RKD Group has acquired Whiteboard, an award-winning creative agency. The acquisition brings together an established fundraising and marketing services firm with an agency known for combining strategy, creativity, and technology in service of storytelling for mission-driven organizations.
RKD Group, founded in 1970, is a fundraising and marketing services firm serving mission-driven organizations across North America. The company serves more than 250 enterprises spanning healthcare, disease research, social services, animal welfare, faith-based causes, education, and humanitarian relief, and helped its clients generate more than $4.3 billion in revenue in 2025.
Whiteboard, founded in 2010 and based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has served organizations including TED Conferences, Praxis, Comic Relief, and Smile Train, building a national reputation for pairing creative and strategic thinking with digital execution.
Together, RKD Group and Whiteboard will offer their collective client roster a broader suite of creative, branding, and digital capabilities. Whiteboard will continue operating under its own brand and leadership structure while collaborating closely with RKD’s fundraising, analytics, creative, and client teams. As part of the acquisition, Whiteboard Co-Founder Eric Brown is becoming Chief Marketing Officer of RKD Group, reporting to CEO Kevin Jones, while Co-Founder Taylor Jones will lead Whiteboard as President under the broader RKD Group umbrella.
The partnership formally debuted at the Bridge Conference in Washington, D.C., and went into effect immediately.
KEY QUOTES:
“In a highly competitive world with attention at a premium, mission-driven organizations must deal in eye-catching, thoughtful creative that delivers impact. Whiteboard brings exceptional creative acumen and strategic thinking that will bolster the deep philanthropic expertise RKD Group already offers clients.”
Kevin Jones, CEO, RKD Group
“Joining RKD gives us the advantage of size and scale, paired with expanded analytics capabilities. More importantly though, this partnership creates more room for ideas and innovation.”
Eric Brown, CMO, RKD Group
