What We Do

Our partners and clients come to us when they are challenged by the need to radically change “business as usual.”

Our Consulting Services fall within seven categories of technical assistance.

Community and Stakeholder Engagement

• Execute of a variety of engagement strategies to build relationships with community and stakeholders.
• Develop and implementation of wide-scale engagement opportunities, such as town halls and community forums.
• Bridge gaps between government and social service institutions and its customers/constituents.

• Identify structural challenges that prevent organizations from being successful and make recommendations for reform grounded in research and promising practices.
• Work to transform Child Welfare Systems through transformational program, policy, and culture reforms.
• Embed evidenced-based change management practices within transforming organization.
  

Community Building

• Build the capacity of community members to better identify, address, and remedy challenges in neighborhoods.
• Coordinate, facilitate, and execute community-based planning efforts.
• Facilitated and Supported the development of local governance structures.
  

Data and Innovation

• Facilitate community-driven data collection and policy efforts through mechanisms such as Community-based action research (CBAR)
• Research and analyze data to convert knowledge into action.
• Design and conduct data collection/research methods that include key informant interviews, focus groups, facilitated community forums, and charrettes.

Communication and Marketing Strategies

• Develop community-ready messaging that is relevant, sensitive, and culturally appropriate.
• Utilize grassroots outreach methods to “get the word” out.

Facilitation and Meeting Design

• Facilitate small (<20) and large (100<) groups.
• Co-develop community meeting and community forum agendas.
• Develop meeting timelines, meeting sequencing, and meeting design.
• Facilitate groups to envision and develop the organizational strategic plan.

Coaching

• Utilize a variety of coaching approaches and methodologies to conduct Individual and Group Coaching relationships.
• Create Peer-to-Peer learning opportunities
• Serve as “thought-partner”.