Non-Profits

We love an organization on a mission: education, healthcare, non-profits.

Swinging for the fences with dreamers is our passion project.

We understand the unique challenges and opportunities that mission-driven organizations face. Whether you’re a nonprofit, a foundation, or a social enterprise, your mission is at the heart of everything you do. We are here to amplify that mission, ensuring your message resonates with the right audience and drives meaningful action.

Driving Donations

Driving donations starts with a bold, clear message that connects your mission to the hearts of your audience. Our team takes a high-level, strategic approach to fundraising, blending data-driven insights with compelling storytelling to inspire action. We craft donation campaigns that resonate emotionally and create urgency, making it easy for supporters to contribute. From targeted digital ads to personalized email campaigns, we ensure your message reaches the right people at the right time, turning potential supporters into committed donors.

  • Data-driven targeting
  • Storytelling
  • Urgency strategy
  • Conversion optimization
  • Retargeting
  • Nurture sequencing
  • Influencer/ambassador partnerships

Marketing and Communications Strategy

We build sophisticated communications and marketing strategies that drive real results. With a deep well of experience and a proven track record with successful partners across industries, we bring strategic insight and creative vision to every campaign. We’re experts in aligning your messaging with your mission, crafting campaigns that captivate your audience and deliver measurable growth. From multi-channel marketing to integrated communications plans, our work speaks for itself.

  • Multi-channel campaigns
  • Brand messaging
  • Audience identification and segmentation
  • Content strategy
  • Data-driven insights
  • Reputation management
  • Long-term engagement plans
  • Campaign performance monitoring

Full Scale Campaigns

Our agency specializes in supporting mission-driven organizations with targeted campaign efforts designed to drive awareness, impact, and donations. Whether it’s a high-profile fundraising initiative or a cause-based awareness push, we create strategic, high-impact campaigns that cut through the noise and connect deeply with your audience. By leveraging data, storytelling, and creative digital strategies, we ensure your message not only reaches the right people but inspires them to take action. From planning to execution, we’re with you every step of the way, delivering campaigns that make a real difference.

Here are some nice things our partners have said about us

Note: partners spoke on their own behalf and were not coerced or compensated.

Everyone at Gillian’s Place has enjoyed working with the very friendly, capable and experienced team at Hughes&Co. While our organization has undergone many changes, the Hughes&Co team is always there to help and support us with a professional smile.

– Graeme Dargavel, Director of Development & Communications

Working with Hughes&Co has been a transformative experience for the Mississauga Foundation. Their team not only brought fresh vision to our renaming and rebranding but also crafted a comprehensive communications strategy, rooted in significant research, that truly reflects our mission and values.

– Glenn Gumulka, Chief Executive Officer

Hughes&Co led us through the lofty task of changing our organizational name, and then crafted the brand strategy and supporting architecture to carry it through to deployment. We appreciated being able to lean on their expertise through the rebrand process as well as their encouragement to see from different angles to produce the most thoughtful outcomes.

– Rachel Crane, Community Outreach Lead

Reflecting on our experience with Hughes&Co, we feel confident in referring them to others. They repeatedly demonstrated their abilities to be professional, timely, accountable and forthright. We are very pleased with the results and our greatest measure of success has been the overwhelmingly positive response from our community, congratulating us on our new brand and our effective communication tools.

– Suzanne Veenstra, Marketing and Communications Manager

We want to hold your hand.

More like collaborate, and strictly platonically.