Working in partnership with your organization, we will shape a customized process that helps your group understand its shared vision and values, identify the strengths and resources within the group, make efficient decisions, and create meaningful plans that easily translate into collective action and impact.
As both an experienced meeting facilitator and project manager, I have a keen ability to break daunting tasks into manageable steps, while inviting creativity and innovation. I am deeply committed to working with communities, and practicing racial equity principles in all my work.
I embrace the new possibilities that virtual gatherings offer for connecting across space and time, and have developed creative and effective techniques for maximizing this new platform.
My Offerings
Meeting and Retreat Facilitation
Two-hour to one-day to multi-day experiences designed and/or facilitated with interactive and purposeful activities to get your group move through a stuck point or dive deep into an idea. Groups will leave with a clear understanding of how to move forward.
Strategic Planning
Multi-month processes to create visions and plans that synthesizes robust stakeholder input into a clear focus with a strong foundation for complex initiatives. Sample activities include:
- Survey Development and Analysis
- Stakeholder Interviews
- Focus Groups
- Participatory group retreats
- Leadership thought-partnership
- Community celebrations
Action Planning & Implementation Support
Take your big plan and turn it into concrete and actionable next steps! We break down broad goals and objectives into accessible and time-specific actions and processes that any staff member, partner, or organizational leader can effectively engage with, generating ongoing progress and impact towards ambitious goals.
Cross-Sector Collaborative Project Management
Build a strong foundation for multi-stakeholder collaborations and new partnerships, with clear understandings and processes for how to effectively work together towards collective impact.
Using facilitative project management, we create meaningful and right-sized strategies and tools for effective stakeholder communication, engagement, and collaborative action.
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