Ways to work with me
Strategic Partnership
For startups & initiatives
Imagine something new and make the plan to build it. I’ve built hundreds of social change projects from scratch - everything from advocacy campaigns to multi-million dollar fundraising efforts to brand new nonprofit organizations. I’ll listen to your ideas, help you put them into a simple framework, and collaborate with you and your team to make your dream a reality.
What this could look like:
Build a new organization: identifying its purpose, values and culture, impact strategy, place within the landscape, and income plan.
Design a national advocacy campaign: Starting with defining the win, we will identify the path to persuading the decisionmaker to make the change you want to see.
Create a giving strategy: I will work with you to discover your vision for impact, and then conduct the research and evaluation needed to identify the biggest change-making investment opportunities aligned with your values.
Facilitate a strategy summit: Bring together your most essential stakeholders to pilot a new idea, solve a big problem, build momentum and alignment, and get inspired.
Change Management
For growth organizations
Organizational evolution requires intentional guidance. I can help you discover what and how your organization or department need you change, and bring your stakeholders through a process that builds buy-in and drives high performance.
What this could look like:
Full organizational shift: your organization isn’t getting the results you aspire to achieve, perhaps because of changes to the external landscape, the internal culture, the interests of your donors, or the needs of your constituents. We can work together to uncover the name of the problem, help your stakeholders understand it, and collaborate to evolve your organization to meet its new challenges.
Leadership team evolution: The keystone of any effective team is trust. I can work with you and your team to build high-trust, high-impact relationships that allow your most important organizational decisionmakers to work together effectively.
New project development: your organization has a new strategy it wants to try within its existing frameworks. I can supercharge your progress - getting the new initiative underway and set up to be taken over by your team and streamlined within your organization so you can learn fast and double down on what works.
Coaching & Advising
For founders & executives
For anybody building and leading in the social change space. Enjoy practical, experience-based support for the day-to-day and year-to-year challenges every founder faces. I’ve spent over 20 years in startups as a member of the founding team or as a founder myself, and I can help you navigate whatever comes your way with humor, love, and tools that work.
What this could look like:
Team coaching and training to grow the management skill and communication of your team
Practical support through regular workshop-style sessions to handle day-to-day questions like “how do I give someone critical feedback?” or “what does this foundation mean by these requirements?” or “I’m exhausted - how do I find the support I need?”
Reflection and accountability for your own growth, or your team’s goals. We’ll set goals and a direction, and then check in at a cadence that works for you to monitor progress and reflect on learning