As a Client
If you’re looking for a communications partner, Vanguard might be your match.
Strategic Communications Organization Creating Positive Change
Vanguard Communications is a certified B Corporation™ that helps nonprofit organizations, foundations, associations, government agencies and impact-driven businesses communicate complex issues, engage stakeholders, strengthen brands and advance their missions.
Our corporate culture is dedicated to being People-First. Truthful. Motivated. Impactful. Fun and Friendly.
If these core values are things you believe in too, Vanguard may be the communications partner you need to move an important initiative forward.
Contact Brenda Foster at bfoster@vancomm.com for nonprofit services; Dana Chomenko at dchomenko@vancomm.com for government services; Faith James Doyle at fjames@vancomm.com if you are a certified B Corporation™.
What We Do
Our communication services include:
- Strategic communications planning
- Brand strategy and identity development
- Public health communications
- Social marketing and behavior change campaigns
- Integrated media services
- Stakeholder engagement and community outreach
- Content development and editorial services
- Graphic design and creative services
- Digital communications and social media
- Event production and promotion
- Research, audience insights and message testing
Why Our Clients Stay
When you work with a firm for a while, you really get to know them. Familiarity breeds trust, and that’s something we do very well at Vanguard. Some of our client partners have been with us for decades because they have come to expect a level of quality and responsiveness that only a firm who is truly “in it with you” can offer.
Client Experiences
Our approach to customer service places our client partners and their needs at the center of our work. This means:
- We rely less on standard answers and processes and more on tailored approaches that best meet the individual and organizational goals and evolving needs of the client partner.
- We pick up the phone even outside of the traditional business day to support emerging situations.
- We are prepared to change course and staffing as circumstances dictate, offering surge support when a partner experiences a staffing transition.
- We practice client-centered billing, offering customized invoicing to meet our partners’ needs.
Commitment to Community-Driven Communications
Community-Driven Communications is a lens through which we evaluate our own workplace culture, policies and practices as well as the work we want to do in the world. We prioritize fairness and visibility, actively encourage the exchange of unique ideas and experiences, and continuously seek new ways to create a more welcoming environment and deepen understanding.
Focus on Innovation
Through myriad professional development opportunities, our staff learn new or sharpen existing skills that make them better prepared to problem-solve on behalf of our client partners. Because they care about the work, they are motivated to get smart on emerging technologies, go deeper on an issue, or expand in other ways to be impactful and efficient.
Federal Contracting Information
Woman-Owned Small Business
Applicable NAICS Codes:
- 541820 Public Relations Agencies (primary)
- 541430 Graphic Design Services
- 541613 Marketing Consulting Services
- 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- 541810 Advertising Agencies
- 541910 Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling
Contracting Mechanisms
- General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) (formerly Professional Services Schedules 00CORP and AIMS Schedule 541) Contract Number: GS-07F-164BA
- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Technical Assistance IDIQ (subcontractor)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Public Information and Communication Services II (PICS II) Contract (subcontractor)
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) IDIQ
- Small Business Administration (SBA) BPA Creative Communications, Marketing, and Research
State Contracting Information
Washington, DC
- District of Columbia Supply Schedule; Marketing, Media and Public Information; Contract # CW129760
DC Certified Business Enterprise (CBE)
Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Virginia
- University of Virginia Marketing Strategy and Creative Services IDIQ Contract #UVA-00092-JGM042024. This procurement vehicle is open to all members of the Virginia Association of State College and University Purchasing Professionals (VASCUPP). Period of Performance is August 2024 – August 2029.
