Communications for community organisations

Communications for organisations that do good.

Campaigns, PR, training and content for charities, foundations and community organisations. We help for-purpose teams get noticed, build support and tell their story well.

Talk to us about your projectSee the work

$2.2M

raised by Dolly’s Dream on Do It For Dolly Day 2026, backed by our PR campaign

8

media placements for Footscray West Writers Fest 2026

14

community case studies

What we do

PR and media

Media campaigns that put your cause in the news, with spokespeople who are ready for it.

Training and mentoring

Media training, messaging frameworks and mentoring for teams and spokespeople.

Content, web and brand

Video, podcasts, websites and rebrands for organisations of every size.

Case studies

Community · Government · Education and research · 2026

Mornington Peninsula Regional Tourism

Guess the Tourist digital game

116 games played in one day

Fundraising PR · Community · Family violence and gender equality · 2024-2026

Alannah & Madeline Foundation

Alannah & Madeline Day fundraising PR

$627K raised on Alannah & Madeline Day 2026

Fundraising PR · Community · 2020-2022

Red Nose Australia

Red Nose Day campaigns

$2.2M+ raised across the three Red Nose Days we supported

Energy and environment · Community · Government · 2023-2024

Local governmentMoonee Valley City Council and partners

One, Two, Tree

272,208 people reached by the campaign videos

Fundraising PR · Mental health · Community · 2026

Dolly’s Dream

Do It For Dolly Day 2026

$2.2M raised for Dolly’s Dream on the day

Fundraising PR · Community · 2019-2022

Anglicare Victoria

Impact and fundraising videos

$200,000+ raised by the Christmas toys appeal

Community · Education and research · 2019-2020

Menzies Foundation

Menzies Leadership Forum podcast launch and PR

1st episode, produced with the Foundation

Community · 2025

Latrobe Regional Gallery

Marketing strategy

143.9K Facebook views in three months

Community · 2026

Footscray West Writers Fest

Festival media and influencers 2026

8 media placements

Community · 2021

Churches of Christ in Queensland

Website content

200 pages

Community · 2022

Australian Women with Epilepsy

Kickstart the Conversation, Purple Day 2022

Pro bono PR for a new charity

Community · 2022

Amber Community

Brand launch communications

28 years as RTSSV, relaunched as Amber Community

Community · 2023-2024

AVEO

Retirement Living Guide website

60+ pages written

Disability · Community · Energy and environment · 2025

Outlook Australia

Social enterprise PR and content

7News Melbourne coverage of the CDS 2nd birthday

Common questions

Do you work with small not-for-profits?

Yes. We work with national charities and small community organisations, and scale the work to the budget.

Let’s create your impact.

jane@upstride.com.au
+61 409 539 880
Mornington · Gippsland

How to work with us

Campaigns and launches

Strategy, creative, advertising, PR, media and content for campaigns and launches that need to cut through and move people to act.

Projects and training

Digital, AI, video, events and publications, plus media, communications and ethical AI training to build your team’s skills.

Retainers

Ongoing communications and engagement, media, PR and advocacy support, with a senior team on call when you need it.