After more than 20 years as a professional writer, Anne has countless assignments under her belt. Here’s just a handful.
Renaissance Schools Fund
Copywriting | Annual Report View PDF
When leaders at the Renaissance Schools Fund (RSF) were ready to develop their first-ever annual report, they trusted Anne to make their mission come alive on the page. RSF is the independent fundraiser and investor to Chicago’s Renaissance 2010 initiative to transform public education in the City’s most underserved communities. The report also doubles as a donor recruitment tool. (Design: Kym Abrams Design)
ColeTaylorBank
Copywriting | Annual Report View PDF
To underscore its niche of serving closely-held and family-managed businesses, ColeTaylorBank decided to feature client profiles in their 2002 annual report. Rather than talking about them in dry, factual terms, the company wanted their clients’ personalities to shine through in the copy. Anne interviewed all the clients and created their stories; she also interviewed the company’s executive team and drafted the senior management letter. (Design: Crosby Associates)
Life Fitness
Copywriting | Product Brochure View PDF
Anne has worked with Life Fitness, a global leader in commercial and home fitness equipment, on a wide variety of projects, including copywriting for brochures, catalogs, sell sheets and ads. When the company was ready to launch its new Circuit Series product, Anne wrote the copy for an ad campaign, a trade show booklet and this product overview brochure. (Design: Tanagram Partners)
Cohen Financial
Web Content View Web Site
Cohen Financial chose Anne to collaborate on its web site architecture and develop the content in 2001 and again in 2007 when the company launched a fully revamped site. She has also worked on a number of print projects for this nationally recognized leader in commercial real estate capital services.
(Design: Tanagram Partners)
Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund
Copywriting | Fundraising Brochure View PDF
DMSF provides four-year high school scholarships and educational support services to economically disadvantaged Chicago eighth graders. In creating a fundraising brochure for this nonprofit organization, Anne interviewed student scholars and their parents, school principals and DMSF mentors.
(Design: Pressley Jacobs Design)
Equity Office Properties
Copywriting | Property Brochure View PDF
Prior to being acquired by the Blackstone Group, Equity Office Properties was the nation’s largest publicly held commercial office building owner and manager, with a portfolio of more than 105 million square feet. Anne worked with the company on a wide variety of projects over the years, including web content, electronic communications, events and marketing materials. (Design: Pressley Jacobs Design)
ASHHRA
Writing & Editing | Magazine View Interactive Version
Anne works with the American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration (ASHHRA) on its glossy quarterly magazine for members, writing original articles and editing pieces submitted by content experts. ASHHRA is a professional membership group of the American Hospital Association.
V-VAX
Web Content View Web Site
V-VAX is a purveyor of the highest quality therapeutic essential oils, and its products are found in mega health food stores and the offices of countless health practitioners around the world. When V-VAX was ready for a significant web site upgrade, Anne collaborated on the site architecture and developed the content. (Design: Digital Peabody)
Clark Consulting
Writing | Magazine View PDF
Anne wrote several pieces for The Clark Report when the publication was first launched, including this article on CEO succession.
OCD Chicago
Copywriting | Brochure View PDF
OCD Chicago serves adults and children with OCD, their families and the mental health professionals who treat them. Anne has developed a wide range of communication elements for this nonprofit over the years, including Overcoming OCD: A Guide for College Students. She took a well-researched but academic draft and turned it into a user-friendly piece with an age-appropriate tone. (Design: Terry Lutz, Solo)
Resource Graphic
Web Content View Web Site
Resource Graphic acts as a single-source solution for its clients by offering job engineering, digital pre-press services and a full range of production capabilities. They trusted Anne to develop their web site content. (Design: Pressley Jacobs Design)
CBWhite
Web Content View Web Site
After 10 years of running CBWhite – a successful independent market research and strategy consulting company – without an online presence, Carol White decided it was time to take her business to the next level and launch a Web site. She relied on Anne not only to develop the site content but also to recommend a design/programming vendor and manage the project. (Design: Digital Peabody)