Services

Complex social challenges require coordinated action—whether you're partnering with other organizations or building power with community members. I help nonprofits, coalitions, and networks strengthen their collaborative work through facilitation, strategic planning, and evaluation that centers trust, equity, and relationships.

Every collaborative effort is unique, but I've found that organizations typically need support in three interconnected areas. You might need help in just one, or we might work together as your partnership evolves.

DESIGN

Designing collaboration with intention from the start

This is where we establish shared vision, create governance structures that work, build trust across partners, and address power dynamics honestly. Whether you're launching a new coalition, establishing a community advisory committee, or need to get clearer on how you work together, this is about creating the conditions for collaboration to thrive.

You might need this if:

  • You're jumping into partnership without clear expectations or alignment
  • Decision-making is unclear and causing tension
  • Partners say yes but don't follow through
  • Community members feel tokenized or extracted from
  • Power dynamics are undermining the work

This work might look like:

  • Designing governance for a regional housing coalition
  • Co-creating a community advisory structure with residents
  • Establishing a cross-sector food justice partnership
  • Building alignment between funder collaborative members

DELIVER

Measuring and communicating impact no single organization could create alone

This is where we develop ways to capture what really matters—moving beyond traditional metrics to show how your partnership creates change. Whether funders are asking what the collaboration accomplished, you need to demonstrate community-driven outcomes, or you want to learn what's working, this is about making the case for working together.

You might need this if:

  • You can't show what the collaboration actually accomplished
  • Traditional metrics miss what really matters
  • Each partner is tracking different things
  • Funders keep asking "what's YOUR impact?" and you're stuck
  • You need to show how community input shaped outcomes

This work might look like:

  • Building shared measurement for a youth development network
  • Documenting how community feedback shaped policy priorities
  • Evaluating collective impact of a homeless services coalition
  • Creating funder-ready reports for collective impact initiatives

DEEPEN

Learning, adapting, and keeping collaborative work thriving

This is where we establish practices for continuous improvement, repair trust when it frays, and help partnerships evolve. Whether your collaboration has lost steam, you're navigating leadership transitions, or you want to build capacity for ongoing learning, this is about making sure the work endures and deepens.

You might need this if:

  • Your partnership started strong but momentum is fading
  • Trust has eroded between partners and you need to repair it
  • You're stuck in patterns that aren't working
  • Community members are disengaging or participation is dropping
  • Leadership transitions have destabilized the work

This work might look like:

  • Quarterly learning sessions for a statewide health equity coalition
  • Trust repair after organizational missteps with community
  • Revitalizing a multi-year collective impact initiative
  • Building adaptive capacity for a cross-sector partnership

Why Partner With Me?

I bring 15+ years of experience helping organizations strengthen connections across their entire stakeholder ecosystem. Here's what that looks like in practice:

Inclusive Engagement

Bringing diverse voices into your processes in meaningful ways (not just checking boxes)

Bridge Building

Connecting organizations with communities, clients, and collaborators authentically

Relationship-Centered Design

Creating structures that nurture authentic connections rather than extractive relationships

Multi-Stakeholder Facilitation

Guiding productive conversations across different perspectives and power dynamics

Equity Focus

Addressing power dynamics in all relationships and centering marginalized voices

Resource Leverage

Maximizing diverse assets to create larger impact more effectively

Ready to Amplify Your Impact Through Collaboration?

Let's start with a 30-minute strategy call about your specific collaborative opportunities and possibilities.

Schedule Your 30-Minute Strategy Call