Business Strategy

• Strategic Planning: new plan or existing plan refresh
• Marketing and Communications: branding and messaging, social responsibility strategies 

Philanthropy/Development

• Fundraising Assessment: evaluation of current efforts
• Development Planning: new plan or existing plan refresh
• Board Development: coaching volunteers on how to play a key role in fundraising

Facilitation

• We are certified in Nominal Group Technique (NGT) as well as Graphic Facilitation for Visual Learners to provide an expert third party to help with meetings, retreats or planning sessions.

Customized Training & Speaking Engagements

• Topics available for speaking engagements: capacity development, leadership, succession planning, team building and fundraising.
  
  

  Mindful Leadership

  You work long hours, have non-existent vacations, answer emails at 3:00 a.m., agree to flexible hours and then get angry when there’s no answer to your question by 5:00 p.m. Don’t be that leader. Amid declining donor and sponsorship numbers and concerns about the future, nonprofit leaders may feel compelled to push themselves harder than ever. But, experts say workaholism can do more harm than good. Striving for work/life balance is good for you, your family, your organization, and your employees. In this session, we will explore why purpose is the foundation of mindfulness and discuss how defining values personally translates professionally.

   In this 90 minute workshop, we will explore why purpose is the foundation of mindfulness and discuss how defining values personally will translate professionally. Benefits can include a better and more focused-you and a happier workforce. 

  • Driving workplace performance
  • Attracting and retaining leading talent
  • Increasing employee engagement and innovation
  • Creating loyal brand advocates
  • Reigniting the power passion in our day to day work

  Benefits to Participants:

  Direct benefits include:

     - Understand the value of self-management and how that will positive affect your team;

     - Gain a clear understanding of your purpose and your values;

     - Develop and utilize an advisory team to provide support and hold you accountable;

     - Learn how to practice more transparency and compassion with your team;

     - Enjoy higher performance, more success and higher satisfaction with your job.

Ask with Confidence: Tools to Communicate Your Vision and Make the Ask

Nonprofit leaders can find themselves feeling less than confident when it comes to asking for financial support. It may be their first time to serve in a fundraising role or they simply may not have enough information to be prepared for the task. Much of the time, it is the lack of a clear presentation package that hinders a fundraiser – staff or volunteer - to make the ask.

The resonance of a clear vision story and the ease with which the “asker” connect with donors can be the difference between the success or failure of a fundraising strategy. This workshop will feature a step-by-step method that will result in a compelling and successful solicitation.

 Benefits to Participants:

Direct benefits include:

   - Ideas for improving donor relationships;

   - A format for a focused fundraising strategy;

   - Development of the script;

   - Hands-on practice soliciting donors;

   - Tools for building stronger team board, staff and key volunteers;

   - Simple donor stewardship tips.