About us
di:ga offers bespoke strategy and communications advice for non-profit organisations and other good causes.
We are an employee-owned company focused on driving impact for our clients on key social and environmental issues. We feel privileged to work with organisations doing cutting-edge research and campaigning, and thrive on the challenge of helping them to raise awareness and promote positive change.
We don’t do spin, and we won’t just tell you what you want to hear. If we work with you, we will become your thought partners, dedicated to helping you get results. This might mean we challenge your assumptions and push back on what you propose: we’ll do this respectfully so that between us we can really make a difference.
We are humble about what we don’t know; respectful of the knowledge and expertise of others; and assertive about what we do know. We believe in the sanctity of grammar, the power of simple, direct and clear prose, and the importance of finding an author’s (or an organisation’s) voice.
A note on our name
di:ga means ‘speak up’ in Spanish. We use the phonetic spelling - the colon slows you down, so you don't say digger, which would be weird, and have nothing to do with communication.
Our teams
We have three teams with different specialisms, but good writing and strategy are at the heart of what we all do. We are all creative, tenacious and diligent, and get things done on time.
Our advocacy and campaigns team helps clients understand the targets they want to reach, and develop strategies to influence them - drawing on a broad range of tactics. They help translate complex policy into actionable asks, and often lead work with coalitions or where stakeholder management or campaign planning is key.
Our creative and digital team helps organisations shape their strategy and come up with the right set of tools and tactics to drive positive change. Whether it’s brand strategy to stand out, social listening to understand key audiences, data visualisations for story-telling, or social media planning to support campaigning, they can strategize, advise and implement.
Our news team helps di:ga’s clients develop media strategies that drive change. They know what makes a story and how to frame content for different publications and audiences. They work with journalists across markets, including the U.K., Europe, U.S. and Africa, to secure great coverage and shape reporting of major global issues.
Senior Leadership
di:ga’s directors and CEO oversee all projects and our agency’s strategy. They are responsible for the day-to-day running of di:ga.
Cora Bauer
CEO
Cora brings over fifteen years’ experience in media and strategic communications, specialising in the non-profit sector across a wide range of issues, including human rights, humanitarian aid, social affairs, and health policy. A seasoned campaigner, Cora excels at developing impactful communications strategies spanning news, brand, campaigns, and digital initiatives in fast-paced, mission-driven environments. She is passionate about building creative and collaborative coalitions, bringing energy and enthusiasm to motivate teams and inspire a shared sense of purpose.
Jon Date
Managing Director
Jon has over 10 years’ experience in communications, advocacy and campaigning across a range of issues including international development, humanitarian emergencies, tax justice and women’s rights. He has led a number of campaigns which have led to significant changes in government policy and corporate practice, as well as generating substantial public support and media coverage.
Ross Haig
Creative Director
Ross has over a decade’s experience shaping brands and campaigns for good causes. He has a track record of reaching and mobilising audiences around issues including economic and environmental sustainability, mis- and disinformation, and social inequality. He is passionate about the power of digital tools, products and platforms to make and measure impact, as well as an experienced press and brand strategist.
Team
di:ga's team bring a wealth of experience from previous media, non-profit and agency roles. As agency co-owners, we are collectively invested in upholding di:ga's high standards.
Felix Arbenz-Caines
Head of News
Felix has over eight years of experience in communications, devising and executing impact-driven strategies that incorporate news, advocacy and digital.
Carum Basra
Head of Campaigns and Policy
Carum has extensive experience driving impactful communications and advocacy on critical social and environmental issues.
Nicole Bator
Head of Operations and Company Secretary
Nicole is an experienced operations professional with additional experience in publishing and project management. Before joining di:ga, Nicole was Operations Coordinator for Wave for Change, a grassroots inclusion charity, where she was responsible for all aspects of the charity's operations.
Jasmine Chinasamy
Associate - Digital and Staff Trustee
Jasmine is a passionate communicator, writer and campaigner with experience from a wide range of not for profits including Greenpeace, Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation and the National Literacy Trust.
Nick Colwill
Senior Consultant - News
Nick Colwill has over a decade of experience in policy, communications and political campaigning. He has specific expertise in strategic communications, media relations and crisis communications and extensive experience in the humanitarian and development sector.
Katie Dominy
Senior Associate - Advocacy and Campaigns
Katie is an experienced writer, communicator and policy analyst. Before joining di:ga, Katie worked as a Researcher on Foreign Affairs, Defence, International Trade, and International Development issues in the UK Houses of Parliament.
Alice Jennings
Head of Digital and Audience Insights
Alice has more than a decade's experience at the intersection of communications and campaigning, including six years advising the sector on strategic communications research. She's passionate about embedding communications as a core part of our strategy to bring about change.
Board
In 2023, di:ga became an employee-owned company. Our trustees oversee the Employee Ownership Trust, which holds the company on behalf of all current and future employees.
Amy Barry
Chair and Founder
Amy is a former national newspaper journalist turned international development professional with over 20 years’ experience in media and strategic communications. Self-motivated, intelligent and able to lead and inspire others, Amy has proven management and policy skills, outstanding writing ability and comprehensive knowledge of and contacts in the national and international media. She is an experienced media trainer.
Rhian Cadvan-Jones
Independent Trustee
Rhian is an HR professional, a coach and organisation development practitioner. She has held senior roles in the public and NGO sectors, and has lived and worked in Asia. She supports organisations through major change, team development and individual work. With a business degree, she began her career in the field of personnel and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. She learnt about organisational systems and governance when working in the National Health Service and managing major change for Oxfam GB in the 1990s. She now operates as a freelance consultant supporting leaders and organisations to work more healthily.
Jasmine Chinasamy
Associate - Digital and Staff Trustee
Jasmine is a passionate communicator, writer and campaigner with experience from a wide range of not for profits including Greenpeace, Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation and the National Literacy Trust.
Our network
In addition to our core UK-based staff we have a network of friends and associates we can call on for jobs that are bigger than we can service, or that require certain skills or knowledge we don't have. We have freelancers and agencies we work with regularly in Brazil, China, the US and France who have excellent contacts with the media in their countries and wider regions. Amongst our regular collaborators are people who speak Chinese, French, Swedish, Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic and German.
Our address book also includes hugely talented graphic designers, digital whizzes, political operators, filmmakers, and branding gurus and we’re happy to facilitate an intro or manage the relationship ourselves. (Either way, we don't layer on finder's fees or unjustified additions to their standard rates). This means that we can build the team to fit your brief and you can get all the benefits of a big global agency, without the hefty price tag.