Borough Creative

Advocacy Communications for Health & Social Impact   

Borough Creative helps mission-driven organizations communicate complex health and equity issues in ways that inform, influence, and drive meaningful change. As a strategic communications consultancy, we support nonprofits, foundations, advocacy organizations, and purpose-led companies that need communications to do more than inform, supporting efforts to advance policy, shift narratives, mobilize stakeholders, and strengthen impact.

Services

We work with organizations at critical moments, launching initiatives, advancing advocacy goals, navigating change, or sharpening their voice in crowded or politically complex spaces. Our work is grounded in strategy, equity, and collaboration.

Portfolio Highlights

Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF-E) in Action Videos

Provided editorial planning, storyboarding, scripting, and videographer hiring and management. Conducted client and health provider site interviews in Bangladesh and oversaw videographer schedule and shot list. Ensured quality assurance of final videos and supported dissemination/digital marketing.

Healthy Newborn Network (HNN)

Led web strategy, content, and operations team for four years. Managed budget, staffing/vendor support, site operations, and digital marketing priorities. Oversaw vendor review and rehire resulting in a 30% cost savings. Guided and supported a content audit and site redesign to ensure availability of relevant information and resources and alignment with organizational goals and brand. Sourced and developed strategic content, engaged key stakeholders, and facilitated partner relationships, as needed. 

Complementary and Integrative Therapies

As a Susan G. Komen Foundation Advocate in Science (AIS) member, I reviewed the Complementary & Integrative Therapies web guidance for patients to help ensure information was clear, appropriate, and accessible. Also provided final quality assurance and feedback to technical and communications teams.

Global Health: Newborn Legacy

Served as co-writer, editor, researcher, project manager, and design vendor liaison for this technical brief that captures a 20-year organizational newborn health program legacy. Provided final quality assurance and oversaw digital dissemination.

Guide for Building and Strengthening Organizational Knowledge Management Capacity, In Organizations Working in Global Health

Co-authored, edited, and provided final quality assurance for this guide of concrete directions, tools, and templates for global health practitioners to start or grow knowledge management and communications programs within their organizations.

About Borough Creative

Led by communications strategist and health advocate Erin Shea, Borough Creative brings two decades of experience in global health, development, and social impact. We combine strategic insight with creative execution to help organizations turn vision into measurable impact that helps improve lives.

Helping mission-driven teams craft impactful communications with purpose and clarity that build trust and spark change, locally and globally. 

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Location

USA (Eastern Time)
Global, remote