Richard Bader is an independent writer and communications consultant who specializes in work for colleges, schools, and other nonprofit organizations. He is skilled in a range of areas, including strategic communications planning, branding and identity development, fund raising, and admissions, and he has extensive experience developing and writing communications materials for print, video, the Web, and other media. Publications he has written have earned awards from CASE, Admissions Marketing Report, the Public Relations Society of America, Print, and other organizations.
I work for nonprofits because these are the organizations I know best. I started my business after many years working in the nonprofit sector in areas that included advancement, strategic planning, and communications. Before that I was on a very different career path, working as a cook and chef in the Pacific Northwest and New England. A famous French food writer once said, “Good cooking is when things taste of what they are.” The same can be said of good writing. With every client I aim to communicate what’s distinctive, true, and authentic, and to do so in ways that resonate with audiences and achieve results.