Capabilities
Strategic Thinking about Complex Opportunities and Challenges.
Ask strategic questions from an informed outside perspective, identify new directions, reach consensus about goals, and create decision frameworks that position the organization for the future.
Facilitating Collaborative Inquiry.
Create the climate and tools necessary for partners to learn together, assess opportunities, and achieve goals. Facilitate strategic re-alignment and merger discussions.
Moving Ideas from Concept to Implementation.
Skilled at maintaining the big picture and seeing the details.
Using Outcomes for Program Accountability and Improvement.
Identify simple, relevant outcomes that are a management tool for reporting and improvement.
Designing and Implementing Grantmaking Strategy.
Work with existing or new philanthropic programs to assess interests and community needs, identify opportunities for impact and leverage, and structure and manage a grant-making program.
Exceptionally Clear Writing.
Present complex material simply and clearly to enable decision-making.