Our Work

  • Boards of Directors Assistance

    • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion within the Board Structure

    • Governance

    • Recruitment of New Board Members

    • Board Engagement

    • Give or Get Strategies

    • Assistance with ED/CEO Evaluation

    • Compensation Strategies for ED/CEO

    • Board Committee Assistance

    • Retreat Planning

    • Meeting Facilitation

    • Partnership with Chair of the Board

    • Succession Planning Strategies

  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

    • DEI Assessment Internally (e.g. within staff

    • DEI Assessment with Board of Directors

    • DEI Assessment with your Policies & Practices (e.g. vendors you engage, ways you spend your own money, etc.)

    • Establishing DEI Plans for Staff

    • DEI Plan for Board of Directors

    • DEI Trainings

    • Courageous Conversation Facilitation

    • Panel Discussion Assembly

  • Fundraising & Development

    • Assessment of Current Funding

    • Suggestions for Fundraising Considerations

    • Develop Strategies for Revenue Growth

    • Social Enterprise Strategies

    • Funders’ Perspective

    • Relationship Building with Funders

    • Introductions to Funders

    • Database/CRM Suggestions & Planning

    • Technology Assessment

    • Donor “Delight”

  • Communications, Refreshed Image & Community Engagement

    • Community Engagement Strategies for Public and Key Stakeholders

    • Volunteer Engagement Opportunities

    • Public Affairs Campaigns

    • Educational Outreach Campaigns

    • Communcations Strategies (internal and external)

    • Social Media Strategy

    • Social Media Implementation

    • Earned versus Paid Strategies

    • Search Engine Optimization

    • Strategy for Refreshed Look and Feel of Website, Logo, and Marketing Materials

    • Redesign of All Communications Pieces As Needed (e.g. logo, website, press releases, flyers, postcards/mailers, electronic newsletters, EPK - Electronic Press Kits, etc.)

    • Communications Needs, including Assistance with Press Releases (drafting and distributing),

    • Op-eds: Drafting & Placement

    • Internal Communication, Newsletters, Crisis Communications, etc.)

  • Strategy, Human Resources, & Organizational Development

    • Strategic Planning

    • Strategic Framework

    • Organizational Structure Planning

    • Writing New Job Descriptions

    • Recruiting New Team Members

    • Evaluation Strategies for Employees

    • Salary Studies and Comparisons

    • Coaching for ED/CEOs, Senior Staff and Middle Management

    • Interim Executive Roles (e.g. Executive Director, COO/Associate Director, Director of Development, etc.)

    • Establishing Internal Committees (e.g. DEI Committee Internally)

    • Setting up Employee Resource Groups (e.g. Latinx, API, Black/African American, LGBTQ+, etc.)

    • Updated HR Law Guidance

  • Meeting Facilitation & Event Planning

    • Facilitate Meetings of Various Sorts: Staff Meetings, Staff Retreats, Board Meetings, Board Retreats, Board Committee Meetings, Emergency or Contentious Board Meetings

    • Special Event Planning (e.g fundraisers, annual galas, conferences, volunteer events, community launch events, etc.)

    • Securing Meetings with Desired Stakeholders (e.g. elected officials and/or their staff, philanthropists, etc.)

    • Legislative Day Planning (e.g. Meetings with Legislators in Sacramento)

    • Local Elected Official Meetings & Engagement