Communications

Inspiris believes that the growing role for business in international development requires a new and more insightful approach to communications and engagement.  We combine extensive understanding and experience of business and international development issues with fresh approaches to communications and stakeholder engagement.  Please download our brochure for more information:

The communication strategies and programmes we design enable organisations to effectively contribute to international development policy issues and thinking, all the time advancing and aligning development, business growth and leadership goals.

By leveraging the insights of our people, we help organisations to tell their story and open up new spaces for a richer blend of dialogue and engagement.    We work with organisations to build platforms, framed around the sharing of ideas, opinions and innovative solutions, which aim to advance and change the way we think about international development challenges.         

Our Capabilities

 

Inspiris provides a seamless resource to business corporate responsibility teams, advising and providing communications support around international development issues and engagement. 

           

We also advise donors, governments and NGOs on the best way to engage with the business community.  

1. Stakeholder identification and engagement

We identify, map and prioritise key international government, donor and business stakeholders for consultation, outreach and engagement.

           

We combine our extensive knowledge of the business and international development communities, with established stakeholder engagement processes - to deliver insight, action and results.

We help business to navigate the development community and strengthen relationships with key development actors. 

  

2. Communication support services

 

We devise and implement communication strategies and programmes that create appropriate spaces for organisations to share opinions, ideas, experiences and insights. 

Services include:

• Communications strategy development
• Opinion leader research and outreach
• Message and narrative development
• Thought leadership platform creation and outreach
• Programme progress reporting – especially in relation to public-private partnerships
• Creation of communication materials and project management
• Harnessing of new tecnology
• Media relations with domestic and international media 
• Event participation support / speech drafting
• Internal capacity / awareness building and training programmes

We have particular experience of setting up, implementing and managing regional networks and programmes, including in Africa.

 

3. Policy Advocacy

We help business participate in the development agenda at the right level and at the right time.  Based on our understanding of the entry points, the agenda and the stakeholders, we help companies to participate in and contribute to the discussions and impact on outcomes.

We help donors and governments engage with business and build partnerships that leverage the core competencies of the private sector to achieve development outcomes.

We undertake policy context assessments, identify critical policy stages and create a framework for engagement.  We help get the content and focus right and deliver inputs in a timely manner.

Click on the logos opposite for some examples of our experience.