Rashad Robinson Advisors

What Rashad Robinson Advisors does

Rashad Robinson Advisors is a privately-held strategic advisory firm founded in 2024 and headquartered in New York. It operates as a boutique consulting practice, partnering with foundations, nonprofits, civil society institutions, and corporations to design high-impact campaigns, develop narrative and cultural strategies, guide strategic investments, and support organizational growth. The firm is anchored by founder Rashad Robinson, whose two decades of social-change leadership — including prominent roles in the #StopHateForProfit coalition and efforts to separate corporations from the American Legislative Exchange Council — form the firm's primary commercial asset.

The firm does not maintain a proprietary technology platform; service delivery is human-judgment-driven and centers on campaign design, narrative and cultural strategy, organizational development, and community empowerment. Core intellectual capital is codified in a published book, 'From Presence to Power: How to Take On the Fights That Matter—and Win,' and a weekly newsletter, both of which function as thought leadership assets supporting client acquisition.

Revenue is generated through professional services engagements, keynote and speaking appearances (e.g., the 2025 ESSENCE Festival), and book sales. Go-to-market is sales-led and relies on thought leadership, media presence, and direct inbound engagement via the firm's website. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and engagements are quote-based. The practice has no outside investors, operates without an institutional parent, and has disclosed no funding rounds, acquisitions, or material leadership changes.

Name

Rashad Robinson Advisors

Legal name

Rashad Robinson Advisors

Website

https://rashadadvisors.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rashad Robinson Advisors is a New York-based strategic advisory firm founded in 2024 that provides outsourced chief strategy services — campaign design, narrative and cultural strategy, and organizational development — to foundations, nonprofits, civil society institutions, and corporations driving social change.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Strategic Consulting Services

NAICS

Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Corporate Strategy Advisory (BPAHADAA)

Keywords

• Strategic advisory services
• Social change consulting
• Campaign strategy consulting
• Narrative strategy consulting
• Nonprofit advisory services

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Strategic Consulting Services: The firm partners with foundations, nonprofits, civil society institutions, and corporations to design high-impact campaigns, develop narrative and cultural strategies, guide strategic investments, and help organizations grow and change. Revenue is generated through professional consulting engagements.
2. Speaking Engagements: Rashad Robinson participates in speaking inquiries and engagements at events such as the 2025 ESSENCE Festival, generating revenue through keynote addresses and appearances.
3. Book Sales: Sales of Rashad Robinson's book 'From Presence to Power: How to Take On the Fights That Matter—and Win' contribute to revenue streams.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Rashad Robinson Advisors is a strategic advisory firm that partners with foundations, nonprofits, civil society institutions, and corporations to design high-impact campaigns, develop narrative and cultural strategies, guide strategic investments, and support organizational growth and change. The practice leverages over two decades of expertise from founder Rashad Robinson, drawing on prior leadership of initiatives such as #StopHateForProfit.

Product overview

Rashad Robinson Advisors operates as a single unified consulting practice rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering is strategic consulting services encompassing campaign design, narrative and cultural strategy, strategic investment guidance, organizational development, and community empowerment. This is supplemented by the book 'From Presence to Power' which serves as a thought leadership resource. The firm partners with foundations, nonprofits, civil society institutions, and corporations to drive social change outcomes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategic Consulting Services Strategic advisory engagements for foundations, nonprofits, civil society institutions, and corporations, covering high-impact campaign design, narrative and cultural strategy development, strategic investment guidance, organizational growth and change support, and community empowerment.
• From Presence to Power: How to Take On the Fights That Matter—and Win Published book by Rashad Robinson offering frameworks and guidance for engaging in impactful activism and achieving victory in social justice campaigns.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully led #StopHateForProfit coalition campaign
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• #StopHateForProfit CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Rashad Robinson led strategic campaigns within the #StopHateForProfit coalition, a major initiative targeting corporate accountability regarding hate speech and misinformation on social media platforms. This campaign successfully influenced major advertisers and demonstrated the power of coordinated economic pressure.
• ALEC Divestment EffortsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRashad Robinson's efforts to split corporations from ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) represent coalition-based advocacy work focused on corporate accountability and responsible governance practices.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Edelman: Global public relations firm with a large purpose and social-impact practice serving nonprofits, foundations, and corporations; offers overlapping campaign and narrative services but as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Burson (formerly BCW): Global communications and public affairs firm with public-issues, ESG, and social-change capabilities serving large foundations and corporations—a broader incumbent offering overlapping strategic advisory services.

Direct peers

• Fenton Communications: Social-change public relations and strategy firm serving nonprofits, foundations, and progressive corporate clients on campaign design and narrative strategy—overlapping directly with Robinson Advisors' foundations and nonprofits focus.
• 270 Strategies: Movement strategy and progressive campaign consulting firm working with nonprofits, labor, and advocacy groups on field, narrative, and coalition campaigns—direct competitor for movement-strategy work.
• Blue State: Digital strategy, fundraising, and campaign firm serving nonprofits, foundations, and progressive causes—directly comparable target clients and campaign-design offering.
• BerlinRosen: Strategic communications and public affairs firm with strong advocacy, nonprofit, and corporate accountability practices—competes for similar foundation, nonprofit, and corporate social-impact engagements.
• GMMB: Advertising, communications, and strategy firm specializing in social causes, health, and nonprofit clients—overlaps with Robinson Advisors' campaign design and foundation/nonprofit client base.
• Precision Strategies: Campaign and progressive consulting firm offering strategic communications, narrative, and coalition-building services to advocacy organizations and foundations—highly comparable niche.
• SKDK: Strategic communications and political consulting firm serving corporate, nonprofit, and political clients with campaign strategy, narrative development, and crisis work—directly comparable to Robinson Advisors' cross-sector mission-driven consulting model.

Emerging players

• Higher Ground Labs: Civic technology investment and advisory firm working with progressive campaigns and nonprofits on strategy and tech-enabled organizing—adjacent emerging player in the same mission-driven consulting space.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/rashadrobinson
• Facebookfacebook.com/rashadny
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rashad-robinson-advisors
• Instagraminstagram.com/iamrashadrobinson

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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