Dahna M. Chandler, Managing Principal

Doctoral Researcher | Social Impact Communications Consultant | Award-Winning Finance Journalist
Providing strategic communications expertise since 1997.

I'm a social impact communications consultant advising senior communications leaders in opportunity finance sector organizations and at related mission-oriented nonprofits on story-driven communications strategies. Collaborating with them as a messaging thought partner, I help them convey their impact, engage core audiences, and establish their thought leadership. 

I also offer solutions that help refocus and revamp their messaging to amplify impact and shift erroneous narratives about their primary constituents in under-resourced and marginalized communities.

At the core of my solutions is premium, data-backed, and rigorously researched strategic storytelling content that fits seamlessly into your content vision or overall strategic communications plan. 

My targeted communications offerings help you provide the content your core audiences value, while helping you achieve your organizational objectives with your strategic communications initiatives. 

I continue to provide strategic content communications solutions to select B2B and B2C financial services firms, like those shown below. I specialize in developing financial inclusion strategic content for middle-class consumers who are focused on improving their financial health. 

I create strategic content for newly mass affluent and emerging high-net-worth readers, most of whom got there through retirement savings.  My content is dedicated to helping them achieve personal wealth growth and preservation so they can create generational wealth. 

Research shows it remains a challenge for the newly mass affluent, especially those from minoritized and low-wealth communities, to get equal access to the credit and other banking services and information they need for wealth preservation. They can lose their wealth if they don't get adequate financial and wealth literacy education and support. I remain committed to helping mitigate the financial inequity even newly affluent Americans experience.

But, I'm also now dedicated to using my unique skill set as a strategic communications consultant to partner with opportunity finance sector lenders focused on democratizing access to capital in low-wealth communities and closing the Black-White wealth chasm. These organizations are the key to transforming financial access for racialized and low-wealth communities.

I collaborate specifically with loan funds that provide home buying, foreclosure avoidance, and small business development financing. I partner with organizations aligning climate justice with social justice to help finance clean energy solutions in low- and moderate-income communities, too.

I'm also committed to offering social impact communications consulting solutions to mission-driven funds that prioritize social justice investing for initiatives around decarceration, food justice, and health equity.

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I'm a doctoral researcher, strategic communications consultant, and storyteller who specializes in crafting narratives that resonate powerfully with your key stakeholders. Then I help you develop your social impact communications strategy so your stories reach them where they are.

My approach to strategic communications is uniquely adaptable and revelatory. Rather than applying a one-size-fits-all framework, I engage deeply with each client to intuitively understand their singular challenges and opportunities. This enables me to craft strategies that are not just effective but also enlightening, often leading to 'a-ha' moments that drive meaningful change.

As your thought partner, I help you amplify your mission by crafting content strategies that are in perfect alignment with your content vision.

I also enable you to effectively engage your core community members and partners through targeted digital channels with my social web expertise.

I've been a strategic communicator in the finance industry developing exceptional strategic content campaigns since 1997, long before the term "content marketing" was coined. From strategy to execution, I deliver targeted solutions that not only engage your ideal stakeholders but also inspire them to take action, forging lasting connections with your organization.

From stakeholder analysis to crafting resonant messages and measuring real-world impact, every step is meticulously planned and executed. What makes me distinctive is my intuitive ability to adapt to the particular nuances of your opportunity finance sector organization.  That comes, in part, from my lived experience as a member of the groups of which your core constituency is comprised.

I focus on cultivating strategic communications partnerships that achieve results through enjoyable collaboration. My goal is to build thought partnerships that aren't just successful but also fulfilling for all the professionals involved in our engagement.

Given the specialized nature of my consultancy and the high demand for my unique blend of academic rigor and industry expertise, I offer a limited number of complimentary 30-minute introductory calls each month.

That's because my commitment to delivering exceptional results for my existing clients means I have the capacity for only a select number of long-term clients.

If you're committed to making a meaningful impact in the social finance sector, let's connect to explore how we can collaborate to achieve your strategic communications goals.