Author Archives: Nishith Bhatt

POV: The Power of Pets

Fidel (Chris Alves) – Shelter pup Fidel, not to be mistaken for the famous Cuban dictator, Fidel Castro (although we must admit, his resemblance is striking!), enjoys spontaneous wiggles down grassy hills, all varieties of meaty treats, and the occasional dip in the Pacific Ocean. Most of the time you can find Fidel sprawled out […]

Communications Starts at the Top

Those three words aren’t just sloganeering. Our founder, R. Christine “Chris” Hershey, has long been a proponent of doing good for communications – as an evangelist for the impact of smart, strategic messaging on an organization’s success, irrespective of the industry it serves. Central to Chris’s worldview is the idea that — whether its efforts […]

This is What Democracy Looks Like

It’s thrilling, and encouraging, to see due attention paid to responsible and responsive government. But engagement – and impact on people’s lives – doesn’t, of course, stop at government. Civil society, the non-governmental organizations and institutions that also drive the will of citizens and residents, responds to communities’ needs on the ground and helps people […]

Join Our Team! We are Hiring a Design Director

  The Design Director is responsible for providing a creative spark and executing quality print and web design. Cause Communications is a full-service agency, so it’s important that our Design Director have experience with – and mastery of – brand identity development and roll-out, print collateral, website architecture and design and e-newsletter design. The Design […]

POV: Come Heal or High Water

Now that Election 2016 is history, no doubt there is work to be done on the causes we care about most. But we also think it’s important to stop and think about how much we, as Americans, share. We’ll spare you clichés about everyone wanting a brighter future for their children (which is of course […]

POV: Looking Where We Haven’t Looked

At Southern California Grantmakers’ Annual Conference last month, we heard a story from Bryonn Bain of UCLA about legendary musician and activist Harry Belafonte. When he would misplace things as a child, Mr. Belafonte’s mother would ask him, “Harry, you’ve looked everywhere, but have you looked where you haven’t looked?” It’s a deceptively simple reminder […]

Join our Team! We are Hiring an Account Director

Cause Communications, one of the first mission-driven strategic communications agencies and a pioneer in the field of cause communications, has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and dynamic communicator who wants to change the world for the better. We work nationally but are grounded in Los Angeles’s rich and diverse culture. We have a uniquely […]

Join our Team! We are Hiring an Account Manager

Cause Communications, one of the first mission-driven strategic communications agencies and a pioneer in the field of cause communications, has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and dynamic communicator who wants to change the world for the better. We work nationally but are grounded in Los Angeles’s rich and diverse culture. We have a uniquely […]

POV: What’s Not in a Name?

These designations define social-sector organizations in a way that has a lot to do with the tax code but little to do with how or why they actually do their work. We’re excited to be part of a growing movement to redefine mission-first organizations in terms of what they are: “for purpose” or “for benefit.” It’s a powerful […]