Marco Campana

Communications Consulting for Immigrant and Refugee-Serving Organizations

Hi. My name is Marco. What can I do for you?

Who I am

Let's figure out what technology and social media can do for your organization.

My name is Marco and I work as a Communications Strategist for human service organizations, with a focus on digital strategy and online services. I'm mainly focused on agencies providing services to immigrants/refugees. But, I've worked in a variety of non-profit sectors, including employment services, information and referral and various community-based technology projects. I can help you harness the communications & network potential of web and social media in your work. I can help you develop and implement the strategy you need to move your services online effectively, securely, centred on your clients. You're probably not interested in geeking out on tech. Technology and social media are a means to an end. You probably care about the end. This is reasonable. Let's talk. It'll be fun. And useful. I promise. :-)

My awesome clients, past and present

The team!

Well, it's me. :-) Connect with me online, share, learn and network!

Marco Campana

Chief Bottle Washer

Communications in social services/social change, immigration, diversity & inclusion in Toronto. Wannabe librarian, interested in nonprofit tech innovation.

Thoughts from people I've worked with.

Marco is a go-to colleague to solve a wide range of technical and substantive questions. It’s rare to work with someone who has both rich, thoughtful ideas and the technical expertise to realize them for a digital audience. Marco is a natural journalist with a radar for the significant, interesting and new stories, who can also turn first-hand research into pithy, accessibly prose. He smoothly manages large projects with moving parts while keeping to objectives and timelines. He’s a joy to work with and be around. He’s the kind of person who is critical to have at a brainstorming meeting, and who can both manage and inform collaborative projects.

Dana Wagner

Senior Research Associate, Global Diversity Exchange (GDX)

Marco offered his services pro bono when NCM was just a little more than an idea in my head. He demonstrated commitment and his early trust and belief in the idea was a morale booster. And, he is thorough, even when I asked for “quick-and-dirty.” Marco can be tenacious, sometimes irritatingly so. For NCM, he often went quite-a-ways beyond his ken to suggest ideas and build our unique voice. It taught me to recognize that newsroom ideas don’t have to come only from journalists. As a start-up, we needed all the ideas we could get. A contractor of enormous integrity, but also one who recognizes his limitation and constraints. He doesn’t leave you hanging and is always keen to help with transitions. He is on-time, a big one in my book.

George Abraham

Founder and Publisher, New Canadian Media

I’ve had the pleasure of working with Marco on a broad number of communications and strategic planning projects, both while he was a staff member at Maytree and when he worked for us as a consultant. I’ve always been impressed by his strategic approach to communications and professionalism. His work has had a lasting impact on how Maytree does social media, approaches audience engagement and manages content across all communications vehicles.

Markus Stadelmann-Elder

Communications Director, Maytree