Jo-Ann Mort has expertise in philanthropic communications on behalf of donors and grantees. She was director of communications for US Programs for Open Society Foundation from 200-2005. She was director of communications for Jewish Funders Network and has advised a range of foundations and donors including Schusterman Foundation, Carnegie Corporation, Ford Foundation, Wohl Foundation, and more. She is a well-recognized journalist, also, and has a unique understanding of how media works, from that vantage point.
Since its founding in 2006, ChangeCommunications has provided strategic communications for a wide variety of social change organizations and prominent individuals. Through a combination of comprehensive communications frameworks and strategies, a unique and highly personalized approach to resource development that combines communications and outreach, and a dedicated team of professionals, ChangeCommunications is able to maximize clients’ impact in several areas. Our range of offerings includes strategic counseling and planning, media outreach, writing, mentoring, resource development, donor cultivation and social media strategy, and support. Our expertise is in progressive outreach, in the US, Israel and the Palestinian Authority areas. We have also handled crisis communications for universities.
Philosophy/Approach: ChangeCommunications offers a wide variety of services aimed at optimizing your organization’s visibility in the media and the philanthropic world. We also work with individuals to maximize their personal and professional vision, mission, and professional work. Strategic communications maximizes impact for giving. Each client is given maximum attention to ensure success.
Types of clients: Private foundations, Corporation foundations, Community foundations, Individual donors, Small Nonprofits, Major Nonprofits, Universities
Specialization: Our expertise is in progressive outreach, in the US, Israel and the Palestinian Authority areas. We have also handled crisis communications for universities.
Jo-Ann and ChangeCommunications have consistently demonstrated their ability to bridge the pace, platforms and demand of modern communications with serious and deep knowledge of their audience and its history. From high-end events to key moments on the calendar to the day-to-day dogfight of framing one's issues for a dispersed target audience, they are a go-to firm.
Assistant to the President for Labor, Government Relations & Political Affairs at American Federation of TeachersAssistant to the President for Labor, Government Relations & Political Affairs at American Federation of Teachers