, adding capacity and expertise to drive major results. Recent clients — which include IllumiNative, Basta, Participant Media, Democracy Works, Welcome.US, Social Driver, Soze, The Shine App, Repurpose, Captiva, and Hyve — describe Ben as “brilliant,” “invaluable,” and “a joy to work with” (their words, not his!).

What expertise or perspective do you bring to organizations looking to ground their collaboration practices in values of diversity, equity, and inclusion?

I have dedicated my career to supporting BIPOC-, LGBTQ+-, and women-led nonprofits and companies serving diverse communities. Recent clients, for example, include IllumiNative, a Native woman-led nonprofit advancing Indigenous representation in media, government, and beyond. Basta, a BIPOC woman-founded org, accelerates the careers of first-generation college students of color, while Welcome.US, led by women of color, is part of the biggest refugee settlement coalition in history. As Editor-in-Chief at DoSomething, I co-founded our White Anti-Racist Alliance (WARA), an ERG that partnered with other ERGs and company leadership to promote REIB/DEI initiatives in our internal culture and our work. I apply these learnings, values, and practices in partnership with all my clients and collaborators.

Please describe your ideal engagement. Feel free to include issue area and scope of project:

I am flexible and will always engage to meet my clients’ needs, scope, timeline, and budget. My most effective partnerships are 3- to 12-month contracts (part time or full time), where I can fully engage and add maximum value to a client’s goals. Alternatively, I also work on a project-by-project basis depending on need. I work across issue areas, including but not limited to: physical and mental health, education, arts & culture, sports & recreation, philanthropy, civics & voting, LGBTQ+ rights, community & economic development, human rights, entertainment, racial justice, gun violence prevention, climate & sustainability, poverty & homelessness, housing, interfaith coalitions, and more.

How many strategic restructuring projects have you or your firm been involved with?

~20

Please describe your fee structure:

My hourly rate is $150-175/hour, though for some projects it makes more sense to agree on a flat rate by project or deliverable. I am always happy to discuss compensation with clients and agree on a rate that meets the budget, timeline, and scope of the work.

What percentage of your clients are within the nonprofit sector?

~85%

Are you open to remote engagements?

Yes

Briefly describe 1-3 examples of restructuring projects with which you have been involved. Please name all participating organizations. (Please prioritize NSI-funded and/or LA-based organizations).

IllumiNative: I collaborated with leadership to create the first Brand Messaging Guide and Editorial Style Guide for IllumiNative, a national Native woman-led racial and social justice organization dedicated to building power for Native peoples by amplifying contemporary Native voices, stories, and issues. These guides, used by the entire staff, created consistent, engaging, on-brand content across channels, from the website to social to video and beyond.
Basta: Partnering with the CEO and CMO, I revamped the Tone of Voice Guide and created the first Editorial Style Guide for Basta, a nonprofit closing the employment gap for first-generation students of color, enabling them to secure great jobs, launch careers, and change the face of leadership in the workforce. These documents guide the org’s branding and messaging across channels, including its full-site rewrite, currently in progress.
Democracy Works: I oversaw the content strategy, copywriting, and editing for a full-site rewrite for Democracy Works, a leading civic tech organization. Partnering with the product, design, programs, and leadership teams, our strategy and execution revitalized the messaging on the entire site.

Add any other information you feel would aid in understanding the value you or your consulting firm can bring to a strategic restructuring exploration or implementation process:

Please see my portfolio and resume for more information on the experience and value I provide across sectors and cause spaces.
https://www.benkassoy.com/portfolio
https://www.benkassoy.com/resume

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Ben Kassoy
bkassoy1@gmail.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-kassoy-92730312/

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