Approaching Voting and Elections through a Compassionate Lens for Transformative Action

Helping community organizations achieve positive social change since 2011.

At J Wu Consulting, we specialize in empowering diverse communities and organizations through multilingual outreach, culturally competent event planning, nonpartisan advocacy, and strategic operational support. With deep experience serving multicultural populations and partnering with nonprofits, government agencies, and advocacy groups, our team provides tailored solutions—ranging from language access and media relations to administrative services and generative infrastructure strategies—to help you create lasting impact across California and beyond.

Learn more about our offerings below and by contacting Rebecca Lee at Rebecca@JWuConsulting.com.

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"As California Secretary of State, I deeply appreciate the dedication and hard work of election officials, especially during such a crucial and challenging time as the 2020 Presidential General Election. On the Front Lines of Democracy provides a meaningful account of the resolute efforts and sacrifices made by election officials. I recommend this book to readers who want to gain insight into the vital work of election officials during this historic election."

—Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D., California Secretary of State

Consulting Services


Event Planning

 

Comprehensive logistical support for designing and implementing events that educate and empower individuals and organizations to create positive change.

  • 2025 Advancing Justice SoCal Orange County Office Grand Opening – 200+ attendees, unveiling of a community map mural, bipartisan elected official attendance, and news coverage by traditional media and ethnic media. [ABC 7 Media Coverage]

  • 2025, 2024, 2023 California Working Families Party Governance Convening – research, negotiate, and secure event venue; coordinate and prep panels and speakers; coordinate travel for 50+ elected officials across California; work with venue staff, A/V vendor, etc.; train and manage event staffing; prepare and analyze survey feedback. [2025 Program Booklet]


Services for Multilingual Communities

  • Arabic

  • Armenian

  • Chinese

    • Simplified / Traditional

    • Cantonese / Mandarin / Taiwanese

  • Dari

  • Farsi / Persian

  • Hindi

  • Japanese

  • Khmer

  • Korean

  • Malay

  • Spanish

  • Tagalog

  • Urdu

  • Vietnamese

 

Translations & Interpretation: Create written translations, desktop publishing to match the original document's design (i.e., InDesign, Illustrator, etc.), conduct multilingual surveys, and provide live interpretation via phone, online, or in-person. Our team has also provided on-site language support for speaking with small business-owners, filming in-language commercials, etc.

Many translators on our team have previously translated election and voting materials and are familiar with legal and complex translation work. Some have additional accreditations such as membership with the American Translators Association (ATA), court interpreter, etc.

Bilingual Event Staffing: Provide bilingual event staffing support to support outreach at community events, meetings, listening sessions, etc. Staff are experienced with deescalation and speaking on programs and services on behalf of government agencies.

Ethnic Media Relations & Social Media: Build and maintain relationships with ethnic media outlets; draft bilingual press releases and op‑eds; coordinate and negotiate media buys; monitor news coverage and social media on platforms such as Facebook, X, WeChat, LINE, Kakaotalk, WhatsApp, etc.

Language Accessibility: Audit existing translated materials, create translation workflows, train staff on language accessibility best practices, and produce culturally resonant messaging kits for language communities.


Nonpartisan Advocacy and Voter Outreach and Education

 

Nonpartisan Advocacy: Create and execute advocacy plans that center and uplift community members, integrate storytelling as a strategic advantage, and strengthen infrastructure for ongoing community-led advocacy.

  • 2021 California Citizens Redistricting Commission – successful community mobilization to influence the Commission to take the rare action of revising draft maps.

  • 2023 California Grassroots Democracy Coalition – managed a coalition of 140+ grassroots organizations to support a legislative reform on automatic voter registration, including multiple Capitol/district office visits, organizing a rally at the State Capitol, call campaigns, letter-writing campaigns, and managing subcommittees.

Outreach Strategy & Implementation: Design and execute comprehensive outreach plans that boost turnout among under‑served and underrepresented communities while staying strictly nonpartisan.

  • 2024 Cal State Fullerton Campus Voter Registration and Outreach

    • Oversaw campuswide voter registration and voting awareness campaigns for a diverse campus with 23,000 students in North Orange County to compete in the Secretary of State’s statewide competition for universities and colleges. Supporting documents below share insights on how JWC’s stewardship led to the highest number of voter registrations at any CSU campus and an award for the best report submitted by any campus in California.

    • Written Case Study | Presentation

  • 2020 Orange County Voter Education and Outreach Plan

    • Developed a voter education and outreach plan (within the Election Administration Plan, pgs 30-44) to inform 2 million Orange County voters of the change to Vote Centers and ballot drop boxes from the traditional polling place model in compliance with California Elections Code § 4005

    • Used by other states and jurisdictions for best practices to strategize outreach to diverse and multilingual communities. 

Civic Education & Leadership Programs: Build “Election Academy”‑style curricula, host webinars, develop open‑government portals, and produce short video series that demystify government processes for the public, specializing in reaching voters that request assistance in another language.


Administrative Support

 

Report Creation: Create award-winning professional reports that meet statutory requirements and effectively structure findings, analyses, and actionable recommendations with custom charts and graphs.

Clarity & Strategy Sessions: Identify underlying dynamics, name patterns, evaluate alignment and structure a clear understanding of what is actually happening so that decisions are made from clarity, not reaction. Sessions are designed for complex, high-stakes, or ambiguous situations, with particular depth in political environments and public governance.

Authorship Coaching and Ghostwriting: Provide coaching support to individuals interested in authoring their own book, create book outlines, and ghostwriting services tailored to their voice and desired goals.

Recently, I joined the Board of Generative Strategies (GS), a new multi-entity operational hub

that provides the back-office infrastructure for movement-building work to thrive. Please help spread the word about their services to organizations needing infrastructural support, such as:

  • Sustainable operational infrastructure

  • Clear C3, C4, & PAC compliance

  • Payroll and HR systems

  • Accounting and finance reporting

  • Tech and cybersecurity systems

  • Canvasser payroll & field administration

Generative Strategies Brochure | Generative Strategies Canvasser Payroll Services

For more information and to inquire about GS’ services, please contact Connie Choi at connie@generativestrategiesinc.com

You cannot change any society unless you take responsibility for it, unless you see yourself as belonging to it and responsible for changing it.”

– Grace Lee Boggs

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