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Featured Work

Monthly Newsletter

OnPoint Communications helps River of Refuge maintain ongoing communication with its stakeholders by providing content for its monthly e-newsletter. OnPoint Communications principal, Mike Sherry, consults regularly with River of Refuge ED Pam Seymour to develop story ideas. River of Refuge posts each issue of the e-newsletter to its website.

Simple Fix Illustrates Effectiveness of KC Pre-K Cooperative

As a nonprofit dedicated to improving education in Missouri and Kansas, Aligned works in the trenches to shape legislation in Jefferson City and Topeka. Slight changes to legislative language or successful amendments can have significant impacts in the classroom, but it's sometimes hard to demonstrate the real-world benefits. OnPoint Communications worked with Aligned to bring those victories to life through storytelling. Aligned used this piece about Operation Breakthrough as a printed case study it distributed to lawmakers and other stakeholders.

Heartland Conservation Alliance History

By the time the Heartland Conservation Alliance (HCA) reached its 10-year anniversary in 2022, the organization had documented its work in Web copy, annual reports, and research projects. OnPoint Communications combined that source documentation with information from regional environmental plans to craft a concise history of the alliance. The history also included interviews with key founders.

‘Seize the Day’ is the Mantra of Freelance Graphic Design Members

OnPoint Communications principal, Mike Sherry, wrote this October 2022 blog post from responses to a questionnaire sent out to all of the Freelance Exchange's design members. Sherry developed the questions.

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Testimonials

Working with Mike Sherry of OnPoint Communications has been an exceptional experience.

Mike has supported me through several significant grant writing projects, and each time he has demonstrated clarity, and a deep understanding of how to translate our mission into compelling, funder-ready narratives.

His ability to listen, ask the right questions, and elevate our program impact has been invaluable.

Mike brings both skill and heart to the process—ensuring that every proposal is not only well-written but strategically aligned with what funders are looking for.

I am grateful for his partnership, his responsiveness, and his commitment to excellence. Mike has truly been an asset to our organization, and I look forward to continuing to work with him on future opportunities.

Jessica McClellan

Founder and President, Giving Hope & Help

Mike was very professional with our project from start to finish. He communicated well with us and the clients we were interviewing, from getting everything set up to the interviews themselves. Mike has this air of comfort and ease when he conducts his interviews, making it seem more like a conversation rather than a structured interview. His knowledge of the Kansas City area makes it easy for him to connect with anyone he works with. The final interview pieces we received were well written, and we plan to incorporate his work into various aspects of our communication and marketing strategies.

Jenne Vanderbout

Executive Director, Support KC

Mike was a great help in helping us craft a story for a grant narrative under pressing deadlines. He had a quick turnaround to prepare an impactful message for The Children’s Place. He reached out to staff, followed up on the details and created a piece that had various elements. We ended up with a story in many different forms to use for grants and general agency communication. Mike is always great to work with and I appreciate his accurate journalist instincts in his storytelling.

Polly Howard

Vice President of Development and Communications, The Children's Place

As a seasoned journalist, Mike Sherry has the impressive skillset to listen to someone, ask the right questions, and turn the conversation into a thought-provoking story. Mike and OnPoint Communications are just what River of Refuge needed to capture all of our fantastic stories. Mike not only helped us resume regular communication with our supporters, but with him taking charge of planning and writing content, we now distribute our e-newsletter every month (instead of every quarter) and archive the newsletters on our website. Since contracting with OnPoint, we’ve seen our newsletter subscribers increase immensely, and we think the newsletter has also contributed to the growth of our Facebook followers. OnPoint e-newsletter stories have often been tied back to grant reports and applications allowing the organization to get additional bang for its investment. We highly recommend OnPoint Communications for any of your storytelling needs.

Pam Seymour

Executive Director, River of Refuge

As the managing editor, Mike oversaw the Kansas Leadership Center’s effort to cover the impact of hundreds of meetings related to the pandemic through the Kansas Beats the Virus with campaign determination and flexibility. He’s been a valuable asset to The Journal, the print and digital magazine I oversee at KLC, providing coverage of difficult issues, such as the retirement of Native American mascots in Kansas school districts. I highly recommend working with Mike and I hope to keep working with him as much as possible in the years to come.

Chris Green

Managing Editor, The KLC Journal

If you are looking for someone to interview you and turn your interview into a compelling story for your website, Mike Sherry is the right person. He is able to ask questions that allows you to share your story in comfortable manner and is very professional.

Terri English-Yancy

CEO & Founder, Essential Families

Working with Mike Sherry of OnPoint Communications has been an exceptional experience.

Mike has supported me through several significant grant writing projects, and each time he has demonstrated clarity, and a deep understanding of how to translate our mission into compelling, funder-ready narratives.

His ability to listen, ask the right questions, and elevate our program impact has been invaluable.

Mike brings both skill and heart to the process—ensuring that every proposal is not only well-written but strategically aligned with what funders are looking for.

I am grateful for his partnership, his responsiveness, and his commitment to excellence. Mike has truly been an asset to our organization, and I look forward to continuing to work with him on future opportunities.

Jessica McClellan

Founder & President, Giving Hope & Help

Mike was a great help in helping us craft a story for a grant narrative under pressing deadlines. He had a quick turnaround to prepare an impactful message for The Children’s Place. He reached out to staff, followed up on the details and created a piece that had various elements. We ended up with a story in many different forms to use for grants and general agency communication. Mike is always great to work with and I appreciate his accurate journalist instincts in his storytelling.

Polly Howard

Vice President of Development and Communications, The Children's Place

Mike was very professional with our project from start to finish. He communicated well with us and the clients we were interviewing, from getting everything set up to the interviews themselves. Mike has this air of comfort and ease when he conducts his interviews, making it seem more like a conversation rather than a structured interview. His knowledge of the Kansas City area makes it easy for him to connect with anyone he works with. The final interview pieces we received were well written, and we plan to incorporate his work into various aspects of our communication and marketing strategies.

Jenne Vanderbout

Executive Director, Support KC

United Community Services of Johnson County (UCS) uses data to educate our community on issues impacting the wellbeing of our residents. Mike Sherry and OnPoint Communications has helped us to move beyond the data and lift up the personal stories of the people who have been impacted by the work of UCS and our community’s health and human service agencies who provides direct support to those in need. Mike’s journalism background and knowledge of our community provides him the expertise to lift up those voices that too often go unheard. We are able to weave these personal stories across our organization’s events and publications.

Julie Brewer

Executive Director, United Community Services of Johnson County

Mike Sherry brings an adaptable combination of skills to his work that, in my experience, are rarely found in a single professional. First off, as a contributor to The Journal, he’s a skilled reporter and writer, able to get at the heart of complex topics with highly readable copy while also getting the details right. He’s creative, organized and dependable. And he’s thoughtful about his craft, always asking questions and engaging in dialogue to make sure he gets the job done right.

Chris Green

Managing Editor, The KLC Journal

If you are looking for someone to interview you and turn your interview into a compelling story for your website, Mike Sherry is the right person. He is able to ask questions that allows you to share your story in comfortable manner and is very professional.

Terri English-Yancy

CEO & Founder, Essential Families