Problem Solvers.
It is one thing to create brand guidelines or draft a press release, it is another to make a brand or cause come alive. We help our clients conceptualize creative ideas, solve problems, forge new relationships and work collectively toward a brighter future. Change For Balance is proud to work with some of the most renowned organizations, respected charities advancing important social, economic and environmental impact efforts.
Disability Advocates
The power of quality storytelling is its ability to influence, inspire and change people’s perceptions about who we are, how we see ourselves and how we understand and empathize with other people.
Historically, people with disabilities have been vastly underrepresented across film and TV, whether in front of and behind the camera, even though this community represents some 61 million+ people. On behalf of our client Easterseals, we are working to dramatically change this across entertainment and media -- and we're making real progress.
Through a number of award-winning initiatives, including the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge and Easterseals in Entertainment, we are working to cast disability in a new, genuine light. Through a combination of our strategic guidance, broad-strokes communications approach, and influencer and entertainment relations, Easterseals is actively partnering with the entertainment industry to advance disability inclusion, break down misperceptions and stigmas, and make certain people with disabilities are authentically represented.
Military & Veterans
Most recently, Change for Balance launched a new website for U.S.VETS, and produced a broadcast-quality public service campaign. In doing so, we repositioned U.S.VETS as the largest non-profit organization with boots on the ground to combat America’s veteran homeless crisis head-on. We also supported Operation Homefront in developing a strategic plan for a major corporate partner to elevate its work (and investment) in serving military families.
Change for Balance has a long history of taking on military causes that engage the American giving public to stand up behind them. Whether supporting military caregivers and families, ending veteran homelessness, securing stable housing for veterans, or finding meaningful employment for veterans and service members transitioning back to civilian life.
What’s more, we are tapped into the “who’s who” of military veterans actively working in entertainment. This means we stay sensitive to the nuances of what it means to serve, and in turn, best help our clients tell their stories, by and for veterans themselves.
Young Children & Education
More than eighty-five percent of a child’s brain develops in the first few years of life. Our team has worked with a number of nonprofits to support this critical time of learning, development and discovery.
Sadly, more than ever, trauma, mental health, violence, undetected developmental delays or disabilities, access to quality child care, and bullying are at the forefront of the early education conversation. It takes a steady drumbeat of support to counter these societal and health challenges.
We help our clients empower our early education workforce, champion and involve parents, inform elected officials and activate our communities to prioritize healthy starts and quality education for all young children, no matter their neighborhood or where they live in the world. We are proud to support children and families in building brighter futures.
Human Rights
Change For Balance is driven by a sincere passion to inspire people to act for peace, justice and equity. We all deserve the basics, equal opportunity, quality education, nutritious food, a livable wage, and access to health care...everywhere, and for everyone.
Stigma, shame, distrust, discrimination and apathy, are key triggers for social unrest, spread of disease, food deprivation, and environmental devastation. They divide us as human beings. And while it may sound simple enough to share stories of struggle, they are not always easy to tell.
In some parts of the world, it takes courage to raise your voice. Fear of retaliation is real and can mean punishment, abuse, prison and even death. From our travels, life experiences and work on the ground, we have found that when trust, openness, and dialogue take hold, empathy begins.
We find new paths and solutions across the many stories we're so grateful to capture and share. Done well, these stories build community, and support the movements and advocates that create lasting positive change.
Animal Welfare
Love and Bananas: An Elephant Story, an internationally acclaimed documentary that uncovers the plight of Asian elephants and ignites a new way of thinking about this extraordinary species. Heralded by film critics and loved by audiences everywhere, it holds a score of 94% on Rotten Tomatoes. With a long-term distribution strategy -- including film festivals, school-based educational screenings and global distribution streaming on National Geographic TV and Starz – this inspirational film shows what can be done to prevent the extinction of Asian elephants.
Already since the film’s premiere in 2018, Change For Balance alone has raised funds to save seven elephants in peril. And we continue to raise our voice and stomp our feet for elephants.
Science Breakthroughs
Words like biomarkers, genomics, molecular biology, and a multitude of scientific terms can be intimidating, confusing and downright scary to the average person. But in order to modify behaviors and be motivated to donate to the cause, it is important to be informed and understand what science is telling us.
That’s where Change for Balance comes in. From neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) – to virtually every form of cancer – and rare diseases like spinal muscular atrophy, eye diseases and more, we help translate complicated medical information, in ways that help communicate urgency, advancements, progress and why one should care.
Environmental Awareness
This is a problem we can solve, we must solve, to protect our planet and future generations. Change for Balance has worked with our clients to develop tangible tools and inspiring solutions for our communities to actively effect this global existential crisis. Whether creating and publicizing a video series featuring popular "teen" influencers speaking to conservation or educating the masses during Shark Week about threats to our oceans -- we're committed to showcasing what's possible and empowering all of us to do our part to save our natural world.
