Smart PR doesn’t just make noise—it builds trust, shapes perception, and drives growth. By connecting with your audience through the right channels and messages, you turn attention into action.
The PR Bunker is a strategic communications consultancy helping mission-driven and impact-focused organizations tell clear, credible, and compelling stories. PRB partners with nonprofits and innovators working to improve lives, providing the messaging and strategy they need to grow their influence and impact.
With 20+ years in journalism, PR, and strategic communications, Don brings seasoned judgment to organizations working to make a difference. No junior handoffs. No agency bloat. Just clear guidance, smart strategy, and results that advance your mission.
We craft the messages that matter. Whether you need media visibility, crisis guidance, or a clearer story, we bring senior-level strategy that earns trust, protects your reputation, and moves your mission forward.
If your story isn’t clear, your audience won’t act. We help you define your value, sharpen your message, and build a brand that resonates across donors, partners, and communities.
We help your organization show up with credibility. Through content, partnerships, and events, we elevate your leaders and turn your mission into a movement others want to join.
We partner with mission-driven organizations and innovators working to improve lives and strengthen communities. Whether you’re addressing social challenges, advancing healthcare, driving local impact, or bringing new ideas to market, you deserve a partner who understands your mission and can tell your story with clarity and purpose.
Don is a very direct and "matter of fact" kind of person, and he really digs in. He's both very creative and very pragmatic, and has created compelling messaging and campaigns for a wide variety of organizations - for profit and nonprofit.
Don is very knowledgeable about the PR and Crisis news space and overall media space. He has great stories and a great understanding of how the media and news cycle work, and he has a great personality.
Don's exceptional communication skills and genuine care for others are immediately apparent. He demonstrates reliability and integrity—you can sense that when he commits to something, he will deliver exactly what he promises.
I've collaborated with and worked with Don several times over the course of 20 years. He's incredibly talented, intelligent, and knowledgeable about PR and strategic communications.
Don is the kind of partner you can always count on: thoughtful, strategic, and all-in. He brings a rare combination of accountability, expertise, and creativity to the table, making him an invaluable collaborator.
“Don, is an incredible partner Marketing, PR, communications, - so fortunate to have him as a partner.”
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