I help mission-driven organizations clarify where they’re going, determine what will help them get there, and build the structures and capacity needed to carry the work forward. Each engagement is tailored to the organization’s context, combining strategic thinking with practical attention to implementation.

Services include:

• Strategic planning and decision-making

• Mission, vision, and values development

• Grantmaking and program strategy, design, and implementation

• Organizational assessments and capacity-building strategies

• Organizational structure, staffing, and systems review

• Fundraising strategy and program development

• Collaborative and pooled-fund design

• Leadership, staff, and board advising

I design and facilitate retreats, convenings, working sessions, and other collaborative processes that help groups engage honestly, make sense of complexity, and move toward shared understanding and action. I bring together thoughtful process design, substantive expertise, and a facilitation style grounded in curiosity, clarity, and responsiveness to the room.

Services include:

• Convening, retreat, and working-session design

• Agenda development and detailed run-of-show planning

• Facilitation of strategic and complex conversations

• Small-group discussion and participatory activity design

• Participant engagement and pre-meeting preparation

• Synthesis of themes, decisions, and next steps

• Follow-up planning to carry the work forward

I help organizations build a clearer understanding of the people, issues, and systems connected to their work and use what they learn to make better decisions. My approach combines rigorous research with meaningful engagement, translating varied perspectives and complex information into useful insights, strategic choices, and accessible materials.

Services include:

• Landscape research and analysis

• Stakeholder interviews, surveys, and listening processes

• Grantee, community, and funder engagement

• Program evaluation and organizational learning

• Qualitative data analysis and synthesis

• Strategic narrative and communications development

• Actionable findings, recommendations, and decision-making tools