Areas of Practice

HR & Human Capital

Become a people-first culture and organization, unlock your team's full potential, and build a thriving, high-impact workplace. 

Our Four Strategic Focus Areas:

Talent Acquisition & Workforce Solutions

Finding and retaining top talent is critical to achieving your mission. We help organizations build strategic hiring pipelines, refine recruitment strategies, and design inclusive hiring practices to attract the right people.

Employee Experience & Development

A positive employee experience drives productivity, engagement, and retention. We work with organizations to create thriving workplace cultures through:

  • Employee Relations & Conflict Resolution

  • Workforce Planning & Retention

  • Performance Management

  • Training & Development

  • Compensation & Benefits Strategy

HR Operations & Compliance

Ensuring operational efficiency and compliance minimizes risk and enhances organizational effectiveness. Our HR operations services include:

  • HR Audits & Risk Mitigation

  • Compliance & Policy Development

  • HR Technology & Data Solutions

  • Payroll & Benefits Administration

Organizational Transformation

Organizations must continuously evolve to stay competitive. We support change management, diversity initiatives, and crisis response with expertise in:

  • Change & Crisis Management

  • Organizational Design

  • Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives – Fostering inclusive workplaces and supporting neurodiversity integration.

  • Special HR Projects

Philanthropic Services & Grantmaking

Amplify Your Philanthropic Impact

  • Grantmaking Strategy Development: Create or refresh strategies that align with your mission, values, and goals, incorporating the best practices in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and trust-based philanthropy.

  • Inaugural Grantmaking Processes: Design and implement your first grantmaking framework with a focus on equity, effectiveness, and long-term sustainability.

  • Grant Execution Support: Seamlessly execute your strategy, offering hands-on grantmaking support to ensure impact and alignment at every stage.

  • Community Engagement: Deepen relationships with your grantees by embedding authentic community engagement into your grantmaking approach, fostering stronger partnerships.

  • Funder Collaboration: Build strategic alliances with other funders to expand your impact and drive collective change.

Strategic Planning

Build Cohesion, Clarity, and Direction Across Your Staff, Leadership and Board

  • Unify Vision and Objectives: Align your staff, leadership team and board on a shared vision, mission, core values, and strategic goals.

  • Develop Actionable, Long-Term Strategies: Craft robust 3- or 5-year strategic plans, complete with a roadmap for growth, impact, and sustainability.

  • Integrate Implementation Frameworks and Tools: Utilize tailored frameworks and practical tools that support effective execution, accountability, and adaptability as you move from planning to action.

Training & Development

Capacity building that is customized to your needs

  • Implement Practical Tools and Customized Trainings: Equip your team with customized practical tools, training, and resources.

    • Previous client examples: fundraising, evaluation, community engagement, partnership development, philanthropy, strategy and more.

  • Advance Board Engagement and Governance: Train board members in effective governance practices, philanthropic trends, and fundraising strategies, positioning them as active partners in advancing the organization’s mission.

Evaluation

Design, Test, Evaluate & Redesign:

  • Conduct Comprehensive Evaluations to Drive Improvement: Assess program effectiveness through data-driven evaluations, identifying strengths and areas for improvement, and make informed pivots to enhance outcomes.

  • Review and Improve Survey Methodology and Processes: Examine your current survey tools and methodologies, optimizing them to gather more accurate, meaningful data for program evaluation.

  • Analyze and Report on Program Impact: Leverage data analysis techniques to evaluate program success, offering detailed reports that help communicate impact to funders, stakeholders, and the community.

Racial Justice

Advance Your Organization's Commitment to Racial Justice

  • Custom Trainings and Workshops: Engaging teams of any size in foundational and advanced anti-racism learning, designed to foster accountability and drive change.

  • Racial Equity Audits: In-depth evaluations for foundations and organizations, focusing on leadership, board diversity, staff experiences, and community impact.

  • Strategic Roadmaps and Coaching: Personalized implementation roadmaps and one-on-one guidance for leaders, helping them foster trust and transparency while embedding equity into organizational goals.

Connect with us to discuss how we can tailor an engagement that aligns with your organization’s needs and budget.