Global Communications Strategist
Hi, I’m Stella, and I make your mission magnetic through culture-smart comms.
I’m a Global Strategic Communications Leader and Brand Builder specialised in organisational communications for fundraising.
I am an expert in digital strategy and crafting narratives for Movement Building, the New Economy, AI and Climate.
Based in Nairobi but working globally, I help unlock funding, influence and impact via creative strategic comms assets that are clear and compelling without being pushy and loud.
Spark the right conversations
Stories and strategies that move culture
Career JourneyTwelve years of building a global communications career have been a journey of learning, unlearning and relearning truths about influence and how to move people into action.The first five years were spent sharpening strategic thinking and brand-building skills by working for local and global commercial entities in diverse sectors.This sector-agnostic strategic thinking gave me the foundation to transition my gift for creating campaigns that drive results into growing movements that create social impact.The past six years have been spent supporting development organisations in attracting funding, forming partnerships and enhancing their visibility through strategic communications. Check out my portfolio for a quick highlight reel.
Creative Sidequests
In 2018, I won an award for an experimental podcast I started as a personal audio diary. At my core, I am an artist who also loves creating impact in business and policy.Lately, when I’m not supporting organisations to position their work, I write about the power of new media through Culture Signals Lab, a culture research platform that I curate.My highlight as an artist so far has been a month-long residency in Italy in 2022. It was part of the EU-funded ArtXchange program where I collaborated with other African artists to stage an installation on art for social change.
The Vision that drives me
Communication, when done well, builds new visions for the world, grows possibilities and inspires movements.In a world undergoing enormous change, I want to work with organisations leading the way in shaping the new economy.From the green industrial and energy transition, tech futures and the next wave of governance, I want to work with global or Africa-focused movements that shape policy, business and public opinion towards a world that works for everyone.
My approach and Signature Framework:
The Culture Compass™I designed the Culture Compass to map culture into three interconnected spheres that help build inclusive brands, programs and technologies.
All three spheres have to be present and work together to create inclusion. They include:1. Institutional / Legacy Systems – catering to our formal structures, governance, and historical knowledge.
2. Communal / Collective Systems – honouring our shared values, collective memory, and social bonds.
3. Individual Agency Systems – enabling our personal identities, stories, and ability to act.When all three are integrated, we build futures where people, technology, and systems thrive together.
Strategic Communication for fundraising| Youth engagement | Movement & Partnership Building
I work with social innovators, philanthropists and development organisations to position them for fundraising and accelerated impact. Here's how we can work together:1. Strategic Communications and Brand Building
12 years of creating clarity out of complexity.
I build organisational communications strategies and brand messaging that simplify complex work and research into clear and compelling comms. My edge is deep expertise in digital strategy and content.2. Youth Engagement Advisor
Leverage over 10 years of insights into youth and digital culture to reach your impact goals.
Invite me to share insights on how to engage young people or to lead a design workshop for youth programs, movements or campaigns, especially in Africa.3. Movement & Partnership Building
Tap into seven years of advocacy and movement building.
How can you influence public opinion to shape policy or support a movement? I can help you develop creative communication and community strategies to design programs and campaigns that attract the right partners and community.
Speaking and Facilitating
Hire or invite me to speak at your next gathering, summit or panel on Movement Building, Climate, AI futures and the New Economy.- I keynote or join panels on Unlocking The Power of Digital culture, Tech and AI Social Systems, and Tapping into Youth Movements.
- I design and host round tables, panels or custom convenings for ecosystem building.
General Inquiries
I'm excited to hear from you and collaborate on building your brand or on making art for social change.
artist profile
Stella Njogo is a multidisciplinary artist working across writing, sound, and media.
Her practice explores the intersections of culture, identity, and collective memory, often through experimental formats that move between the digital and the analog.Selected Projects2016 – 2018 | Creative Blogging
Initiated a body of writing on pop and digital culture through a Medium publication, which has since evolved into Culture Signals Lab.2018 | Kalongolongo Life
Developed an exploratory podcast named after the Kenyan childhood role-play game. The audio diary series, composed of 5–10 minute episodes, was awarded Best Use of Podcast at the 2018 DMA Awards in Kenya.2022 | Santuri Music Producer Programme
Selected for Santuri’s music production programme, producing an original soundscape presented at the cohort showcase.
Listen to it here.
2022 | ArtXchange Residency, Italy
The residency was about knowledge exchange and exploring art as a tool for social change.
I produced an installation (I am Not an Actor) -pictured below, that highlighted how we change when we engage in digital spaces. An accidentally intentional self-evolution in the internet culture.
It featured the installation, a silent film on loop(Silence on Set), and a live performance piece at the Open Studio Day with other African artists.
2024 – Present | Cultural Blogging
Resumed publishing cultural essays on Medium, reflecting on the role of Kenyan Gen Z movements in shaping civic and cultural discourse.2025 | Digital Creator
Developing a YouTube-based review show examining how media shapes culture through contemporary African perspectives.Artistic StatementThrough her work, Stella Njogo investigates how culture is lived, contested, and re-imagined in everyday life.
Her practice aims to document emerging shifts while proposing new modes of storytelling across platforms and generations.