For Decades our Owners, Mary Jefferson and Portia Prescott have partnered with dozens of nonprofits and leaders in the African American Community throughout the state of Colorado. They both have a combined 40+ years of experience at every level of outreach, on the campaign trail to boardrooms and political initiatives. They work closely with clients to define objectives, set goals, educate staff and achieve winning outcomes. They bring innovative strategies and execution to the ever evolving campaign climate.
Portia Prescott is a powerhouse in corporate leadership, business strategy, and advocacy. As Managing Member of Prescott Solutions (www.prescottsolutions.com) and Managing Partner at Jefferson Prescott Consulting, she spearheads high-impact initiatives in business operations, executive strategy, and workforce solutions. She leads a global consulting practice specializing in IT strategy, change management, operational efficiency, and vendor-agnostic ERP evaluations. Her business acumen positioned Prescott Solutions as a finalist for the Denver Chamber of Commerce’s Minority/Woman-Owned Business of the Year award.
As President of the Rocky Mountain NAACP CO-MT-WY State Conference and its Environmental Justice Committee, Portia is a relentless advocate for policy reform and economic advancement, mobilizing communities and shaping legislative outcomes. A seasoned marketing, government affairs, and business development expert, she has over 25 years of experience driving revenue growth, executing strategic initiatives, and fostering high-level stakeholder engagement.
Portia is also a trailblazer in environmental and economic justice. She co-founded Black Girls Hike in 2017, challenging stereotypes in outdoor spaces and expanding access to nature for underrepresented communities. She serves on the boards of Western Resource Advocates and Cobalt Advocates, where she champions environmental sustainability and women’s rights.
A Brown University graduate with degrees in African-American Studies, Anthropology, and Linguistics, Portia seamlessly merges her expertise in business, policy, and advocacy. A proven leader and innovator, she has raised over $2 million through strategic fundraising and continues to drive impactful change in corporate and civic spaces.
A truly outreach driven approach allows you to uncover weaknesses you didn’t even know you had. We collaboratively develop and implement a comprehensive strategic plan to grow and deepen our client’s connection with Community leaders, faith allies, and partner organizations to identify areas for collaboration and participation. By carefully tracking organization yearly policy concerns and events we recommend to our client’s opportunities for engagement
Outreach and Engagement through Grassroots Ground game is pivotal to any concerted effort. We help develop a plan to better involve and incorporate feedback from community agencies, faith allies, and those directly who can help gain more endorsements and support.
We don’t believe in doing things just because that’s how it’s always been done. Our experience in engagement and grassroots allows us to think differently, applying result driven solutions to problems.
Because we are constantly working to improve our clients’ performance and because we consistently measure success, we are never blindsided by unfavorable outcomes.
Our mission is to provide our client with the best service available; service that gives the foundation for moving public opinion, educating staff members, increasing donors, raising profiles and guiding clients through difficult times.
Our execution strategy incorporates proven methodologies, extremely qualified community leadership personnel, and a highly responsive approach to managing deliverables. We are responsible for coordinating, developing, initiating, implementing and executing strategies as they relate to mobilizing community support for client’s campaign. We act as the key to establish and maintain community networks for disseminating information, encourage support, fundraising and advocacy for our clients.
Jefferson Prescott provides more than campaign management, more than planning and design. We provide the power of knowing vs guessing. Our goal is to see our client’s campaigns run smoothly and intelligently. While we provide the full suite of services necessary to target, persuade and turn people out, our focus and our expertise all stem from our emphasis on Outreach. We never recommend strategies that have not been shown to succeed through careful, unbiased study of community and policy trends.
