A one-person communications consultancy, specializing in uplifting the most compelling aspects of our client’s work through copywriting, social media content generation, fundraising support, and more.

With a deep-seated belief in the change-making power of language, Moonbird works to help organizations inspire action towards a more equitable world.

With 4+ years of experience in nonprofit communications and fundraising, working with organizations ranging in scale from regional to national, Moonbird founder William Montano Schenck has advanced a wide variety of social justice missions using an array of tools.

A mid-twenties man with brown skin, black hair, wearing a white button-down with the sleeves rolled up, a blue tie, and grey dress pants. He has black arm tattoos, and a determined expression on his face.

  • Growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, I didn’t have to look far beyond my front doorstep to find systemic inequities.

    I didn’t have to look far for the visionary groups working tirelessly to rectify them, either.

    The murder of Michael Brown Jr. was a devastating, catalyzing event for many in our community. My anguish and rage drove me into social justice work and activism.

    Comparing the 18 year-old that I was then, angrily shouting in the streets, to the person I am today, working on donor stewardship plans and creating infographics… my methods are different, but my drive is just the same: I want to empower those who have been, for all my life and long before it, systematically disempowered.

    I want to help you all do that, too, and so that’s why I founded Moonbird.

Click here to view William’s résumé

Featured Experience Areas

  • Since my foray into the philanthropy sector, I’ve been empowered by numerous mentors, supervisors, and colleagues to challenge traditional fundraising norms, and urge a shift towards practices that prioritize collective well-being, economic justice, and equity.

    When working with donors at various points in the giving cycle, I incorporate messaging around trust-based philanthropy and the decolonization of wealth as often as possible.

    Additionally, I’ve created content for and executed in-person and virtual panel presentations focused on applying CCF principles to a major gift fundraising program.

  • I was thrilled to play an instrumental role in the Forward Through Ferguson Catalyst Network, a database and digital gathering ground for activists to track their engagement and stay looped into volunteer opportunities, powered by EveryAction.

    My work on this project included graphic design, drafting and distributing network-member communications, and designing CRM workflows.

  • I had the opportunity to do a lot of graphic design, social media marketing work, and virtual event planning around Forward Through Ferguson’s “Still Separate, Still Unequal” report.

    The same series led me to copy-editing and social media strategy planning in collaboration with Humans of St. Louis.

    Subsequently, I wrote and met design needs for Still Separate, Still Unequal’s addendum blog-series, “Barriers & Blessings”.

  • When the “Defund. Re-Envision. Transform.” campaign first launched in 2021, I helped to provide support for the coalition-led effort in various ways, from copy-editing to compiling public testimony into Youtube programming.

  • The Racial Healing + Justice Fund (RH+JF_ is a community-led funding opportunity for Black and Brown-led organizations in the St. Louis region.

    As part of a Senior Storytelling and Communications Fellowship, I was able to provide broad comms support for the RH+JF, including but not limited to creating webpages to feature grantees, generating grantee spotlights for social media, and recording and editing a video on Black and Brown Joy.

  • In 2022, I was a full-time development staffer at a civil rights organization in Montana when ballot measure LR-131 was introduced at the state legislature. If passed, this referendum would’ve codified the criminalization (and bolstered the stigmatization) of reproductive care at the state level.

    Thankfully, the people of Montana voted no on LR-131.

    In my role, I was able to draft language used to successfully fundraise c4 dollars to support our “No on LR-131”-coalition’s lobbying work.

    In my personal capacity, I participated in numerous text-banks revolving around the same campaign.

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Additional Experience Areas

  • Antiracism and Anticolonialsm

  • Criminal Legal Reform

  • Indigenous Justice

  • Voting Rights

Impact Toolbox

Writing

Crafting impactful written content focused on your organization’s focus areas, aiming to educate, advocate, and inspire action.

Social Media Content Creation

Developing engaging and informative social media posts tailored to enhance visibility and engagement with your audiences across various platforms.

Fundraising Support

Offering expertise in crafting donor communications, grant writing, and developing fundraising strategies that resonate with stakeholders and support your organizational sustainability.

Newsletter Generation

Creating informative newsletters to keep communities engaged and informed about your initiatives, updates, and ways to contribute.

Strategic Communications Planning

Building comprehensive communications strategies to support you by assessing your comms history, helping you understand your present, and working together to envision your future.

Website Editing

Enhancing and maintaining your existing website content to ensure clarity, engagement, and alignment with your values and goals.

Contact Us

Reach out to Moonbird Consulting however is easiest for you.


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Call: +1-406-763-8552

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Mail: PO Box 8455, Missoula, MT 59807

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