And Thelma Creates
Design and digital support for nonprofits, by someone who gets it.
I help mission-driven teams get important work out the door: campaigns, emails, events, templates, and the stuff that ends up on everyone's plate at the last minute. You know the stuff.
Selected clients include:
GLIDE Foundation • Peninsula Open Space Trust • Fresh Eyes Digital • CORA • Adler Planetarium • Peninsula Humane Society • The Learning Agenda
How I Can Help
I partner with nonprofits and mission-driven teams that need reliable creative and digital support -- for a single campaign, a busy season, or short-term coverage while your team catches its breath.What I typically help with:
Design for campaigns, events, and appeals -- print and digital, built to be clear, on-brand, and easy for your team to actually use after I hand it off
Email & digital production -- writing, design, and platform builds so your messages go out on time and look polished
Campaign builds in platforms like Mailchimp, EveryAction, Pardot, and Engaging Networks -- I've worked in most of them, so I can usually hit the ground running
Templates and documentation -- reusable assets and plain-English guides so your team can keep moving without me
Think of me as an extra set of hands (and heart) for the work that matters.
What It's Like to Work Together
Collaborative, low-ego, and practical -- I'm here to make your job easier, not add to it
Clear scope, timelines, and communication
Flexible engagements: project-based, short-term coverage, or ongoing support
I've spent years inside nonprofit teams. I know what it's like to be the only one who does everything, and I work accordingly.
About Thelma
Hi, I'm Thelma! I'm a designer and digital consultant with over a decade of experience supporting nonprofits and mission-driven organizations.I started as a graphic designer and pretty quickly became the "other duties as assigned" person -- juggling branding, fundraising campaigns, email, social, web, platform migrations, and whatever else needed doing. After years in-house and time at a digital agency, I launched my own practice so I could bring that experience to more organizations doing work I believe in.My background is in graphic design and fine art, and my work lives at the intersection of design, digital execution, and mission-aligned storytelling. I've worked with organizations across social justice, education, land conservation, women's leadership, animal welfare, immigration advocacy, and more -- supporting everything from major fundraising campaigns to event collateral, email templates, and digital launches.Outside of work, I'm always happy to talk nonprofits, Junior League, cats, houseplants, and good Bay Area food. If that sounds like your world, let's connect.
Interested in working together?
I take on a limited number of projects at a time -- I'd rather do a few things well than spread thin.If you're looking for creative or digital support, tell me a bit about what you're working on and I'll be in touch soon.