HeartSpark Design helps growing nonprofits identify their unique spark and present it proudly to the world. Lauren Atherton and her expert partners give small-team nonprofits makeovers from the inside out, beginning with audience research and ending with branding and websites that are designed for longevity and growth.
After surviving an emergency open-heart surgery in 2017, Lauren Atherton left the corporate design world to fulfill her dream of creating a design studio exclusively for nonprofits. That studio is HeartSpark Design. Together with trusted partners, Lauren helps nonprofits across the country level up their brands and websites. It’s truly a dream come true.
HeartSpark’s research-first design process has positioned clients to win major grants, secure game-changing partnerships, far exceed their fundraising goals, stress less, and enjoy their work more. Offering courses, assessments, and custom design packages, we’re proud to offer brand support for every budget.
HeartSpark may invite Caroline to join your project to work her magic with audience research, a new name or tagline, a messaging toolkit, or website copywriting.
Megan has been with Lauren since the founding days of HeartSpark. She has extensive experience with logo and brand development, marketing and fundraising collateral, information graphics, web design, and illustration.
Ashley is an award-winning, certified WordPress and Elementor Developer with over 15 years in the creative field. Ashley owns Bend Marketing, but teams up with HeartSpark Design to build high-impact, WCAG compliant websites for innovative nonprofits.
Specializing in WordPress and the Gutenberg CMS, Dara is an incredibly thoughtful and thorough technical web developer for HeartSpark.
A self-proclaimed data geek, Patty is forever crunching numbers and studying spreadsheets. She partners with HeartSpark to help put systems into place to help nonprofits work more efficiently.
The research shows that unique, consistent branding builds trust and motivates people to choose some organizations over others. At HeartSpark, we have a deep conviction in the power of branding to help nonprofits stand out and steadily grow.
After a decade in the for-profit design world, Lauren knows what the best branding and design look like in practice. HeartSpark delivers top-tier design quality and client service resourcefully, to make the absolute most of small nonprofit budgets.
Brand strategy helps organizations raise more money and grow their fan bases. It also reduces workload and stress, boosts confidence, guides strategic decision-making, simplifies outsourcing, and the list of benefits goes on!
A basic understanding of branding is essential for marketing, fundraising, team building, partnerships, and more. Whether you are design savvy or a beginner, Lauren will teach you as much as you want to learn so you feel confident owning your brand.
“High-touch, intentional, thoughtful, engaged, creative, knowledgeable…these are great words to describe the owner of this great brand and her output. I’ve worked with HeartSpark for over 2 years and constantly recommend the business! Look no further.”
– Hilani Ellis, Founder of Exceptional Admins & Spark Dinners
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