What Cahoots does

Cahoots Communications, Inc. is a private training and marketing communications company that serves nonprofit organizations and faith-based ministries and churches. The company operates from Littleton, Colorado, was founded circa 1995, and employs 11-50 people. Its core proposition is equipping resource-constrained nonprofits with professional advertising and marketing expertise through accessible, affordable training.

The company's product suite — collectively branded "Tools of Engagement" — is delivered through four formats: Cahoots Courses (detailed training videos on integrated marketing topics, delivered via online subscription), Cahoots Classroom (live interactive instruction, available online or on-site at client locations, plus keynote presentations for conferences and retreats), Cahoots Counseling (scheduled one-on-one online communications advisory sessions), and Cahoots Commentary (a free podcast offering candid communications advice). The underlying technology is an online video-based training platform with a course management system and subscriber login. Free content, including a podcast, a blog ("Consider This"), a YouTube channel, and free course preview clips, functions as a top-of-funnel lead generation mechanism feeding the paid subscription business.

Cahoots generates revenue through four streams: subscription-based course access (recurring), live classroom training (professional services), one-on-one counseling (professional services), and a freemium podcast serving as lead generation. GTM combines product-led growth (self-serve online subscriptions) with event-driven and direct sales (live training and keynotes). The company is founder-operated with no disclosed external funding, no parent company, and no institutional investors evidenced in the available data.

Name

Cahoots

Legal name

Cahoots Communications, Inc.

Website

https://cahootsinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cahoots Communications provides marketing and communications training to nonprofit organizations and faith-based ministries via four formats: subscription video courses, live classroom instruction, one-on-one counseling, and a free podcast.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marketing Training Services

NAICS

Public Relations Agencies (541820), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Nonprofit & Cause Communications (BPAFADAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Professional Certification & Training Content Publishing (Exam Prep, CE/CPD) (MPAJACAL)

Keywords

• Nonprofit marketing training
• Integrated marketing education
• Faith-based communications training
• Video course subscriptions
• Communications counseling services

Headquarters

HQ city

Littleton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Online Course Subscriptions: Subscription-based access to detailed training video courses covering integrated marketing tools for nonprofit organizations. Delivered through online platform with subscription model.
2. Live Classroom Training: Live, interactive instruction on marketing and communication topics, delivered online or at client organization locations. Includes keynote presentations at conferences.
3. One-on-One Counseling: Scheduled online appointments for one-on-one communications counseling on topics of the client's choice.
4. Commentary Podcast: Free podcast providing candid commentary on nonprofit communications best practices. Serves as lead generation for paid services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cahoots Communications provides marketing and communications training to nonprofit organizations, faith-based ministries, and churches through four formats: detailed subscription video courses, live interactive classroom instruction (online or on-site), one-on-one online counseling sessions, and a free podcast covering best practices. The training, collectively called 'Tools of Engagement,' covers integrated marketing topics and is built from the firm's actual client advertising work.

Product overview

Cahoots Communications offers a training and communications services platform with four core products delivered through four distinct training formats: Courses (subscription-based video training), Classroom (live interactive instruction), Counseling (one-on-one sessions), and Commentary (free podcast). The offerings are collectively referred to as 'Tools of Engagement' and serve nonprofit organizations, ministries, and churches with marketing and communications training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cahoots Courses Detailed training videos covering the spectrum of integrated marketing tools needed for nonprofit organization, ministry, and church communications. Delivered through online subscription, with content built from actual client samples and designed to be practical and affordable for nonprofit budgets.
• Cahoots Classroom Live, interactive instruction on topics of the client's choice related to 'Tools of Engagement' marketing and communication categories or courses. Available online or delivered at the client's organization location, with leadership available for keynote presentations at conferences and retreats.
• Cahoots Counseling One-on-one communications counseling for whatever communications topic is on the client's mind, delivered through scheduled online appointments.
• Cahoots Commentary Free podcast covering the same categories as the 'Tools of Engagement,' offering candid, professionally opinionated commentary on what to do and what not to do in nonprofit communications. Functions primarily as a lead-generation channel for paid services.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Network for Good: Software and content platform providing donation tools plus nonprofit marketing and fundraising education resources — adjacent to Cahoots with overlapping nonprofit audiences and educational content but a SaaS-led business model.

Direct peers

• Nonprofit Marketing Guide: Consulting, training, and resources firm run by Kivi Leroux Miller that educates nonprofit marketers on communications strategy via workshops, books, and courses — directly comparable to Cahoots' training-for-nonprofits mission.
• Big Duck: Branding and communications agency specializing exclusively in nonprofit organizations, offering strategy, brand identity, and messaging services — directly comparable to Cahoots' nonprofit-focused marketing and communications work.
• Charity Dynamics: Digital agency providing fundraising, marketing, and creative services exclusively to nonprofits and associations — directly comparable to Cahoots' specialized agency and training offerings for the same vertical.
• Halogen Media: Communications and media firm specializing in faith-based and nonprofit organizations with marketing, PR, and video production — directly comparable to Cahoots' faith-based/nonprofit specialization and core services.
• Groundwork Online: Digital marketing agency focused on nonprofit and association clients, providing strategy, content, and web services — directly comparable to Cahoots' agency offering for the same vertical.

Emerging players

• Virtuous: Nonprofit CRM and generosity platform that includes educational content and strategy resources for fundraisers and marketers — emerging player with thematic overlap with Cahoots' nonprofit communications audience.
• Bloomerang: Donor management CRM with built-in educational resources, webinars, and training content for nonprofit fundraisers — emerging player with partial overlap into the nonprofit training space Cahoots occupies.

Broad incumbents

• Constant Contact: Established email and digital marketing platform that runs the Constant Contact Nonprofit Program with training, templates, and resources for mission-driven organizations — broad incumbent overlapping with Cahoots on SMB nonprofit marketing education.

Regional players

• Care Net: Faith-based nonprofit network that provides training and resources to pregnancy resource centers, with adjacent communications and marketing support — regional/faith-based peer overlapping with Cahoots' ministry communications focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@CahootsCommunications
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cahoots-communications-inc.
• Xx.com/cahootsinc

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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