Washington, DC
ELPR is a mission influence ecosystem — communications, public affairs, research, advocacy, and convening working as one to move mission-driven organizations from visibility to action.
Trusted. Across sectors. Across missions.
The Record
Federal enterprise program
88.5%
positive audience sentiment
80.90
ACSI score, rated excellent
37
awards in a single year
~1,000
positive earned placements
2B+
readers reached year over year
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Recognition
Our team members win.
Federal Health Communicator of the Year
Leading for Impact, Women in Leadership
Communications Team of the Year (PR Daily / Ragan)
Ragan ACE Award, Large Communication Team
First Place, Crisis Communications (NAGC)
GITEC Emerging Technology Award, digital experience
MarCom Platinum & Gold Awards (multiple)
Hermes Gold Awards, enterprise campaigns
Viddy Platinum Awards, long-form video
DotCOMM Gold, enterprise annual report
IABC Bronze Quill Award
PRSA Thoth Award
MAXI Gold, Direct Marketing Association of Washington
“The ELPR team are the most effective media relations professionals I've worked with, thorough, strategic, and trusted. Their work set the bar then and has for the teams I've led since.”
The ELPR Ecosystem
ELPR works inside the ecosystem where missions move — and we know who needs to be in the room, how the pieces connect, and where the right moment creates movement.
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The people that matter. One firm connecting them.
What We Do
ELPR brings the capabilities, relationships, and organizations around a mission together to move it forward.
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We find the signals that matter before strategy begins. By understanding audiences, stakeholders, perceptions, competitors, and the broader environment, we help organizations see where influence already exists, where it is missing, and where opportunity is emerging.
02
We clarify what an organization stands for, where it needs to lead, and how it should show up in the moments that matter. Strong positioning creates the foundation for trust, relevance, and sustained influence.
03
Visibility matters most when it changes what happens next. We shape narratives, position credible voices, and create opportunities for organizations to be heard by the audiences and decision-makers that can move the mission.
04
We help organizations navigate the policy environment with purpose. By aligning message, relationships, timing, and stakeholder engagement, we create stronger pathways to influence and more durable connections with decision-makers.
05
The right relationship can unlock reach, credibility, resources, and momentum. We identify where interests align and bring together the organizations, partners, sponsors, coalitions, and communities that can strengthen the mission.
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The right room can change the trajectory of a mission. We design moments that bring the right people together, deepen relationships, surface opportunity, build alignment, and create momentum that continues long after the gathering ends.
In partnership with the Reserve Organization of America
Steps from the U.S. Capitol, Top of the Hill is Washington's premier convening space.
Briefings. Advocacy days. Roundtables. Receptions. Meetings.
Convenings of every kind.
Advocacy Days
We turn a day on the Hill into a broader strategy for influence, relationships, and sustained momentum.
“ELPR made this happen and exceeded ALL expectations. Grateful doesn't cover it.”
The Mission Influence & Trust Lab™
ELPR's research arm studies how trust is built, how influence is formed, and what turns credibility into engagement and action.
Fielding now · Published 2028
A national benchmark of public trust in mission-driven organizations, examining which missions earn credibility, what drives that trust, and what moves people to engage, advocate, and act.
Interested in sponsoring a vertical or amplifying this work? Partner with ELPR to shape the next chapter of the Index.
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The right relationships, the right strategy, and the right moment will change what happens next.
Bring us the mission. We'll achieve the objective.