Client List
Influence Consulting specializes in working with mission-driven organizations. We develop close, collaborative working relationships that get great results. Together, we move policy issues forward, enhance organizational and individual reputations, and raise donations.
Past and present clients have included:
- Adoption & Foster Care Mentoring
- AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts
- The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay
- Boston Gay Men’s Chorus
- Bunker Hill Community College
- CareWell Urgent Care
- The Children’s Room
- Health Care for All
- Facing Cancer Together
- Family Equality Council
- Fenway Health
- The Fenway Institute
- Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders
- The Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation
- MassEquality
- Massachusetts Public Health Association
- MissionSAFE
- Partners for Youth with Disabilities
- Project Place
- Zoo New England
Our Impact
“The key to getting the word out about our work is to be able to talk about what we’re doing in ways that are easy to understand. Then we need to get those messages out to the right people at the right time. Without fail, Susan knows how to make this happen. Whether is it talking political strategy, putting together an op-ed, or developing talking points, Susan has a keen eye and ear that helps us find the right tone. Her expertise with both social and earned media has brought much value to our small shop, giving us the capacity to broadcast our message far and wide.”
Matt Wilson
Executive Director
MASSCreative
“Susan knows how to put together a communications plan for any size campaign or issue. She can train staff, community members, and key stakeholders to speak with the media in a clear and concise manner, and help get their narratives and talking points across. Susan brings contacts with media professionals, strong relationships with a cross sector of non-profits, and understanding of the significant media relations in advocating for any issue or institution.”
Gunner Scott
Executive Director
Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition
"MPHA has significantly strengthened our communications impact by working with Susan. She is a collaborative thinker and good sounding board on strategic issues dealing with communications and politics. I can rely on her to be clear and direct, honest and encouraging all at the same time. She is helping us—a small organization—build our communications savvy and capacity through direct work, as well as joint planning and guidance. She’s raised the bar for our organizational communications."
Valerie Bassett
Executive Director
Massachusetts Public Health Association
“Susan has keen media and political instincts, strong writing and organizational skills, and a proven record of results. She has been a critical partner in helping us craft our messaging while greatly improving our visibility, image, and political effectiveness in the community. Susan has the rare ability to quickly digest complicated policy issues and develop an effective communications strategy with audience-specific messaging. She is an effective media relations strategists, and knows how to navigate traditional and new media landscapes. As a result, the quality and quantity of stories and media mentions she has placed on our behalf this past year has exceeded our expectations.”
Rebecca Haag
President and CEO
AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts`
“Susan is an excellent writer and a first-rate editor. She is incredibly skilled at turning complex policy concepts into digestible bites for street-level use. She knows how to cultivate and nurture great relationships with representatives of the media, and how to expertly place and work a story. She also is a skilled communications strategist, with knowledge of a wide variety of free and paid media and how to put them to work to advance a message or a campaign.”
Anya Rader Wallack
Principal
Arrowhead Health Analytics and former Executive Director of the Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute and Interim President of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation
“We know how to sing, entertain, and inspire our audiences. Susan knows how to communicate, strategize, and deliver our message so that we have an audience. Susan has a keen insight into the community and she’s great to brainstorm with. As a small arts organization she’s flexible with our media plan as no event of ours is the same. Most importantly she is fun to work with!”
Craig Coogan
Executive Director
Boston Gay Men’s Chorus