Our Services.
Twelve services. Five pillars. From strategy through execution — tailored to the organization in front of us, drawn from a collective with decades of experience in nonprofit leadership, philanthropy, brand, and innovation.
PILLAR 01
Strategy & Sustainability
The shape of the organization — and the business of staying strong.
Strategic Plans & Org. Sustainability
INCLUDES
Multi-year strategic plans
Organizational assessments and health checks
Business model and sustainability analysis
Theory of change and impact frameworks
Board-ready strategy documents
Where is the organization going, and how does it stay there? We help leaders translate mission into a multi-year plan with clear priorities, honest trade-offs, and a financial model that can actually hold. Strategy that lives in the work, not a binder on the shelf.
Leadership & Governance Support
Strong strategy needs strong leadership. We work alongside executives and boards on the structures, relationships, and decisions that make good organizations great — from succession planning to governance tune-ups to the conversations leaders can't have alone.
INCLUDES
Executive coaching and advisory
Board development and governance reviews
Succession and leadership transition planning
Executive recruitment strategy
Executive performance and effectiveness reviews
Interim Executive Leadership
Sometimes the right move is to bring someone in for a defined chapter — through a leadership transition, an operational reset, or the run-up to a scaling moment. We step into interim executive roles with focus and clarity. An interim leader isn't trying to keep the role. They're trying to set it up to succeed.
INCLUDES
Operational stabilization and team assessment
Key hires and structural decisions
Strategy and execution planning
Hard calls without internal politics
Stay through the transition to a permanent leader
Mergers, Alliances & Partnerships
Strong strategy needs strong leadership. We work alongside executives and boards on the structures, relationships, and decisions that make good organizations great — from succession planning to governance tune-ups to the conversations leaders can't have alone.
INCLUDES
Partnership and merger feasibility analysis
Cultural and operational integration planning
Negotiation and term-sheet support
Governance and board alignment
Post-combination operational design
PILLAR 02
Revenue & Fundraising
Where the money comes from — and how it keeps coming.
Fundraising & Philanthropy Strategy
Sustainable revenue is a design problem, not a sales problem. We help organizations build diversified funding models — major gifts, institutional, earned revenue, sponsorships — grounded in the donor and funder relationships that already exist and the ones worth building next.
INCLUDES
Philanthropy strategy and donor pipelines
Campaign planning (capital, endowment, comprehensive)
Major gift and principal gift strategy
Sponsorship architecture and activation
Earned revenue and business model design
Grant Strategy & Proposals
INCLUDES
Funder research and landscape analysis
Letters of inquiry and full proposals
Grant program design and pipeline management
Reporting and funder stewardship
Annual grants calendar and strategy
Grants fund specific work. Great grants fund the work in a way that lets the organization do it well. We help identify the right funders, shape proposals that resonate, and build a grants program that scales beyond any single cycle.
PILLAR 03
Branding, Marketing
& Communications
The work that makes your work visible and compelling.
Strategic Communications,
& Storytelling
If the organization can't explain what it does in one clear sentence, neither can anyone else. We shape the messaging, the narrative, and the editorial voice that carry the mission through every touchpoint — from the website to the board deck to the one-paragraph email that sets up the next meeting.
INCLUDES
Messaging architecture and messages planks
Narrative and positioning frameworks
Editorial style and voice guides
Content strategy and thought leadership
Annual reports and impact storytelling
Brand & Marketing Strategy
Brand is what people say about you when you're not in the room. We help organizations clarify who they are, who they're for, and what they stand for — and translate that into a marketing plan with the audiences, channels, and resources to carry it.
INCLUDES
Market research and strategic analysis
Brand identity and positioning
Audience research and persona development
Marketing plans (strategic and tactical)
Creative direction and visual systems
Go-to-market and launch planning
Creative, Campaigns & PR
Strategy that doesn't reach anyone isn't strategy. Because our creative and communications capabilities live inside the collective, we execute the work — not just advise on it. Design, campaigns, press, partnerships, digital — handled.
INCLUDES
Campaign Concepts
Graphic design and creative production
Integrated marketing campaigns
Public relations and media strategy
Influencer and partnership marketing
Paid media and digital campaigns
PILLAR 04
Community
& Experiences
Real human moments — designed with intention.
Community Engagement
& Facilitation
The best plans are the ones people actually show up for. We design and facilitate engagement processes — listening sessions, co-design sprints, community input — that turn a stakeholder list into a room that builds something together.
INCLUDES
Stakeholder engagement strategy
Community input and listening sessions
Facilitated workshops and working sessions
Co-design and participatory processes
Engagement reporting and synthesis
Events & Convenings
INCLUDES
Galas, fundraisers, and donor events
Board and leadership retreats
Conferences, summits, and convenings
Trade shows and industry events
Experience and program design
Grants fund specific work. Great grants fund the work in a way that lets the organization do it well. We help identify the right funders, shape proposals that resonate, and build a grants program that scales beyond any single cycle.
PILLAR 05
Innovation &
Program Design
New work, new initiatives, new ways forward.
Program Design & Innovation
Sometimes the work that's needed doesn't exist yet. We partner with organizations to design and launch new programs, pilot initiatives, and cross-sector collaborations — starting from what will actually work, not what sounds impressive on a grant report.
INCLUDES
Program design and theory of change
Pilot and MVP development
Cross-sector partnership structuring
Program evaluation and iteration
Innovation sprints and design sessions
HOW WE ENGAGE
Three ways the work gets done.
Every engagement is tailored, but most look like one of these.
Project-based
Defined scope, defined timeline, defined deliverable(s). Best when you know the destination and need a partner to help you get there.
Advisory Capacity
One-time or series. Strategy off-sites, stakeholder convenings, design sprints and more. Best when your organization needs to move the needle in a focused time frame.
Facilitated Sessions
Ongoing thought partnership — retainer or monthly. Best for leaders who want a standing brain trust for action or decision-making as needed.
Our Process
Assess → Design → Align
Implement → Check-Ins → Transition
LET’S GO
We'll help you find the best fit. Shoot us an email to kick off the conversation.
Our complimentary Clarity and Growth Assessment is a good way to see what working together looks like before you commit to anything.