OUR FIRM
Aglet Strategies is a boutique communications agency that works with nonprofits, foundations, issue campaigns, government agencies, educational institutions and businesses that are doing work toward the greater good. Aglet specializes in communications strategy, PR planning, media outreach and story placement, writing and content development, profile building media, training and coaching, digital strategy and social media content, graphics and video production, and other core areas. Aglet Strategies is a woman-owned business established in 2016 by Ginny Simmons, a nationally recognized leader of successful issue-based communications campaigns. We now have team members in Washington, D.C., New York, Colorado, and Connecticut.
Aglet Strategies’ clients and initiatives have included the American Civil Liberties Union - National (ACLU) and ACLU state affiliates in California, Colorado, Connecticut, and the District of Columbia, the Campaign for D.C. Statehood for the ACLU-D.C., the Black Girl Freedom Fund, Film Forward, #FreeSlahi campaign for Mohamedou Slahi, Grantmakers for Girls of Color, Just Beginnings Collaborative, Just Futures Law, Justice Action Center, Logic School, the MeToo+Philanthropy donor convenings, the National Immigration Law Center, New Public, NILC Immigrant Justice Fund, NILC Winning in the States Initiative, NoVo Foundation, Paid Leave for the U.S. (PL+US), the Safe Not Stranded campaign to end Remain In Mexico, Reboot, Seed&Spark, Start.coop, Together for Safer Roads, ‘The Tech We Want’ Infrasture Fund for the Omidyar Network, and Youth First / No Kids in Prison, as well as pro bono support for Alice's Kids, and D.C. Maternal Health Campaigns. Our team has extensive experience with a large number of additional organizations from their background experience, find out more at www.agletstrategies.com/team
Aglet Strategies is also home to the Aglet Awards, which aim to uplift and show appreciation for individuals doing important work—big and small, at all levels, and on so many fronts—in our communities.
OK. BUT WHAT IS AN AGLET?
Aglets are those plastic things at the end of shoelaces. Without them it would be much harder to tie our shoes. Growing up, Ginny’s mom always told her to tie her shoelaces so she wouldn’t ruin her aglets.