When we see land as a community
to which we belong, we may begin
to see it
with love and respect.
-- Aldo Leopold
What clients are saying about Susan Ives...
"I wanted to express my heartfelt thanks for a job very well done. I know you and your team have worked very hard and under pressure to complete these important projects for the District. So please pass on our staff's thanks for their great work. It's an amazing feeling to have collateral materials that you feel proud to distribute and that really reflect the mission of the organization. Thank you again."-- Andrea Mackenzie
General Manager
Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District
"Thanks for the excellent job you did on our communications plan – you really captured what we needed and made very good recommendations. I always enjoyed our meetings – they were interesting, productive and fun.
I am pleased with the end product and one of the things I like best about the plan is that it feels manageable. We will not be able to do everything, but we will be able to implement many recommendations and I believe they will result in our achieving our goals.
Thank you so much for your good work on this project."-- Sharon L. Gish, President and CEO
Central Coast YWCA
"Ms. Ives is a trusted advisor with an astute ability for framing complex ideas and communicating them effectively. At the same time, she's a master of detail, and that makes her campaigns and events memorable."
-- Huey D. Johnson, President
Resource Renewal Institute
"Susan is an essential ally to business leaders whose goals and values aspire to both financial and social outcomes. She is a skillful collaborator and communicator, who knows how to bring new ideas to the marketplace."
--Elliot Hoffman
New Voices of Business
"Witty, intelligent, and passionate about communicating progressive values, Susan has been a trusted advisor over the past fifteen years. During my tenure as Secretary of Environmental Affairs for the Commonwealth, I was struck by how quickly she understood environmental policy and the politics, and was able to build support among diverse stakeholders. Largely because of Susan, the Massachusetts Environmental Trust is a national model for funding environmental restoration."
--James Hoyte, Vice President
Harvard University
"Susan served as my vice president of public affairs for ten years -- and I found her to be the best in the conservation community nationwide. She matches the highest integrity with initiative and media savvy. In creating and running our national communications, she helped open new markets and attract new donors. She aims high and gets results."-- Martin J. Rosen, President
The Trust for Public Land, 1979-1999
"Susan Ives understands the big picture, which she defines with wonderful and liberating clarity; she is equally cogent on the practical means for achieving that vision. Whether the question is "how do we position ourselves for the next few years" or "how do we phrase this to appeal to funders," I have turned to her for advice and never been less than enlightened by what she's provided. Over the last two years, we've grown tremendously, not only in size but in strength and focus, and we owe much of this to Susan's experience and guidance."
-- Malcolm Margolin
President and Publisher, Heyday Books
"Susan brings a wonderful combination of experience and enthusiasm to her work. She used new media tools and good old-fashioned persistence to deliver our best and most diverse media coverage yet.
--Mikhail Davis, Director
Brower Youth Awards, Earth Island Institute
"Susan Ives has instincts you can trust and the expertise to move an idea in the world. She asks the core questions, she's strategic, and keeps her eye on the prize. It has been a pleasure working with Susan to launch a California non-profit to advocate for women's health."
-- Peggy Lauer, Coordinator
WELL Network