89up

We campaign for great causes, tackle complex problems and inspire people to take action. The idea for 89up came when our founder was in Belarus at the funeral of a murdered dissident and discovered that Bell Pottinger was working for the dictatorial government. Autocratic governments and corporations could buy expert comms advice: it was time for NGOs and civil society to have an agency on their side with best in class talent and cutting-edge strategies and technologies. We are now the largest independent agency for NGOs and foundations globally. Along the way, we’ve worked with global changemakers from world leaders including Kausea Natano, the Prime Minister of Tavalu; Nana Akufo-Addo, the President of Ghana; Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, and Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to prominent campaigners Sir David Attenborough, Greta Thunberg, Garry Kasparov and Vanessa Nakate. Our name comes from a significant year in recent history: 1989 was the year the Berlin Wall came down and the World Wide Web went up. Our mission remains consistent: we want to help our incredible clients fix the challenges that we collectively face as humanity. Whether it is fighting to uphold the UN SDGs, tackle climate change, protect fundamental human rights, release political prisoners, or giving children a healthy breakfast so they can learn in school, we work to win with our brilliant partners.