We’re expert
strategists and communicators amplifying vital causes and mobilizing communities.
A creative agency on a mission

We’re expert strategists and communicators amplifying vital causes and mobilizing communities.

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We’re expert
strategists and communicators amplifying vital
causes and mobilizing communities.

We’re expert strategists and communicators amplifying vital causes and mobilizing communities.

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We provide:
Strategy & Research
Branding, Messaging & Design
Multimedia Production
Web Development
Social Media
Fundraising
Impact

For over 25 years, we’ve partnered with organizations advancing equity across the systems that shape people’s lives.

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SERVICES

From ideation to execution, we support the work end to end.

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Services

Strategy & Research

We’re research nerds, statisticians who love focus groups. Ever curious, we don’t just analyze data; we connect the dots, so our insights shape compelling narratives that both inform and inspire meaningful action.

Branding & Design

We craft memorable brands, shift messaging frameworks and design attention-grabbing visual experiences that break through distractions and indifference.

Community Storytelling

In a climate where facts and true history are too often being overtaken by myths, memes and distortions, it’s never been more important to help unearth and amplify accurate, often suppressed, narratives and solutions from diverse voices and perspectives.

Multimedia Production

From developing detailed storyboards and directing and producing shoots to creating powerful videos and stunning photo essays, we’re the team that always overdelivers.

Website Development

Our bespoke, user-friendly, visually-dynamic websites engage and inform audiences, encouraging interaction and driving conversions. All as designed. 

Social Media

We create scroll-stopping content and deliver ads that boost engagement, putting our full range of creative firepower and data-driven insights to grow audiences and spark conversations.

Fundraising

Whether it's writing persuasive grant proposals, pitching capital campaigns or rallying donors, we’ve partnered with our clients to raise tens of millions of dollars over the last 25 years.

Coalition Building

Uniting diverse stakeholder groups to advance a singular mission is hard. It’s also been an integral part of our work since the beginning.
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Approach

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Respectful

We take seriously the trust our partners place in us.
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Impatient

We, like you, are driven by the fierce urgency of now.
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Psychological

Changing minds is critical to changing outcomes.
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Culture-First

We deeply appreciate the power of culture and community expertise.
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Community-Centered

There’s nothing wrong in our communities that can’t be solved by what’s right in them.
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Research-Driven

We insist on following the data to guide our planning and creativity.
TESTIMONIALS

What our clients are saying.

Don't just take our word for it.

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"The path to homeownership can be challenging, particularly for families who have historically been excluded from it. Mighty Engine simplified access to essential resources by creating a user-friendly website."

Leslie Russell Winder

Urban Affairs Coalition

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"Mighty Engine took the time to truly understand the community we needed to engage and communicate with. They guided us in presenting our messages in ways that resonated and made an impact."

Basye Peek

Harpswell

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"Few groups are able to keep their identity while staying mission driven like Mighty Engine has for more than a quarter century. It's a rare commitment to excellence with zero compromise that you don't find every day.

Miquon Brinkley

Thinker Makers Society

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“I so admire Mighty Engine’s giant heart that shows in the work they do and makes it so impactful."

Elaine Wells

Global Thinking Initiatives, Inc.

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“Mighty Engine’s creativity, dedication and deep connection to the community shine through in everything they do.”

Erika Bonnevie

Public Good Projects

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“Congratulations on 25 years of impactful storytelling and transformative marketing. Your dedication to uplifting communities and driving meaningful change is truly inspiring.”

Loraine Ballard Morrill

iHeart Media

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“Mighty Engine is a great partner in helping us to reach Philadelphians working hard to stop smoking.”

Thierry Fortune

City of Philadelphia – Department of Public Health

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“Mighty Engine is a great partner in helping us to reach Philadelphians working hard to stop smoking.”

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City of Philadelphia – Department of Public Health

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“Mighty Engine is a longtime ally in our fight for educational equity and racial justice."

Sharif El-Mekki

Center for Black Educator Development

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"As a deaf person, I often encounter hearing folks who want to speak for our community. Mighty Engine stood by us instead, and that’s a game-changer."

Sara Novic

Author, Activist and Right2ReadPhilly Advisor

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"Few groups are able to keep their identity while staying mission driven like Mighty Engine has for more than a quarter century. It's a rare commitment to excellence with zero compromise that you don't find every day.

Miquon Brinkley

Thinker Makers Society

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“Mighty Engine created a powerful brand that reflects who we are and what we aspire to do for girls and women in South Central Asia.”

Maria Toorpakai

Maria Toorpakai Foundation

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“Congratulations on 25 years of impactful storytelling and transformative marketing. Your dedication to uplifting communities and driving meaningful change is truly inspiring.”

Loraine Ballard Morrill

iHeart Media

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"The path to homeownership can be challenging, particularly for families who have historically been excluded from it. Mighty Engine simplified access to essential resources by creating a user-friendly website."

Leslie Russell Winder

Urban Affairs Coalition

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"Mighty Engine approach as a creative social-justice boutique has made them our indispensable partner in delivering on the promise of Black higher education."

Julian Thompson

UNCF Institute for Capacity Building

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“Mighty Engine’s creativity, dedication and deep connection to the community shine through in everything they do.”

Erika Bonnevie

Public Good Projects

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“I so admire Mighty Engine’s giant heart that shows in the work they do and makes it so impactful."

Elaine Wells

Global Thinking Initiatives, Inc.

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“As we engineer a new approach to trauma healing, our collaboration with Mighty Engine has made all the difference.”

Dr. John Rich

Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice

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“Mighty Engine is helping countless families keep their Reading Promises.”

Carolotta Stafford

Reading Captain

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“The Mighty Engine team delivered a website that energizes our focus on poverty.”

Bill Golderer

United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey

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"Mighty Engine took the time to truly understand the community we needed to engage and communicate with. They guided us in presenting our messages in ways that resonated and made an impact."

Basye Peek

Harpswell

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Approach

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Research-Driven

We insist on following the data to guide our planning and creativity.
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Culture-First

We deeply appreciate the power of culture and community expertise.
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Psychological

Changing minds is critical to changing outcomes.
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Community-Centered

There’s nothing wrong in our communities that can’t be solved by what’s right in them.
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Urgent

We move deliberately, guided by the realities of the moment.
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The Latest

AGENCY

Holiday Cheer with Gangstas to Growers

To close out our 25th anniversary year, we were proud to share a little holiday cheer—and heat—through pro bono work with Atlanta-based Gangstas to Growers, a nonprofit that builds worker-owned agricultural cooperatives with young entrepreneurs rooted in community and shared responsibility. 

During our multimedia shoot with them, we got hooked on Sweet Sol, their signature line of tasty hot sauces. We couldn’t resist giving them out to our closest partners this holiday season, fueling healing, education, microenterprises and community farming. 

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EDUCATIONAL EQUITY

Progress in the Face of Headwinds

Our long-term partner, the Center for Black Educator Development, entrusted us with helping them write and design their 2025 Annual Report. 

CBED is a fearless, hardworking organization committed to advancing educational equity and racial justice. Be amazed at their tenacity and how much they accomplished this past year.

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BLACK HIGHER EDUCATION

The Most Successful UNITE Yet

We were proud to serve as a lead producer and designer of UNITE 2025, UNCF’s annual gathering of HBCU leaders and those committed to improving higher education for all, breaking previous records in both attendance and the number of HBCU Presidents and Chancellors participating.

Our final deliverable for this incredibly impactful event was a closeout report detailing all that was experienced and accomplished in Atlanta this past July, where “together we lead” was more than just a motto; it was the defining call-to-action.

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