Gold Feather Consulting  ·  Strategic Communications

Your organization has
a narrative problem.
You already know it.

The question is whether you name it before it names you.

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The credential stack
15+ Years crisis & strategic communications
1.8M Readers — first publication launch
Gov. Appointee — FL Emergency Response Commission
Natl. Ambassador — Men's Health Network
The problem

Most organizations don't have a communications problem.
They have a clarity problem — and it shows up as a communications problem.

01
You sound like everyone else.
Your mission is vivid inside the building. Outside it, your messaging is indistinguishable from fifty other organizations doing similar work. The differentiation that exists in your culture has never made it onto the page.
02
Something happened. Your response made it worse.
A crisis, a transition, a misstep. You responded quickly — but the response raised more questions than it answered. Now the narrative has a life of its own and you're playing defense.
03
The narrative is running ahead of you.
Your leadership is trusted internally. Publicly, other people are defining who you are. By the time you respond to one story, three more have formed. You need to get in front of it — not react to it.
04
You're launching something. The message isn't ready.
New program, new campaign, new leadership, new funding. What you say in the first 30 days sets the frame for everything after. The message you have right now is not the message that will land.
The engagement
Communications
Risk Audit
+ Narrative
Repair Sprint
Gold Feather Consulting LLC

A structured assessment of where your organization's public narrative is creating risk or losing trust — followed by a repair plan you can implement immediately. Not a communications refresh. Not a rebrand. A specific, actionable answer to a specific, active problem.

Who this is for: Nonprofits, advocacy organizations, healthcare groups, and survivor services navigating a communications gap, a narrative failure, a leadership transition, a crisis response that didn't hold, or a launch that is underperforming. Leaders who know something is off and need someone to name it precisely.
Service tiers
 
Tier 01
The Audit
$1,500
Flat fee · paid in full before work begins
2 weeks · async delivery
  • Assessment of current messaging across up to 3 channels
  • Written findings report — where narrative builds trust, creates risk, or stays silent
  • Branded PDF delivered to your inbox
  • One 90-minute debrief call, recorded and provided
Right for organizations that need clarity before they can act.
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Most complete
Tier 02
Audit + Repair Sprint
$3,500
50% at signing · 50% at delivery
3 weeks · 2 working sessions included
  • Everything in Tier 1
  • One revised core messaging framework — voice, positioning, key messages for up to 3 audiences
  • One revised or written communications asset of your choice: press release, crisis statement, web copy, campaign brief, or stakeholder letter
  • 30-day follow-up call to check implementation
Right for organizations navigating an active failure, relaunch, or leadership transition.
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Tier 03
Monthly Retainer
$2,500/mo
3-month minimum · first month at signing
Ongoing · up to 10 hours per month
  • Up to 10 hours/month of strategic communications support
  • Ongoing narrative strategy and reactive crisis counsel
  • Review of communications materials before publication
  • One live strategy call per month
Right for organizations that need a senior strategist on call without a full-time hire.
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What this engagement produces
1
Named, specific risks
Not a vague impression that something is off. A documented list of the exact places your current communications are creating liability or losing trust.
2
Positioning language you can use immediately
Clear, specific language for who you are, what you do, and who it is for — written to be used in the field, not filed in a brand guide.
3
Narrative gaps closed
Silence in your public communications is as damaging as the wrong message. You leave with a plan for what to say in the places you have been quiet.
4
A repair plan your team can execute
Specific, sequenced steps you can act on without me in the room. Not a strategy requiring an ongoing agency relationship to implement.
Not included in any tier
×
Ghostwriting of ongoing content — newsletters, social feeds, blog posts
×
Media relations, press outreach, or journalist management
×
Legal communications or litigation support
×
Real-time crisis availability outside contracted hours
×
Video or graphic production
×
Revisions beyond two rounds per deliverable
Payment terms
Tier 1 — The Audit
Full payment before work begins. Invoice issued through Gold Feather LLC. No work starts until payment clears.
Tier 2 — Audit + Sprint
50% at contract signing. 50% due at delivery before final files are transferred. Two invoice payments total.
Tier 3 — Retainer
First month due at signing. Subsequent months on the same calendar date. Work pauses after 5 days of a missed payment. 3-month minimum.
Background
15+Years crisis & strategic communications
1.8MReaders — FL Board of Nursing Quarterly launch
Gov.Appointee — FL Emergency Response Commission
Natl.Ambassador — Men's Health Network
Pub.The Havoc Journal 2025
About Amanda Bowen
Amanda J.
Bowen
Founder
Gold Feather Consulting LLC
Strategic Communications
Narrative Architecture
Crisis Response

I have spent 15 years in high-stakes communications environments — state emergency response, healthcare policy, national advocacy, and crisis management. I built a nationally adopted crisis communications framework during the 2015 Avian Influenza outbreak. I held a gubernatorial appointment as Commissioner on the Florida State Emergency Response Commission. I launched a publication that reached 1.8 million readers in its first issue.

I work with organizations that do important things for people who have been through hard things. That requires a specific kind of communications discipline — one that does not flatten human complexity into a talking point, and does not treat a trust problem as a messaging problem.

I work nationally. Discovery calls are available Monday through Friday, 9:30am to 2:00pm Mountain Time.

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If you know something is off,
let's name it.

A 30-minute conversation about what your organization is carrying and whether this engagement is the right fit. No pitch. No deck. Just a direct read.

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30 minutes  ·  No obligation  ·  M–F 9:30am–2:00pm MT
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