Communications is more than marketing. It is how organizations build trust, strengthen relationships, navigate challenges, inspire action, and demonstrate impact.
Whether supporting a fundraising campaign, managing a crisis, elevating community voices, or helping an organization tell its story more effectively, Buris Chalmers Communications provides the strategic guidance and practical support needed to move missions forward.
We help organizations build meaningful connections with the people they serve. From content planning and campaign development to platform management and audience engagement, we create social media strategies that support fundraising, advocacy, public awareness, and community trust.
We know how to find the story and get it in front of the right audience.
Our team writes and distributes press releases, develops media materials, coordinates interviews, and proactively pitches stories to local, regional, and national outlets. We help organizations earn meaningful media coverage that builds visibility, credibility, and support.
Stories are at the heart of every successful organization.
We help clients identify and share stories that demonstrate impact, elevate community voices, and inspire action. From feature stories and newsletters to annual reports, donor communications, and advocacy campaigns, we create content that moves people from awareness to engagement.
A website should do more than provide information—it should tell your story and invite people to act.
We support website planning, content development, messaging, information architecture, and ongoing content management. Whether launching a new site or refreshing an existing one, we ensure your digital presence reflects your mission and serves your audiences effectively.
When communities face emergencies, clear communication saves time, reduces confusion, and builds public trust.
Buris Chalmers Communications has served as a communications partner during multiple major flood disasters in Haywood County and across Western North Carolina. We provide timely, actionable information that helps residents, stakeholders, and partners understand rapidly changing situations and available resources.
Our team is experienced in coordinating communications under emergency conditions, supporting response and recovery efforts, managing public information, and addressing misinformation and harmful narratives that can emerge during a crisis. We understand the unique challenges of communicating when information is evolving quickly and the stakes are high.
Communications and development are inseparable.
As a fractional development team, we help organizations strengthen fundraising, donor engagement, community partnerships, and long-term sustainability. Communications often represents nearly half of that work—from crafting donor messages and campaign narratives to communicating impact and building public support.
Rather than treating communications as a standalone function, we integrate it into broader organizational and development strategies that help clients build relationships, attract resources, and advance their mission.
Successful communications require more than good content—they require a clear strategy.
We help organizations develop communications plans that align with organizational goals, fundraising priorities, advocacy efforts, and community engagement objectives. Our planning process creates practical roadmaps that help teams communicate consistently and effectively.
