It’s quite simple really. We feel energized and gratified by the type of work we get to do. We’re not just communicators—it’s so much deeper than that. Employing each of our unique talents, we are storytellers and movement builders. We are change agents, reframers and advocates. And continually proud of the impact we make. Learn more about what drives us in our staff-written blogs.
April 30th, 2024
Having recently taken on the full ownership of our company, I’ve been taking stock of our assets. When I assess the agency’s strengths, I’m proud to say that our company culture is near the top of the list. This isn’t just window dressing in this business where original ideas and real, deep-level listening win the…
January 24th, 2024
Across this work, we’ve noticed a recurring theme, stigma. Stigma is a scourge that further oppresses and strains people’s lives. It makes people feel isolated and disconnected. It compromises access to the support and systems we all need to live healthy and fulfilling lives.
February 24th, 2023
With this blog post we are announcing and publishing our third Certified B-Corp and Oregon Benefit Company Annual Report. Coates Kokes is proud of its continued growth in B Corp activities, with the highlight being our renewed certification late last year. The bar keeps getting higher, and that’s as it should be.
June 8th, 2020
As a white person I can never really know what it’s like to be Black in America. After a seemingly endless streak of wrongful deaths from state-sanctioned violence. After listening to all the rhetoric about the American dream only to find closed doors and rigged systems at every turn. And after navigating daily doses of micro-aggressions and the weight that comes with them.
October 16th, 2019
With this blog post we are announcing and publishing our first Certified B-Corp and Oregon Benefit Company Annual Report. You can read it here.
February 14th, 2019
The snow we received last week, especially that first hit last Tuesday, gave me the opportunity to see pure joy on display. There’s just nothing like a snow day in the eyes of a school child. Making my way to work I came across one neighborhood kid after another skipping into hill sledding, snowman making and just the general WOW of the setting. I remember those days in their shoes.