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Institutional Narratives for Smart, Feeling Audiences

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One Good StoryThat's all it takes to put your team on the map, solidify impact and achieve your most aspirational goals together.

An evergreen storytelling package combining photography, short form video, an editorial feature, strategic deployment and co-marketing.

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Whether you're for-profit, nonprofit or a foundation - we'll help develop the strategic narrative infrastructure you need to grow and meet the moment.

We help our partners find the emotionally resonant, relatable core at the heart of their work -  deploying evergreen stories that build lasting trust and engagement.

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Trans, Disabled and Here - Celebrating Pride with Genuine Portraiture

Affect
When Affect hired Human Centric Media to produce commercial portraits for their Disabled and Here stock photography and interview series, I was overjoyed. As a bonus, the theme this year was T4T Pride, which filled my sweet trans heart with glee.
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Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette Isn't Going Anywhere

Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette
This year, with Roe v Wade no longer enshrined, we have seen an unprecedented-this-century barrage on comprehensive reproductive healthcare. People are losing access to the vital cancer screenings, contraception, infection treatment and abortion services that they depend upon.
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Stewarding Change and Celebration for a Mission-Driven Portland Consultancy

Catalysis LLC
Chris Wallace Caldwell has grown her consultancy to include her colleague’s bold ideas. In their work together, they steward nonprofits and public agencies through organizational development challenges, and periods of rapid change.
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A Peek at Oregon's Future - Professional Headshots for Willamette University

Willamette University
When Willamette University contacted Human Centric Media about producing fresh headshots for their faculty to begin the 2025-2026 school year, I knew I had to do more than the bare minimum.
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Civic Health Takes a Trip to the San Francisco Bay

Northwest Health Foundation
Civic Health is a multi-year initiative that supports Black, Indigenous and communities of color to build political power and contribute to a democracy that reflects and serves everyone in Oregon and Southwest Washington.
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A Communications Firm and a Fire Rescue Join Forces in SW Washington

Point North
Community is about how we show up. And right now, our community needs us. We were glad to partner with PointNorth to showcase a homegrown win and a group of professionals trying to better care for their neighbors.

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