Anne Folan & Associates worked for us on assignments in Indonesia and Philippines, designing communications strategies for multiple business units. They also recruited new staff, trained the teams in presentation and public-speaking skills, and perhaps most important, instituted internal communications that significantly improved efficiency. AF&A works well cross-culturally and brings out the best in team members at all levels.

Leesa Shrader MAXIS Program Director for Mercy Corps 2007-2011

My senior team and I came to think of Anne Folan & Associates as our secret weapon. Their combination of creativity and business sense is rare, and valuable. They are proof that investing in communications pays off. Thanks to AF&A's work, MFO’s research got much greater exposure and had a bigger impact. I also admire people who keep their word, follow through, and “under-promise, over-deliver.”

Monique Cohen PhD Founder and past president, Microfinance Opportunities

Over the years Women’s World Banking has hired Anne Folan & Associates for multiple projects: communications strategic planning, project management, writing and editing, advisory services. AF&A knows our industry and its players so well that we avoid the usual “learning curve” time and costs associated with most consultancies. They work really well across all departments in our organization. I admire AF&A's pool of talents. And as president of the world’s largest network of woman-focused microfinance institutions, I also greatly appreciate AF&A's commitment to women’s economic advancement.

Mary Ellen Iskenderian CEO Women’s World Banking

I’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with Anne Folan & Associates on many high-profile publications. They bring subject-matter expertise to the table and I especially appreciated her skill at working with our team to shape our ideas. Anne Folan & Associates possesses a gift for turning research findings into clear and compelling narratives and getting them in front of the right audiences through the right channels. Most of our projects had tight deadlines and multiple authors, and the team's collegiality and sense of humor were real assets that helped keep the team on track. Anne Folan & Associates has one of the most talented writers I know and they greatly improved the look of our publications. I highly recommend AF&A.

Elizabeth McGuinness Former Director of Consumer Research Microfinance Opportunities

Anne Folan & Associates handled communications, public relations, and change management for the acquisition and re-branding of our bank by an international investor. I was amazed by their ability to spend six months on the ground in Pakistan and immediately immerse themselves in the project. Not only were they able to learn the local context of marketing & PR very quickly in a completely new environment, they also delivered by working round the clock under very tight timelines. The acquisition, re-branding and integration all went very smoothly. It really was an incredible achievement and could not have happened without AF&A.

M. Mudassar Aqil CEO FINCA Microfinance Bank Ltd. Formerly Kashf Microfinance Bank Ltd.

Anne Folan & Associates worked closely with me and my team in Kabul to build our communications strategy from scratch. It was a complex project with a lot of stakeholders, local and international. They grasped our business and its needs immediately, worked really well with everyone, and produced a strategic plan, tactical plan, and budget that our team could implement and that produced the desired results. AF&A also created beautiful, effective marketing collateral. I appreciated their work and recommend them highly.

Mahir Momand Founder The IIFC Group Afghanistan

Anne Folan & Associates brings an unusual combination of creativity and analytical skill to the challenge of turning data into story. The publications the team produces beautifully capture what FINCA is all about.

Brigitte Herschensohn Director of Global Communications & Engagement FINCA

Anne Folan & Associates has provided writing and editorial services to several YouthSave publications. They have a real talent for sifting through a mass of research findings to spot what is genuinely compelling. and for structuring narratives so those gems are highlighted. Even when things are “down to the wire,” AF&A always delivers clear-eyed and supremely capable input.

Rani Deshpande Director YouthSave Consortium