About Kara

You don’t get funded just by applying.
You don’t get followed just by posting.
You get traction when your message actually lands.

I’m Kara O’Connor—a strategic messaging and funding consultant for business owners, creative founders, and community-driven brands ready to describe what they do with clarity, confidence, and results.

For over a decade, I worked inside nonprofits, creative agencies, and mental health orgs—writing grants, brand voice, and internal messaging for teams doing real, transformative work.

Again and again, I saw this:

Brilliant people. Impactful programs. Offers that should've won—getting overlooked. Not because the work wasn’t worthy, but because the message didn’t land.

Sound familiar?

Now, I run a streamlined clarity operation that does three things:

• Sharpens how you describe what you’re building
• Aligns your message with money, movement, and trust
• Brings structure that helps you lead—without hiring five new people

• Founders who know impact starts with story
• Business owners who move fast—but hate marketing fluff
• Creatives, coaches, educators, and mission-backed brand builders
• Nonprofit-aligned organizations with bold, fundable missions
• People who know they're close—but can’t name what’s off

• $10M secured across grants and client projects
• Proven bridge between nonprofit, education, and brand messaging
• Cross-industry fluency (I don’t need 6 weeks to “catch up”)
• Full-body messaging audits, doc rebuilds, and precision structure

Whether you’re applying for capital, launching a new visibility phase, refining your offer, or cleaning up your pitch—I help make the words do their job so you can do yours.

Because words don’t win. Clarity does.