Jo's Studio Osoyoos

If your branding is not relevant and consistent, then you need a brand refresh!

I will work with your team to refocus your branding so you can look more polished and get noticed!

JO-ANNE EMERY
Designer
Non-Profit Consultant

DESIGN & CONSULTING

My consulting services for the South Okanagan include:

BRAND REFOCUS – review and refocus brand management across platforms

COMMUNICATIONS STRUCTURE – social media plans, mailing lists and newsletters

FUNDRAISING GUIDANCE – fundamental methods and proven models

IMPROVE YOUR POTENTIAL

experience

DESIGN & COMMUNICATIONS

Career of designing and producing marketing and communications pieces for over 30 years for businesses in Australia, Costa Rica, USA and Canada.

Projects have included:

websites (forms, mailing lists, blogs, print-on-demand merch, e-commerce, etc)
social media plans
digital designs and templates
PowerPoint presentations (not the boring kind!)
html newsletters
brochures, newsletters, annual reports, info sheets, envelope stuffers, business cards, letterhead, envelopes, return-a-lope, rack cards, posters etc
trade show booths, banners and popups
promo items such as t-shirts, pens, totes, hats
coffee table book (Order of BC)
series of employment law books
print and digital ads
brand refresh and getting back on brand

FUNDRAISING

Bringing over 30 years in professional fundraising experience to the South Okanagan.

I have worked on a:

national foundation fundraising event coordinator/supervisor and chapter executive
provincial sport-governing board director, marketing/communications committee member and club executive
major music festival coordinator
$25 M foundation – coordinator of the largest gala event in Western Canada, capital campaign manager, executive fundraising event coordinator

plus:

multiple capital campaigns in USA and Canada
various donor database projects for BC non-profits
annual appeals and Giving Tuesday
donor recognition events and thank-a-thons
Raising More Money fundraising model projects

BUSINESS

Owned a successful consulting and design business for over 30 years serving non-profits and small businesses.

INTERESTING NOTE: Launched the first foreign-owned bar in post-Communist Prague, Czechia which was also the first bar serving the ex-pat community. Owned by my brother Glen and named after me - Jo's Bar.

FUNDRAISING NEWS

What's going on in the local non-profit sector.

May 19, 2026

Table Talks - take action toward reconciliation

I'm grateful that Kim English, Regional Development Manager, Community Foundation of the South Okanagan Similkameen, invited me to attend the Table Talks information session led by Kelly Terbasket of IndigenEYEZ and kinSHIFT and hosted by Kim. It was a profound…

Mar 17, 2026

IMPACT 2026

An upcoming summit known to be a great place to meet others in the non-profit world, share and develop ideas and make new friends.

INFO:

IMPACT 2026 is an annual gathering for the Interior of British Columbia’s non‑profit sector—bringing together…

Nov 19, 2025

Imagine Canada - Advocating for the Non-Profit Sector

I recently attended a seminar Imagine Canada - Advocating for the Non-Profit Sector hosted by the Community Foundation of the South Okanagan | Similkameen and Board Voice.

Bruce MacDonald, President & CEO of Imagine Canada, outlined the work he does…

Oct 21, 2025

Built by Neighbours: Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) Workshop

Wow … this 2-day workshop, lead by Heather Keam, was extremely fun and interesting. The ABCD model is really intuitive and makes a lot of sense when designing programs with communities (notice that I didn't use the word “for…

Oct 10, 2025

Workshop topics that I'm considering

The workshop I attended last week hosted by Roberta from ODAC got me thinking - should I put together a session for the next workshop?

I could do a session on any of these topics:

Year-end planning: Giving Tuesday and…

Oct 9, 2025

Community Foundation Workshop

I look forward to attending the upcoming Built by Neighbours: Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) Workshop, October 16 & 17, with Heather Keam at the Lakeside Resort in Penticton.

This workshop is hosted by the South Okanagan Similkameen Community Foundation.