“If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else.”
— Toni Morrison

Corporate Social Responsibility

At Fertile Ground Communications, we believe that communication is a powerful tool for justice, and with that power comes responsibility—to use our voice, our platform, and our work to create a more inclusive, equitable world.

That’s what guides us—every client, every project, every word.

We have set the following aspirations and goals:

• Use our platform and voice to advocate for racial justice; diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace; and creating more safe workspaces for Black, indigenous, and other people of color. See examples here.

• ​Use images and stories of historically excluded people in writing and on our website, and remind clients of the need for representation online and in company demographics. 

• Continue to advance our own anti-racism education.

• Commit to at least 10 percent of pro bono work for community organizations that work for racial, immigration, and gender justice. Make regular monetary donations to and spotlight anti-racism organizations. 

• Invest in environmentally friendly equipment and office supplies, minimize the use of single-occupancy vehicles and printing, and use online meeting tools or mass transit whenever possible for business meetings.

• Support local business and pay a living wage to employees and vendors. Give our money to people of color and minority-owned businesses when we hire vendors. Seek to hire people of color when we expand.

• Use our platform to center historically excluded voices by featuring them on my podcasts, "Finding Fertile Ground" and "Companies That Care."